A quarter century ago, the landmark stage show „Rent“ debuted on Broadway and redefined the American musical.
A quarter century ago, the landmark stage show „Rent“ debuted on Broadway and redefined the American musical. It went on to win four Tony Awards and a Pulitzer Prize for its creator, Jonathan Larson, who died just before the show opened on the Great White Way. On Tuesday night,130 performers who have appeared in the show throughout the years will join together online for a virtual celebration. Before there was „Hamilton,“ there was „Rent“ — and the thrills of seeing it resonate 25 years later. It also led to a new era of diversity and inclusion onstage. Wilson Jermaine Heredia won a Tony for playing Angel.“There was no way the theater was ever going to go backwards after that,“ he said.
