"Rent" stars Idina Menzel and Anthony Rapp reflect on the groundbreaking musical's 25th anniversary – and how it set the stage for "Hamilton"
By Leigh Scheps
March 1, 2021 / 8:12 AM
/ CBS News
There are only a few groundbreaking Broadway musicals that have forever shaped a generation of theater lovers. "Hamilton" is the most recent phenomenon. But "Hamilton" might never have become what it is if "Rent" hadn't come first.
"Lin-Manuel Miranda has said to me personally and publicly how much 'Rent' changed his life and how much it drove him to do what he's doing," original "Rent" cast member Anthony Rapp told CBS News.