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.