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Michelle Obama, Ziwe, Sheryl Lee Ralph, and more icons share with Marie Claire their definition of power.

Since Rent’s 1996 Broadway debut, Michael Greif’s gritty-polished production has been mimicked in high schools, community theaters, and regional houses across the country. At Paper Mill Playhouse, Zi Alikhan’s rendition immediately distinguishes itself. Yes, there are still baggy sweaters and colorful folding chairs, but as a production this Rent is as much elegy as it is musical.

The best LGBTQ anthems of all time, from the diva allies to the queer artists making Pride music gold.

Songs like "Born This Way" by Lady Gaga and "You Need To Calm Down" by Taylor Swift are all about love and acceptance.

Currently starring in the musical Raisin , the actor explains why there needs to be more stories of Black "triumph and resilience."

Amazon.com Into Broadways creative vacuum of revivals, movie adaptations, and Hollywood star vehicles comes Rent, the story of squatters, junkies, performance artists, struggling musicians, drag queens, aspiring filmmakers, and HIV-positives (and you thought Miss Saigons helicopter landing was cool). Undoubtedly among the defining pop cultural events of 1996, Rent has already won four Tony awards and a Pulitzer Prize for Drama. More importantly, it threatens to bring substance back to the Great...

Broadways Rent Premiered 25 Years Ago Today, Hours After Its Creator Jonathan Larsons Sudden Death One of the most beloved musicals in Broadway history, Rent, premiered to a small group of theatergoers in the East Village of New York City 25 years ago today, the opening performance coming just hours after its creator Jonathan Larsons tragic death from an aortic aneurysm. Rent would go on to win both a Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award, reported NPR. It was the brainchild of Larson, who create...