From the Pulitzer Prize for Drama to the 1996 Tony® award for Best Musical — from the critical accolades to the nightly ovations — Jonathan Larson's musical has become an American icon. Inspired by Puccini's La Boheme, "Rent" is a joyous, breathtaking and often bittersweet musical that celebrates a community of artists as they struggle with the soaring hopes and tough realities of today's world.).