The musical Rent has such accepting characters with a variety of genders, ethnicities, and race.
One of the most amazing parts of Rent is the Character Angel.
Angel is the first character in a Broadway show that is gender fluid. Angel was also the first character in a Broadway show to change their pronouns to she/her.
In the musical Angel says, “I’m more of a man you’ll ever be, I’m more of a woman than you’ll ever get.”
Having this kind of acceptance and representation In a Broadway show was life changing for many people.
Another part of Rent is the representation of a Lesbian couple. Rent’s story creates a great environment for the LGBTQIA+ community.
To continue with the tradition of acceptance and diversity, Rent casted Jordan Fisher as the first black man to play the lead, Mark Cohen.
In a tweet Jordan Fisher said, “What ya’ll don’t know is that fourteen years ago, my ultimate dream I wanted to see manifested was to be the first Mark Cohen of color. That dream is about to be realized. Can’t wait for this Journey.”
One of my favorite things about Broadway is how accepting and open everyone is to all people no matter their sexuality, gender identity, race, etc.
The amount of diversity and representation that the musical Rent has given us throughout all these years is truly remarkable.