Broadway is one huge affair in America since the early 1900s when musicals first came on the scene. Since these times there has been literally hundreds and thousands of musicals made however only a small minority have been successful to the point of making money for the producers. Cats wan one of these musicals that could be summed up on two words – ‘still famous’. Rent musical is another recent Broadway musical that did very well in the time that it was on stage. The musical earned a Tony Award plus many others, which really helped to get people interested in seeing the musical.

Often timing is everything when it comes to a good musical since going head to head with another good musical may end up as a political or moral decision as to which one is best. Rent Musical was one that was quite controversial since it was dealing with the HIV virus that two of the characters had contracted. Even though the musical came out at a time of tolerance, many people thought twice about how this musical affected their own lives and are why the show was so controversial. This did not lower the ratings or viewings however since the Rent Musical did so well over a 12 year time frame.