70. 'Rent' Original Broadway cast, 1996
Across the country in the late ’90s, about a hundred a cappella groups performed this album’s anthem, “Seasons of Love.” Kids from Iowa bought train tickets to New York City, humming “La Vie Boheme” all the way. And aspiring singers, dancers, and drama enthusiasts envisioned themselves under the bright beams of Broadway, belting out lyrics about poverty, drag queens, would-be rock stars, lesbian relationships, strippers, heroin addiction, HIV/AIDS, death, and the sanctuary of friendship.
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