▁For b idden ▁Broadway ▁St rik es ▁Back ▁includes ▁par od ies ▁of ▁R ent ▁songs ▁such ▁as ▁" R ant " ▁(" R ent "), ▁" O uch ! ▁They ' re ▁T ight " ▁(" Out ▁Ton ight "), ▁" Se ason ▁of ▁H ype " ▁(" Se asons ▁of ▁Love "), ▁" To o ▁Gay ▁ 4 ▁U ▁( To o ▁Het ' ro ▁ 4 ▁Me )" ▁(" T od ay ▁ 4 ▁U "), ▁" Pre tty ▁Vo ices ▁Sing ing " ▁(" Christ mas ▁B ells ") ▁and ▁" This ▁Ain ' t ▁Boh eme " ▁(" La ▁Vie ▁Boh ème "). ▁Lin - Man uel ▁Mir anda , ▁the ▁composer ▁and ▁writer ▁of ▁the ▁Broadway ▁show ▁Hamilton , ▁has ▁c ited ▁R ent ▁as ▁a ▁main ▁source ▁of ▁insp iration . ▁He ▁also ▁referenced ▁the ▁show ▁in ▁a ▁verse ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁" W rote ▁My ▁Way ▁Out " ▁on ▁The ▁Hamilton ▁Mi xt ape ▁in ▁the ▁line ▁" Running ▁out ▁of ▁time ▁like ▁I ' m ▁Jonathan ▁Lar son ' s ▁rent ▁check ". ▁ ▁Cast s ▁ ▁Produ ctions ▁ ▁New ▁York ▁work sh ops ▁and ▁off - B road way ▁production ▁R ent ▁had ▁its ▁first ▁st aged ▁reading ▁at ▁New ▁York ▁Theatre ▁Work shop ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁ ▁A ▁further ▁two - week ▁New ▁York ▁Theatre ▁Work shop ▁version ▁was ▁performed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁st arring ▁Anthony ▁R app ▁as ▁Mark ▁and ▁D aph