The playwright, composer, and lyricist for Rent |
He was a Jewish white cis man, whose sexuality is questioned to this day |
The people he was close to say that he was gay, while others say he was just a straight ally |
His roommate had contracted AIDS which encouraged him to write a musical to showcase the experience of a person who is close friends with someone who contracted AIDS |
He was born in 1960 |
He died in 1996 |
Researched by Wren Biggers
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