According to Huffington Post, "There?s only about 129,600 minutes until the ?Rent? live musical premieres... Vanessa Hudgens, who stole the show as Rizzo in last year?s ?Grease: Live,? will play performance artist Maureen Johnson. Idina Menzel originated the role in the inaugural Broadway production." Rent follows the story of a group of young artist in new York City's East Village neighborhood during the HIV/AIDS crisis. It premiered on Broadway in 1996 and has been famous ever since.