The Tony-winning musical of 1996 is 'RENT'. It is a rock musical written by Jonathan Larson, based on Giacomo Puccini's opera La Bohème. It tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists struggling to survive and create a life in New York City's East Village in the thriving days of Bohemian Alphabet City. The musical won four Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, and Best Original Score. It also won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.