Hip hop music
Hip hop music continues to influence musical theater. Rap is used popular musicals such as "Rent" and "Dreamgirls" While more notable for funk than hip hop, the Broadway musical "Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk" fuses tap dance and hip hop dance styles, and includes rap. Hip hop music was used in Off Broadway shows in the 1990s and early 2000s, with the musicals "So! What Happens Now?" and "Jam on the Groove". "In the Heights" used hip hop music, rapping and hip hop dancing. With music and lyrics by Lin Manuel Miranda and book by Quiara Alegría Hudes, it was performed off Broadway in 2007. The 2008 Broadway production fused salsa and hip hop styles, and included rap. Miranda brought hip hop to Richard Rodgers Theater a second time in 2015 with his production "Hamilton". The show had box office success. "Hamilton" and "In the Heights" included rap and the cast recording of "Hamilton" made a number one album on the Billboard rap charts. The success of "Hamilton" shows that hip hop can have a key role in musical theater.