Completely agree - for me, Phantom and RENTare two of the most overrated creations across basically every genre of art ... I think, for both, their popularity and renown are based more on cult of personality, or what the audience wants that particular piece of Broadway to represent, rather than the actual story/songs themselves.

Neither hold up well at all to repeated viewing, and both really venture to treacle far too easily, even if for completely different reasons (while Phantom has become a TVTropes-style joke, RENT looks almost quaint in hindsight - particularly reactions to it).

Just Stop. His guitar skills are out of this world.

I agree but that doesn't mean it's not overrated. I think we all have different opinions on what constitutes something being overrated. There's a lot of bands (Arcade Fire) and movies (The Hurt Locker) that I like and enjoy, but still feel that they are overrated.

She's more over-exposed than overrated.