Is Disney the Death of Broadway?

     When I was younger I loved theater, and I still do. I spent most of my junior high and high school years involved in theater. But recently, I've noticed an annoying trend in which shows make it to the Great Wide Way and which don't. Many of the shows that do are G-rated ventures by the Disney company repackaging their successes like "The Lion King", "The Little Mermaid", and most recently "Aladdin". 

     There's nothing wrong with this inherently, but I also think we need to remember such shows as RENT and Showboat, which brought social issues like racism and discrimination against people with HIV/AIDS into public consciousness. But it's concerning to me that Broadway is trying so hard to go for a more family friendly environment, and the more adult shows are relegated to off-Broadway theaters. Will this affect Broadway's reputation as an instrument of social change? Or maybe I'm just being a theater snob.