[BfloGuy]

Back in the day they did some amazing things with a limited amount of space

It's interesting, that.

Sort of like how the greatest poetry was written when the expectations of rhyme and rhythm were taken seriously. Once those were gone, it all dissolved into strings of meaninglessness.

[OneWingedShark]

Sort of like how the greatest poetry was written when the expectations of rhyme and rhythm were taken seriously. Once those were gone, it all dissolved into strings of meaninglessness.

To be fair there's some good stuff in musicals — the medium almost forces it. That said, I think the quality of [modern] musicals could use a bit more consideration of rhyme/rhythm/meter.