Great thoughts. I agree that both you and I do want that level of writing, and if we're fair to the guy, that level of writing is exactly why HAMILTON became such a smash success. The writing really is that good.
But Lynn Ahrens always talks about how the restrictions and limitations of a genre are what invite real creativity; artists who are only given 3 colors of crayons are forced to get more creative than those who get all 64. And that's why I'd enjoy seeing some of the writers you mention -- or others whom I may not be familiar with -- try to do it. I'd love to see them write within the restrictions of a previous era.
If I'm honest with myself, what I really really really want are are gorgeous melodies. I have a hard time understanding why some of our greatest living melodists -- John Williams, Paul McCartney -- don't write musicals.
