I was leaving it out, yeah. I don't think it fits into the majority of musical theater that I'm making a point about... but yes, for that, they are aware.
And songs don't in a style that is performative, like music hall with "A Little Priest", and the "number" that is "You're the Top" does give them a chance to be aware they are rhyming, etc. It's not something that never happens, it's just rarely employed and is the exception to how most musical numbers in context of a book musical are designed.
But even their, while Lovett knows she's rhyming in "Priest", she doesn't in "Poor Thing" or "Wait", etc. |
