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Absolutely right that they are two one-act musicals, each with a style of its own. The fact that they are tonally different is one of the major reasons why the show endures as one of the great originals.  Rather than lock the show into the early-1980s, Lapine has opted to stress the underlying theme of growing up and he is helped considerably by the fascinating design.  Kad points out the characters use the blocks as their playground in the first half as they go