The revue has never really died. It is still present in cabaret etc.
Musical theatre influences:
1. The spectacular revue refined the use of spectacle in theatre.
2. The intimate revue asserted the value of subtly.
3. The introduction of "meaty" lyrics.
4. Stimulated new songwriters Rodgers and Hart, Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, George Gershwin and many more.
5. (Ziegfeld) raised the creative standards of writers, composers and lyricists.