Since the Tony Nominations came out, I've seen a few people on social media talk about the shows that were not nominated or only nominated a few times versus the mighty 12 of Spongebob the Musical.
There are some people who don't see shows that get nominated/nominated a lot. I just wanted to say that just because a show did not receive multiple nominations, it does not mean the show is bad. For example, the musical If/Then was nominated for two Tony Awards in the 2014 Tony Award season. I will tell you right now that If/Then is one of the best musicals I have ever seen. This year the musical Frozen was nominated for two tony awards. I have never seen the show but I have seen the videos and heard the music. Let me tell you...it sounds like an AMAZING musical. Caissie Levy is actually a queen in real life. Have you heard her sing?!
The Tony Award Rules and Regulations set out specific boundaries to who/what can be nominated for any given show season. There might be a year when there are ten objectively incredible supporting actors, but there are not enough nominations to go around. If five are nominated, that doesn't mean the other five aren't worth seeing!
Nominations and awards are wonderful ways to acknowledge and appreciate those hard at work on a show, but they're not the only way to define success.
This is a short post but I just wanted to say that whether a show is nominated for something or not, GO SEE IT! All of the cast and crew worked just as hard as every other show. They deserve to be seen as well. I do not believe a show should suffer the loss of attendance because they were not nominated. Take the time to go and support everyone in the theatre community.