Mr. Wormwood said: "The Notebook is a great example of why the Tonys matter. If it had gotten a nomination for Best Musical and Water For Elephants hadn't, I'm guessing the situations would have been reversed. Of course there will always be shows that don't need the Tony recognition (BTTF, Gatsby) to have decent to good numbers, but for those "on the fence" shows, it can make a very big difference."
This year, though, there seem to be quite a few people that went from "on the fence" to " No, thanks" after seeing those Tony show performances.
Sister George