I thought BULLETS OVER BROADWAY was an OK show. The Outer Critics Circle nominations basically ignored it. But the Tonys may not. If Merchandise was a category, BULLETS would not be nominated.
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle