Hunter Foster creates "Give the Tonys back to BROADWAY" campaign- Page 13
Hunter Foster creates "Give the Tonys back to BROADWAY" campaign
#300Hunter Foster Whines with other non Hollywood actors
Posted: 6/17/10 at 8:22pmCan we just ban Jen Cody from entertainment, period?
#301Hunter Foster Whines with other non Hollywood actors
Posted: 6/17/10 at 8:29pmNo arguments here.
"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy."
-Charlie Manson
#302Hunter Foster Whines with other non Hollywood actors
Posted: 6/17/10 at 8:31pmI really hope all of those fools are reading this thread! Chris Sieber definitely lost some fans. And I don't think Hunter Foster, Jen Cody, or Natascia Diaz had that many to begin with!
#303Hunter Foster Whines with other non Hollywood actors
Posted: 6/17/10 at 8:35pmNo. Natascia Diaz and Jen Cody can't seem to stay employed, either.
"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy."
-Charlie Manson
#304Hunter Foster Whines with other non Hollywood actors
Posted: 6/17/10 at 8:45pmLOL. I remember Diaz once posted on here to defend herself because someone with first hand experience posted that she is a difficult person.
CromTO
Swing Joined: 6/17/10
#305Hunter Foster Whines with other non Hollywood actors
Posted: 6/17/10 at 8:47pm
Okay, everyone is entitled to their opinion, so here is mine. First and foremost, people in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. The commenters on this board are just as bad as the ones in Hunter’s group so get off it and change the channel already. People can say what they want to say.
Now, I can see both sides of the fence on this issue and everyone makes some form of a valid point. I like Green Day as much as the next person (though I don’t care for the American Idiot musical) but three Green Day songs in a row at the opening of the Tonys? Like Nell Carter said, “Gimmie a break!” I don’t mind film actors appearing on Broadway -- welcome to the theater, but that Green Day performance(s) I could’ve lived without.
I feel a little biased because some actors I’ll take on Broadway over others, but it does seem a little arrogant for a person to say/think, “I took a few months off of filming in Hollywood to come here and possibly win/get nominated for this award.” On one level their presence brings a certain recognition to Broadway. Then again sometimes (as evidenced by this years ratings dip) people don’t care. It’s just sad because some people in New York literally work their a**es off for years just to make it into the chorus of a show and then some actor from Hollywood comes in and automatically get a role. It’s unfair but hey, that’s how it is and I didn’t write the rules.
As per CZJ. I love her. That performance may have not been her best, but everyone has an “off” night, I still believe that she is a good actress/singer. However, I thought (and I’m sure CZJ did too) that Montego was going to win. I still think that Montego should’ve won. Nevertheless CZJ came to Broadway and worked her ass off. She worked with Broadway Cares and appeared at pretty much every function she was asked to so I give her her props, and though I believe that Montego should’ve won I do not think that CZJ was undeserving of the award. This whole Broadway vs Hollywood thing is as old as dirt so this us vs them mentality will never go away.
#306Hunter Foster Whines with other non Hollywood actors
Posted: 6/17/10 at 8:51pm
How are commenters on this board just as bad as the ones in Hunter's group? No one here is saying anything nearly as one sided and ridiculous. Change what channel? Because most of us don't agree with you? I'm not certain of your point there.
"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy."
-Charlie Manson
#307Hunter Foster Whines with other non Hollywood actors
Posted: 6/17/10 at 8:52pmYou're right. It will never go away as long as whiney babies like Hunter, Jen, Chris and Natascia keep stomping their feet and making fools of themselves over this crap.
#308Hunter Foster Whines with other non Hollywood actors
Posted: 6/17/10 at 8:54pm
"It’s just sad because some people in New York literally work their a**es off for years just to make it into the chorus of a show and then some actor from Hollywood comes in and automatically get a role. It’s unfair but hey, that’s how it is and I didn’t write the rules. "
What about actors from Hollywood that also have worked their butts off? What about stage actors who do get a break quickly in their career? Everyone has their path.
@munk--to be fair, there's been quite a bit of nastiness in this thread.
Phyllis Rogers Stone
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
#309Hunter Foster Whines with other non Hollywood actors
Posted: 6/17/10 at 8:56pm
Actually, it seems to me it's always the Broadway folks kvetching about how catty and bitch everyone here is - and then it turns out that Star magazine is right - (Sort of) "Stars" - They are just like us!
Also - unless there are bunch of assless chorus boys and girls out there - they don't literally work their assess off.
Updated On: 6/17/10 at 08:56 PM
CromTO
Swing Joined: 6/17/10
#310Hunter Foster Whines with other non Hollywood actors
Posted: 6/17/10 at 9:00pm“change the channel” is just an expression. In the same vein of lets just move on. People do not have to agree with me. The fact that people have varying view points makes a discussion interesting. Also, the only thing I said close to disparaging that I said was that the I didn’t like AI, I thought that Green Day shouldn’t have performed three songs and that although I thought that Montego should’ve won I do not think that CZJ was undeserving of the award. No one is the thread maybe saying anything truly vicious, but I have seen in some other posts commenters make some pretty rude and/or nasty comments towards other Broadway actors. Though, I must admit no one has anything on the people over at “All That Chat."
Phyllis Rogers Stone
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
#311Hunter Foster Whines with other non Hollywood actors
Posted: 6/17/10 at 9:03pmI've seen Broadway actors make nasty comments about Broadway actors. Today, actually.
#312Hunter Foster Whines with other non Hollywood actors
Posted: 6/17/10 at 9:03pmCarol Channing must be turning over in her grave over all this.
CromTO
Swing Joined: 6/17/10
#313Hunter Foster Whines with other non Hollywood actors
Posted: 6/17/10 at 9:10pm
@ PRS
LOL
and @ JRB
You’re right. Everyone does have their own path that’s why I said, “It’s unfair but hey, that’s how it is and I didn’t write the rules.”
There are actors from Hollywood that also have worked their butts off and stage actors who do get a break quickly in their career. My statement was a generalization, if I got into it it would probably be a bigger diatribe than before. But, sometimes it feel like some Hollywood actors come over, do Broadway and don’t take it that seriously. Whereas many Broadway actors take Broadway very seriously.
DylanMark33
Swing Joined: 4/20/10
#314Hunter Foster Whines with other non Hollywood actors
Posted: 6/17/10 at 9:14pm
It's just all kind of silly.
Makes you wonder when all the Hollywood stars thank the Broadway community for "welcoming them with open arms".
Not to bring up this case again, but Jeremy Piven once said something along the lines of not believing the Broadway community being as petty as Hollywood. Maybe he had a point.
#315Hunter Foster Whines with other non Hollywood actors
Posted: 6/17/10 at 9:15pm
"But, sometimes it feel like some Hollywood actors come over, do Broadway and don’t take it that seriously. Whereas many Broadway actors take Broadway very seriously."
Well, none of us can control that--and it has little to do with the Tony Awards show. We can't predict which Hollywood actors will take their stage time seriously. We can't predict which Broadway actors don't--and trust me there are plenty of Broadway actors who don't take the work seriously. Broadway can be just as shallow as Hollywood is presumed to be.
So, what IS that group about? I joined it early today because I thought that group was started with sincere intentions.
DAME
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
#316Hunter Foster Whines with other non Hollywood actors
Posted: 6/17/10 at 9:17pm
Jeremy Piven comes to mind. But no one else just this second.
JRB.. yeah it went sour pretty quickly. But interesting to see how some people showed their true colors.
HUSSY POWER!
------ HUSSY POWER!
#317Hunter Foster Whines with other non Hollywood actors
Posted: 6/17/10 at 9:20pmI just hope people are nice to Megan Fox when she does MY FAIR LADY next season.
CromTO
Swing Joined: 6/17/10
#318Hunter Foster Whines with other non Hollywood actors
Posted: 6/17/10 at 9:25pm
@ JRB
I heard about plenty of screwing around on both coasts. I don’t prefer one over the other. I enjoy films a much as Broadway (though I would never move to Cali.) and I am quite aware that no one can control who is going to take their craft seriously and who is not. As previously stated the only thing I’m a little biased against/about are certain actors taking to the Broadway stage. But those are actors and opinions I’ll keep to myself. No one is perfect, everyone fails or screws up from time to time but as I also stated earlier
“This whole Broadway vs Hollywood thing is as old as dirt so this us vs them mentality will never go away.”
So no matter what we write and/or think about on this board or what we piss and moan about things are what they are and at the end of the day everyone will have their own opinions. Also, I’m sure there a plenty of people who agree with you and thought that Hunter’s group was started with sincere intentions. Maybe it was maybe it wasn’t that’s for you to decide...or ask Hunter nevertheless, I think it’s just a channel for people to vent through, kind of like this.
#319Hunter Foster Whines with other non Hollywood actors
Posted: 6/17/10 at 9:30pm
No. That group is about taking action. So what actions? With what intentions?
Because if that group is about fighting a CBS version of the Tonys, I support that. If it's about making sure the creative awards are honored along with the rest of the awards, I support that.
But, if it's because CZJ dared to do Broadway and win a Tony, I can not support that.
Let's also note that the former items ARE about the Tony Awards show. The latter is not. And not likely actionable.
Updated On: 6/17/10 at 09:30 PM
CromTO
Swing Joined: 6/17/10
#320Hunter Foster Whines with other non Hollywood actors
Posted: 6/17/10 at 9:42pm
@ JRB
Once again, that is your opinion. You said:
“So, what IS that group about? I joined it early today because I thought that group was started with sincere intentions.”
Thus, I gave you my opinion. The group itself states that it is:
“A group for all actors, directors, writers and fans who want to see the Tony awards celebrate the excellence of Broadway by allowing those artists who have made theatre their livelihood to take a more active part in its yearly presentation.
We want the evening to be about Broadway and for the fans of Broadway. This group is about including more of those artists that we admire and look up to, so that it truly becomes an evening to celebrate.”
It all boils down to opinions what some people might think in that group is not what others might think. Some people are against a CBS version of the Tonys, others have other intentions and yet, people on both boards (here and there) are getting worked up over this.
Phyllis Rogers Stone
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
#322Hunter Foster Whines with other non Hollywood actors
Posted: 6/17/10 at 9:47pm
You really aren't saying anything new or that I don't already know.
What I don't know is what the organizers of them group intend. I do realize that anyone can join and clearly has--and has their own agendas.
I'm asking for the facts. Not any opinions.
DAME
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
#323Hunter Foster Whines with other non Hollywood actors
Posted: 6/17/10 at 9:48pmI am just bored.
HUSSY POWER!
------ HUSSY POWER!
Phyllis Rogers Stone
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
#324Hunter Foster Whines with other non Hollywood actors
Posted: 6/17/10 at 9:50pmThat's just your opinion, DAME. I don't think you really are bored.
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