Hunter Foster creates "Give the Tonys back to BROADWAY" campaign — Page 20

Here is the "conversation".

http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=102274489824156&v=wall&story_fbid=102743263110612

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Poor CZJ. She doesn't deserve this. I wonder if her fellow cast mates know how other performers are bashing her to no end?

As an outsider, not a member of the theater world, I find the object of this movement a little disturbing. I love to tune in to these awards and see the performers from Broadway each year, being that I can not witness their performances in person. I can understand wanting to include more actual performances of the actual shows playing on Broadway-- I am all for that. However, when it comes to running down the winners who happen to hail from Hollywood, that sounds like sour grapes to me. Maybe Catherine might not have deserved the Tony as much as, say, Sherie Rene Scott- but that is the faulty premise of every award show out there, from Tonys to Oscars. When someone like Scarlett wins and says in her speech that she was touched by the warmth and welcome shown to her by the Broadway community, it should put the followers of this group to shame for failing to show this warmth. It was, after all it seems, the Hollywood "invaders" who put a lot of the profit into the Broadway cash registers this year. Without this profit it would seem that more theaters would remain closed and would knock many workers in this industry out of a living wage. There may be a few valid points in their complaints, but I am saying that this Facebook protest is not exactly the best thing for Broadway. But then again, I live in the Midwest, so what do I know.

Ok, so here was my thought while watching it. I knew she was under the weather. You could tell. I thought she tried to use it a bit to her advantage. Quite honestly, I thought it worked for the scene. I didn't even notice the had bobbing thing. That's just my opinion which we are all entitled to. This person on Facebook doesn't seem to think that way.

And the person who posted the original CZJ spelled her name wrong, which I addressed, with humor.

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Updated On: 6/18/10 at 05:39 PM

Welcome to the Eve Harrington Club.

The simple reality is this:

If EVERYONE who is part of this protest (including Hunter Foster and Chris Seiber) were to agree to work in the same show for ABSOLUTE SCALE, that wouldn't induce investors to put up one nickle;

WHEREAS if Catherine Zeta Jones, bad throat and all, croaked "Yeah, I'll do another show" the money would be rolling in.

The smaller names have been jealous of the bigger names since time began. That, too, is part of show business.

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What major sports event was at the same time as the Tonys this year?

The NBA Finals. Which, by the way, are almost ALWAYS opposite the Tonys. It's not a conscious thing, but when you hold the Tonys the 2nd Sunday in June, you will almost always be up against the NBA Finals, unless they end in a very short series.

allofmylife,
I think the thing that I personally find galling is wrapping up this envy and jealousy in the name of "what's good for Broadway." Like I said, it seems pretty clear that in the case of Hunter Foster and Jen Cody (based on her facebook post the day BEFORE the Tony's - thus having not seen any of this Green Day stuff, etc. - where she seems to imply that that 'mother nature' was going to smite the producers with rain for not letting her walk the red carpet) this is not about "what's good for Broadway." It's about what's good for them. Or perhaps they see themselves as what personifies "Broadway" as opposed to god forbid, a very talented actor like Denzel Washington or Scarlet Johannsen giving a great performance in a great production. Which to me, seems what Broadway is about. If one wants to act in one's own self interest, so be it. But don't imply that you're doing it for the good of the entire Broadway community. That's just ridiculous. Especially when it seems that actors shouldn't be in this business for awards or to 'walk the red carpet' in the first place, but to do good work.

Excuse me, skittles, Celtics won that game Sunday night.

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Sarah Litzsinger posted a letter she wrote to US weekly, complaining that Paula Abdul and Kerry Washington were not "Broadway Bombshells" because they'd never been on Broadway. Kerry Washington was not only on Broadway, but on Broadway this season. She had more of a right to be at the Tonys this year than most of the actors kvetching in this group.

Oh, goodie. Another bitter, long out of work actor complaining AND getting their facts wrong! When was the last time she was on Broadway? As the 14th replacement Belle in Beauty and the Beast???????

Orange, I saw that too! I realized actors can be as bad at research as the rest of the general public...

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That's from the Season 3 premiere.

I really smell a "Leave CZJ alone" video.