Hunter Foster creates "Give the Tonys back to BROADWAY" campaign — Page 7

The Tony Awards telecasts have sucked for the past several years before this year's telecast. Let's not blame it on movie and/or pop stars. And with that I am off this particular thread. Have fun.

:: Throws in some CHEESE :: "To go with the WHINE".

But my main concern is that in three hours, they (whoever they is) can't find time to honor those who design, orchestrate, compose and write.

To coin a new Griffinism, you mean the Schmonys? That's been a point of contention for years. I would love to see them return to the format of 1987 or 1988, which seemed to work out fine, but it would probably mean no longer featuring revivals (which the advent of the Chicago boom popularized the notion of the immense capitalization to be mined in a revival) or continuing to leave out plays. When the Schmonys were on PBS, it was criticized for being the bastard child of the Tonys not worthy of a high-profile network. The only way to appease the biggest critics of the Tonys is to have a four-hour broadcast, which will never happen, which would simply result in making the exact same faithful Tony-watching audience possibly a little happier. But they will probably still find reasons to bitch about it.

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REALLY????

People need to f*cking step back from the Facebook. This is kind of appalling.

Wow, the pettiness is more disgusting than the results they are bitching about.

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Seriously - I never again want to hear a Broadway performer talk about how the posters on BWW are bitchy, bitter, jealous, or whatever.

I've seen a lot in this business. A LOT. And I'm never surprised by anything.

But this?

I'm stunned. I'm actually, absolutely stunned. This is just ugly.

I'm telling you - most people with Equity cards should not be allowed internet access.

Ya know...I wish Facebook was around a decade ago.

Then I could have started the group "KEEP BROADWAY ACTORS FROM STEALING THE ORGINAL CAST OF URINETOWN'S PARTS!!!"

Or maybe not.

Thanks Phyllis.

Hunter tried to clarify, but it's too late: the Wall of that page has become a sad parade of malcontents airing grievances against an unfair world.

I still can't figure out what's so terrible about a Broadway-loving football player appearing to encourage sports fans to attend Broadway, but they seem to hate Mark Sanchez even more than they hate Zeta Jones.

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Hunter Foster You know, I think there is a little confusion about what this sight is about. It's not about keeping Hollywood actors from doing Broadway--Denzel was fantastic in Fences--Im not against great performances like that, it's about making the Tony night be about honoring Broadway. When I watched them in college, it was Mandy, George Hearn, Lupone, Reinking and Tommy Tune. What does Mark Sanchez have to do with Broadway? Thats it. Make it about Broadway. That's all we ask. I guarantee ratings won't be worse!

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Okay, I was in the theater and have no idea what Hunter's referring to. Anyone?

Yeah, I also can't understand why Mark Sanchez has become a target for some people. He's a star football player that seems to have a genuine love of theater. I would think that the theater community would have responded warmly to him.

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Updated On: 6/17/10 at 04:28 PM

it feels like an "us" and them" thing now.

best12bars did say what Hunter had meant, and maybe his post is what he meant PalJoey, but I agree, when it comes out the way it did and many many people took it as a slight on hollywood,sports,pop music and when you read the responses... i mean, he could have corrected some of them, no?

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