Foster Creates 'Give Tonys Back to Broadway' Facebook Group

Broadway star Hunter Foster (Million Dollar Quartet) has created a New Group on Facebook - 'GIVE THE TONYS BACK TO BROADWAY!!'. The group's mission is "A group for all actors, directors, writers and fans who want to see the Tony awards given back to who it belongs to: US!! No more movie stars invading Radio City, no more rock bands playing more than one song; we want Broadway stars as presenters and Broadway people performing. And if that means leaving CBS for Bravo or Lifetime or TNT, then so be it! We've had enough!"

The group currently has over 400 members.  For more information or to join the group, click here or visit http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=102274489824156.

As BroadwayWorld reported earlier this week, according to tvbythenumbers.com, the 2010 Tony ratings came in at a total of 7.470 million viewers, with a 1.2 share for adults 18-49, which is an 8% drop from last year's show for that coveted viewer segment.

Overall numbers wise, it appears to be on par with the 2009 awards that were seen by 7.45 million people vs. 6.27 million in 2008. The big winner of that night was ABC's broadcast of the NBA finals, which was up 32% from last year.

 

 

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