![]() “People come to see the beautiful costumes and sets. “They were known for having these immaculate suits, big ties, tie bars - they were just gentlemen and always groomed perfectly, so our costumes mirror that,” Hacker said. ![]() We see not only recreations of 1960s New Jersey but vibrant suits. ![]() In 2016, Hacker joined the Broadway production to play the role of Joe Pesci, a real-life childhood friend of DeVito before he became an actor. Once I found ‘Jersey Boys,’ I was like, ‘This is the perfect show for me.'” I started to act in my younger days and get into musical theater. “So I grew up trying to emulate guys like Brian Wilson and Frankie Valli. He said his “great parents” raised him on The Four Seasons, as well as The Beach Boys and The Beatles” - great bands with great falsettos,” he said. It’s no easy task capturing Valli’s signature falsetto, but Hacker is game for it. “Honestly, that’s when the audience starts standing up and they start clapping and they realize that, wait, this is a little bit more of a concert at the end!” “Then you hear iconic songs at the end like … ‘Can’t Take My Eyes Off You.’ When my parents came to see the show, they said, ‘Oh, I didn’t realize they sang these songs!”īy the end, the audience will be dancing along to “December 1963 (Oh What a Night).” 1 hits, which everyone knows: ‘Sherry,’ ‘Big Girls Don’t Cry’ and ‘Walk Like a Man,'” Hacker said. “When they first came on the scene, they had what they called The Big Three of No. Hacker plays lead vocalist Frankie Valli, who formed the band with Tommy DeVito on guitar and Nick Massi on bass before adding keyboardist and songwriting genius Bob Gaudio. “Jersey Boys” tells the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, and “how these four guys that grew up in Belleville, New Jersey, through trials and tribulations, become one of the best-selling rock ‘n roll bands of all time,” Jon Hacker told WTOP. The acclaimed jukebox musical “Jersey Boys,” which won Best Musical on Broadway in 2004, arrives at the Kennedy Center on Tuesday and runs through June 26. The Tony Awards may be over, but another hit Tony winner is making its way to D.C. WTOP's Jason Fraley previews 'Jersey Boys' at Kennedy Center (Part 1) Business & Finance Click to expand menu.
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