Christian Hoff’s Reflections on Winning a Tony
June 18th, 2006Theatermania.com’s Brian Scott Lipton says if there was an award for Most Dramatic Moment on the Tony Awards, it would go to Christian Hoff’s win as Best Featured Actor in a Musical for Jersey Boys. Reflecting on his honor, Hoff says,
“It was a great surprise. We had just performed and they got me back to my seat just in time for the announcement of my category. In fact, I didn’t even know the real Four Seasons had been on stage to introduce us since I wasn’t watching the monitor; I thought it was just Joe Pesci, like at the dress rehearsal.”
After the show, he met up with his real-life counterpart Tommy DeVito. What did DeVito say to him?
“He said all that he wanted all night was for me to win, and his daughter told me she’s so grateful we’ve re-introduced the world to her father and their music.”
Adding icing to the cake was that former Tony winner Christine Ebersole presented the award. Hoff tells Lipton,
“She came and saw the show about a week beforehand, and we visited for 20 minutes afterwards and she was in tears the whole time. “The fact that I could move a colleague, especially one I so trust and respect, was a win for me right there.”
What about the audience’s reaction to Hoff’s entrance, now that he’s a Tony winner? Hoff admits,
“My first entrance is a little more charged than before.”
Hoff is contracted with the show through October and is weighing all his options. He says,
“I think about staying on every day. It’s a great role, but there is some interest in me doing other work on Broadway or in film.”
As far as a role he really wants to play, Hoff said it’s always been a dream of his to play Richard III.
pls. do not leave the show..we saw it in April..would like to see it again maybe in Nov. w/my daughter & grandaughter..3 generations ..my grandaughter just grad. w.honors from St Mary’s college..Notre Dame ..in theatre …a 75 yr old grandma …we almost cried w/you @ the Tony’s ..you have a lovely wife ..God Bless …
Comment by anna — June 19, 2006 @ 6:18 pm