 Paul Simon, conducting an audition of Base Harmony for the Broadway musical "The Capeman", immediately recognized Frankie as someone worth watching and gave him a supporting role in the play as part of the "Doo Wop Group Ensemble" (cast under the name Frank Negron ).Frankie and members of Base Harmony also participated in the recording of the play's soundtrack CD "Songs From The Capeman".Also, in 2000 Frankie starred as a struggling artist in the South Bronx in Val Lik's independent film, "Boricua's Bond" .