Slam Frank

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Slam Frank is a 2025 Off-Broadway satirical hip-hop production based on the story of Anne Frank. It was created by Andrew Fox and Joel Sinensky after a Twitter thread about Anne Frank's "white privilege" went viral in 2022. The show is a show within a show of an ultra-progressive theatre troupe that reimagines Frank as a pansexual Latina named Anita Franco, along with Peter van Daan as a non-binary dancer. Fox primarily promotes the show via social media where he plays into the satire. [1] [2] [3] The show has created a lot of controversy, including among some Jewish communities who have accused the show of going "too far". [4] A petition to cancel the show was started on Change.org.

References

  1. Zinoman, Jason (2025-08-28). "The Comedian as Master Troll". The New York Times . Retrieved 2025-09-03.
  2. Tsur, Talia Bannon (August 7, 2025). "Anne Frank as a Pansexual Latina Immigrant: Holocaust Hip-hop Musical Causes a Stir in N.Y.C." Haaretz . Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  3. Strauss, Joseph (2025-08-27). "'Anne Frank, Superstar'? Satirical musical reimagines the Holocaust victim as a symbol of wokeness". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
  4. Ganz, Alicia (2025-05-08). "'Slam Frank': When Satire Goes Too Far". The Jewish Link. Retrieved 2025-09-03.