| Slam Frank | |
|---|---|
|   | |
| Music | Andrew Fox | 
| Lyrics | Andrew Fox | 
| Book | Joel Sinensky | 
| Premiere | September 17, 2025: Asylum NYC | 
Slam Frank is a 2025 off-Broadway satirical hip-hop musical 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] Some editorials or op-eds from Jewish newspapers, written before the show's debut, criticized the show's "disrespectful" treatment of Anne Frank as going "too far." [4]
The show is based on a Twitter debate from 2022 regarding whether or not diarist and Holocaust victim Anne Frank had white privilege. [5] [6] The initial tweets were widely condemned by Jewish organizations. [7] The show premiered on September 17, 2025 at Asylum NYC. [8]
The show has primarily been promoted via Instagram, via snippets of the show and tongue-in-cheek commentary, without ever acknowledging that the musical is a satire. [8]
| Character | Actor | 
|---|---|
| Anita | Olivia Bernábe | 
| Peter | Alex Lewis | 
| Margot | Anya van Hoogstraten | 
| Edith | Austin Horne | 
| Otto | Rocky Paterra | 
| Mr. Van Daan | John Bow | 
| Mrs. Van Daan | Jaz Zepatos | 
| Role | Name | 
|---|---|
| Creator | Andrew Fox | 
| Book | Joel Sinensky | 
| Director | Sam LaFrage | 
| Producer | Steven Brandon | 
| Producer | Stage Time (PJ Admiza & Yuriy Pavlish) | 
| Associate Director | Emily Abrams | 
| PSM | Nikita Chernin | 
| Costume Designer | Sarah Lockwood | 
| Choreographer | Nico DeJesus | 
| Music Director | Alex Harrington | 
| Set Design & Props | CJ Howard | 
| Lighting/Video Designer | Zack Lobel | 
| Marketing/PR | Katie Rosin, Kampfire Inc. |