Slam Frank

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Slam Frank
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MusicAndrew Fox
LyricsAndrew Fox
Book Joel Sinensky
PremiereSeptember 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 shows' debut, criticized the show's "disrespectful" treatment of Anne Frank as going "too far." [4]

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History

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]

Promotion

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]

Principal Cast/Creative Team

Original Off Broadway Cast
CharacterActor
AnitaOlivia Bernabe
PeterAlex Lewis
MargotAnya van Hoogstraten
EdithAusten Horne
OttoRocky Paterra
Mr. Van DaanJohn Bow
Mrs. Van DaanJaz Zepatos
Original Off-Broadway Creative Team
RoleName
CreatorAndrew Fox
BookJoel Sinensky
DirectorSam LaFrage
PSMNikita Chernin
Costume DesignerSarah Lockwood
ChoreographerNico DeJesus
Music DirectorAlex Harrington
Lighting/Video DesignerZack Lobel

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.
  5. ↑ Bandler, Aaron (2022-07-12). "Twitter Debate on Anne Frank and White Privilege Condemned". Jewish Journal. Retrieved 2025-09-22.
  6. ↑ "Twitter Debates Whether Anne Frank Had 'White Privilege'". TMZ. 2022-07-09. Retrieved 2025-09-22.
  7. ↑ Starr, Michael (2022-07-10). "Twitter debates whether Anne Frank had 'white privilege'". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2025-09-22.
  8. 1 2 Strauss, Joseph (2025-08-21). "Musical with Anne Frank as pansexual Latinx has audiences wondering, 'Is this for real?'". The Times of Israel. ISSN   0040-7909 . Retrieved 2025-09-22.
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