Overview
- Slam Frank reimagines Anne Frank as “Anita,” a Latina, queer teen, and recasts the Annex with diverse identities to satirize contemporary cultural politics.
- The developmental run at AsylumNYC opened September 17 and is slated to close October 26, with the press agent saying 28 of 34 performances sold out in the 150-seat venue.
- Created by composer Andrew Fox with book by Joel Sinensky and direction by Sam LaFrage, the project grew from Fox’s viral Instagram parody into a staged production.
- A Change.org petition launched by Broadway blogger Joy Rosenthal, reported at more than 600 signatures, calls for cancellation over accusations of trivializing the Holocaust.
- Reviews and audience reactions describe strong laughs alongside discomfort and ambiguity, amplified by provocative staging and merchandise that blur satire and offense.