The Jewish chronicle: Slam Frank, the controversial play that knows who’s in on the joke ★★★★★
The musical spoof that tauntingly reimagines Anne Frank for the ‘woke’ world is not just rage bait
December 18, 2025 17:20
“What do all these actresses [playing Anne Frank] have in common? They’re all white!” That’s from the viral Instagram of Slam Frank, a crazy, deliciously daring and poignant satire piece playing off-Broadway at Asylum NYC.
Composer Andrew Fox created Slam Frank in reaction to a 2022 twitter thread questioning whether Anne Frank ever acknowledged her “white privilege”. This came in the context of a reckoning in the theatrical world about authentic casting that, notably, excluded Jews from the conversation.
