‘Slam Frank,’ a Daring Satire, and ‘Crooked Cross’ Demand Our Attention

A gleefully provocative new musical and a quiet 1930s domestic drama speak to each other across time, resounding quite loudly ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

‘Anne Frank, Superstar’? A satirical musical reimagines the Holocaust victim as a symbol of wokeness.

“Slam Frank” — assuming it’s real — turns Anne Frank’s diary into a satire about the discourse around inclusivity. What exactly is “Slam Frank,” the purported hip-hop musical that reimagines the ...

'Holocaust horror': Play causes uproar in Germany by presenting Anne Frank as a pansexual Latina

The musical "Slam Frank" has sparked controversy in Germany by depicting the young Jewish diarist Anne Frank as a pansexual ...
The New York Sun

Brilliant or Beyond the Pale? Woke Satire of Anne Frank Divides New York Theatergoers

A new musical is selling out shows — and generating fierce backlash — by reimagining the Holocaust diarist as a pansexual ...
Los Angeles Times

A new Anne Frank biography takes a generous view of the liberties taken with her legacy

The 2003 movie “Anne B. Real,” based on “The Diary of Anne Frank” but set in East Harlem, is “the coming of age story of a young female rapper, who finds her inspiration” in the writings of the girl ...
The New York Times

Bringing Anne Frank’s Secret Annex to New York, and the World

Covered windows, peeling wallpaper: For the first time outside of Amsterdam, an exhibition reconstructs Anne’s hiding place during the devastation of the Holocaust. “Anne Frank the Exhibition” ...
The Forward

‘Anne Frank, Superstar’? A satirical musical reimagines the Holocaust victim as a symbol of wokeness

(JTA) — What exactly is “Slam Frank,” the purported hip-hop musical that reimagines the Holocaust’s most famous victim as a pansexual Latinx girl today? Is it a real show with real actors and real ...