The show is re-envisioning the story of Holocaust victim and diarist Anne Frank. According to press notes, the show reimagines Frank’s story through an “intersectional, multiethnic, genderqueer, Afro-Latin hip-hop lens,” as reported by the Playbill website.
Andrew Fox, the co-creator of Slam Frank, is set to continue in the role of The Director and Van Daan for the final weeks of performances. The show is written by Fox and Joel Sinensky.
Slam Frank cast
The cast includes Olivia Bernábe as Anita, Alex Lewis as Peter, Anya van Hoogstraten as Margot, Austen Horne as Edith, Rocky Paterra as Otto, Walker Stovall as Assistant Stage Manager, and Jaz Zepatos as Mrs. Van Daan. Understudies Kris Bramson, Peter Kendall, and Crystal Stewart round out the company.
The musical is directed by Sam LaFrage, with Emily Abrams serving as associate director. Other members of the creative team include music director Alex Harrington, choreographer Nico DeJesus, assistant choreographer Arianna Meneses, costume designer Sarah Lockwood, set and prop designer CJ Howard, lighting and live video streaming designer Zach Lobel, and projection designer Nicholas Ferrari. Nikita Chernin is the production stage manager. Tickets are at SlamFrankMusical.com.
Who was Anne Frank?
Born on June 12, 1929, in Frankfurt, Germany, as Annelies Marie Frank, she was a Jewish girl who was forced into hiding at age 13 in an attempt to escape Nazi persecution. Together with her parents, sister, and four additional Jewish inhabitants, she was confined to a concealed annex at the back of a building on the Prinsengracht in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. After more than two years in hiding, they were found and deported to concentration camps. Anne’s father, Otto Frank, was the only one of the eight people to survive. After her death, Anne became world famous because of the diary she wrote while in hiding.
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