Get your ticket to SLAM FRANK, a bold new musical in New York City. Experience a provocative, intersectional, and multiethnic hip-hop show that reimagines Anne Frank's story.
Experience the bold and provocative musical, SLAM FRANK, at the Orpheum Theatre in New York City. This groundbreaking show reimagines Anne Frank’s story through an intersectional, multiethnic, genderqueer, Afro-Latin hip-hop lens.
Inspired by a viral Twitter thread that asked, “Did Anne Frank ever acknowledge her white privilege?”, SLAM FRANK imagines what happens when a progressive community theater company decides to transform Anne Frank’s story into an intersectional, multiethnic, genderqueer, Afro-Latin hip-hop musical. The result is one of the most talked-about, argued-about, and laughed-about productions of the season—part satire, part reckoning, all conversation-starter.
Critics have called SLAM FRANK one of the boldest theatrical experiences of 2025. Former New York Times critic Ben Brantley praised it as “the most important show around,” applauding its fearless theatricality. Zachary Stewart of TheaterMania raved, “If you love the theater and want it to once again be a safe space for dangerous thought, the best thing you can do is buy a ticket to SLAM FRANK!”
