As an American….. What’s up with the Americans? (The psychotic “Slam Frank” musical)
(Disclaimer: I’m 30. I love satire and have tried playwriting a few times. I happen to be a very proud Jersey Boy.…. prepared to throw tomatoes at this young man, in the name of all my & his ancestors, aimed straight for his face and chest. Tomato, tomato, tomato!!!)
Anyhow:
To the young man who made this “Slam Frank” musical: Randy Jackson called and told me, “It’s a (serious) no from me, dawg.” There are just some stories that don’t need to be discussed. Anne Frank needs to rest in peace, like the warrior she was. Not in mockery. Not in Anti-Semitism.
I’m sure this young man (I don’t know anything about him, including his name & don’t care to) wouldn’t like it if HE was transported to Bergen-Belsen, circa 1944, would he??? Put yourself in the real Anne’s shoes (instead of finding her Latina LGBT wannabe great-granddaughter) and you’d see, what you’re doing is absolutely psychotic & narcissistic. This isn‘t comedy.
This is a morality issue, and this so-called “satirical musical” (Racism & Anti-Semitism disguised as “comedy”) is a massive violation of artistry and etiquette, in the highest of forms. Gen Z does not need to see this heroic teenager’s legacy destroyed like this!!! Some things in this world need to be left alone & this is clearly one of them. Also - Anne Frank as a “DJ’ing Latina”? I haven't even gotten to how stereotypical that is. This is not a minstrel show.
(By the way - that Conservative YouTuber who made this musical a political/“woke” issue, deserves my federal execution-prone Electric Chair and some fresh tomatoes, thrown her way!)
And this is not 80s NYC where every guy on the block had a turntable, fifty dollars and a dream - it’s a whole new generation, in 2026. Instead of remixing old stories from 1944, can we PLEASE create new concepts in the theater? Create new concepts in film & television? Are those 3 things too much to ask? Theater actors already struggle to find work, but we’ve got to see this insensitive shit??? Honestly!
For the last time - Can we stop giving Conservatives more ammunition to smear campaign us? Seriously.
Also—the Latina portion was enough. And maaaaybe the rapper and DJ portion was cutting it close. But, why did we have to make Anne Frank into a pansexual woman? The real Anne and her family were concerned with saving their lives - and the real Anne was in love with her Dutch roommate Peter (I forgot his surname from her diary, but wasn’t he hiding from the SS, as well?) So…. This musical is even more inaccurate than Braveheart. That‘s how we know it’s a Level Zero from here.
I’ve personally read Anne Frank’s translated diary - as has most generations of the world, since probably 1970 or so. This musical is just a big thumbs down, zero, nada, zilch. I guarantee even Judge Judy would put this young man in contempt of court! And it’s guaranteed Henry Fonda would make him the 13th Angry Man.