What happens when a progressive community theater troupe decides that “now is not the time to center privileged, straight, white Europeans (who happened to be hiding from Nazis)”? The answer is Slam Frank, a genre-defying musical satire that’s igniting debate long before opening night.
Inspired by a real 2022 Twitter thread asking, “Did Anne Frank ever acknowledge her white privilege?”, Slam Frank takes aim at the intersection of art, absurdity, and identity. The show reimagines Anne Frank’s life through a self-aware lens of overzealous inclusivity: Anita Franco is now a pansexual Latinx girlboss with a hip-hop diary flow; Peter Van Daan is a non-binary dancer struggling against gender norms; and Mister Van Daan, the lone cishet male, is literally worse than the Nazis.
And you, the audience, have the privilege of witnessing it.
1hr 45min. No intermission.
Ages 13+.
September 17th, 2025
October 26th, 2025
Asylum NYC, opened in 2017, is an underground comedy club located in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood. The venue is part of the national, Boston-based Improv Asylum company, which produces all types of comedy including sketch, stand-up, and improv. The venue hosts a rotating lineup of comics performing all these styles. Outside producers can also rent the space for shows like musical comedies.
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