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Movie review: 'Anne Frank, Superstar'? A satirical musical reimagines the Holocaust victim as a symbol of wokeness.

By Joseph Strauss

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 songs constructing a real story for real audiences? Or is it an elaborate social media prank designed to pillory the left and rage-bait the right? Or could it be both?

The show's Instagram account, its primary engine of promotion, has stoked the confusion.

Co-creator Andrew Fox posts snippets of songs, rapping in character as Anne Frank - or Anita Franco, as she's named in the play - about...

 
 

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