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Anne Frank, the Musical
Author(s): Jean-Pierre Hadida
At the crossroads of musical theater, opera, and oratorio, the performance brings Anne Frank's world to life. This educational piece showcases the universal legacy of one of the most important Jewish figures of the past century.
Format: Musical
Cast Size: 12
Notes:
For the English language adaptation, Anne Frank, a Musical, director David Serero won the 2020 BroadwayWorld Awards for Best Performer and Best Producer of a Musical of the Decade.
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Original or Prominent Production:
English language premiere adaptation, Center for Jewish History, New York, 2019; Actors Temple Theatre, New York, October–November, 2023. Original production toured in France for ten years and was recognized by the Anne Frank Museum in Amsterdam.
English language premiere adaptation, Center for Jewish History, New York, 2019; Actors Temple Theatre, New York, October–November, 2023. Original production toured in France for ten years and was recognized by the Anne Frank Museum in Amsterdam.
Original Language: French
Production Rights Holder:
Jean-Pierre Hadida
Experience(s) Chronicled: Concentration and Extermination Camps | Hiding | Women and the Holocaust | Germany, Hitler and the Growth of Nazism
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Lifetime Achievement Award
The National Jewish Theater Foundation presented its 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award to Alfred Uhry. The presentation took place as part of the Lincoln Center Library event on January 27th 2025 in commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day on the 80th Anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz
Lifetime Achievement Award
On September 30, 2024, French playwright, Mr. Jean Claude Grumberg received the Lifetime Achievement Award. It was presented by NJTF HTII President, Arnold Mittelman with Dominique Trimbur, PhD-Manager for the History of Anti-Semitism and the Holocaust, Teaching of the Holocaust of Fondation Pour La Memoir de la Shoah Project.