After a sold-out debut in 2019 (at the Center for Jewish History), Anne Frank, a Musical returns Off-Broadway to Actors Temple Theater.
Written by Jean-Pierre Hadida and adapted into English by Dylan Hadida, this musical has been widely recognized in France for ten years. After winning critical acclaim for his 2019 Off-Broadway production, David Serero returns as director and producer of this revival, also playing the role of Otto Frank. Anne Frank, a Musical, features 12 artists to convey the poetry and music of Jean-Pierre Hadida. David Serero received the 2020 BroadwayWorld Award for Best Musical Theater Producer and Best Performer (as Otto Frank).
Ten performances take place from October 11 to November 5, 2023.
“I am deeply honored to bring back to New Yorkers this important musical, which was a success in 2019 with sold-out performances ending in a complete standing ovation every night. Since the first time I saw this musical in 2009 in Paris, I fell in love with the beautiful music of Jean-Pierre Hadida and his unique way of expressing the life of Anne Frank, as well as those who lived with her while she was in hiding. play features moving and beautiful music that respects the character of Anne Frank. This is a moving musical with a strong positive message for humanity and hope. It is a perfect way to make let everyone know about Anne Frank, her legacy and the Holocaust. I promise you there won’t be a single dry eye in the audience,” said David Serero.
DAVID SERERO (Otto Frank/Director/Producer)
David Serero is a critically acclaimed and award-winning opera singer, actor, director and producer. He has given more than 2,500 performances in more than 45 countries, directed and produced nearly 100 theater productions, appeared in more than 100 films and television series, recorded and produced more than 100 albums, and performed more than 50 lead and title roles. (in several languages) from the repertoire of opera, theater and musicals. In New York, he played iconic Off-Broadway roles such as Shylock, Cyrano, Othello, Barabas, Yiddish King Lear, Don Giovanni, Figaro, Romeo, Nabucco, as well as new works such as Napoleon by Stanley Kubrick, Queen Esther , Anne Frank a Musical, among others. In Paris, his hometown, he played Don Quixote (Man of La Mancha) and Happy Mac (Duke Ellington’s Beggar’s Holiday). He entered the prestigious Who’s Who America for demonstrating outstanding achievements in show business and for the betterment of contemporary society. In 2019, he received the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award, the Morocco Day Distinguished Achievement Award, the Morocco Culture Trophy. The airline Royal Air Maroc named him among the fifteen most influential Moroccans in the world. David is a member of the Recording Academy and the Television Academy and a voting member of the Grammys and Emmys. In 2020, David Serero received the UNESCO Diversity Prize in Paris and became an honorary member of the United Nations for Arts and Science. In 2021, he won four BroadwayWorld Awards: Best Performer of the Decade, Best Producer of a Musical, Best Producer of a Play of the Decade, and Best Opera Singer of the Year. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio awarded him a certificate of recognition for his contributions to the city’s vibrant cultural landscape, for enriching the vibrant performing arts sector, and for elevating and inspiring diverse New Yorkers. In 2021, his first documentary about fashion designer Elie Tahari was selected in nearly 100 film festivals and won dozens of awards, including Best Director, Best Documentary, Best Fashion Documentary, and Best producer. In 2022, he created Morocco’s first national opera: The Royal Opera of Morocco www.davidserero.com
JEAN-PIERRE HADIDA (Composer-Lyricist-Book)
Jean-Pierre Hadida was born in 1960 in Oran, Algeria. When he was two years old, his family moved to Paris, France. As a teenager, he entered the Antony Conservatory to study classical guitar with master Jean Mourat. Later, he was attracted to the piano and the endless possibilities it offered when pursuing his passion: musical composition. In the mid-80s, he produced a radio show called “Cocktail” and worked with famous artists such as Serge Gainsbourg, Jean-Jacques Goldman and Foreigner. He established his advertising agency (Venice) as creative director, working in Paris, Sao Paulo, New York, Miami, Houston, Madrid and London. He has notably produced campaigns for “Le Musée du Louvre”, “Dior”, “Le Festival de Cannes” and many others. He composed the soundtracks for the films “Jardin de Bagatelle”, directed by Barry Myers (1994), and “Timing”, directed by Pascal Elbé (1999), and wrote the music for more than 500 commercials for radio and television. Jean-Pierre Hadida’s first musical comedy tells the epic tale of Ulysses in “Ulysses, the Musical” (2002). In 2009, encouraged by Claude-Michel Schönberg (Les Misérables), he paid homage to Anne Frank by putting her story into words and music in “Anne le Musical” at the Théâtre du Gymnase in Paris (2008). Since then, he has written and produced “Chantons au bistrot” at the Réservoir (2010) and, in collaboration with Alicia Sebrien, “The Pirate and the Doll” (2013) and “The School of Little Monsters” (2015) at the Comédie Bastille. This fruitful collaboration resulted in “Madiba the Musical” (2016), their latest creation, which celebrates the life of Nelson Mandela. It was performed at the Olympia theater in Paris and is currently touring around the world in its English version. In 2019, Anne Frank, a Musical will debut in New York.
The success of “Josephine Baker, the Musical” in Paris (2022) allowed her to win the prize for best female artist in 2023. In addition to composition and production, Jean-Pierre is also active as a digital painter. He designed the sets for “Madiba the Musical,” “Abba Generation” and “Anne Frank, The Musical.” His digital art has been exhibited at Markowicz Fine Art in Miami, Florida and at Urban Gallery Paris.
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