It's true: A musical version of The Diary of Anne Frank will hit the stage in Madrid next month. And that is a first. Although the story of the Jewish girl who hid with her family from the Nazi occupation in Amsterdam has been depicted in theater and in film, it's never been told in song.

I'll give them one thing: Isabella Castillo, the 13-year-old Cuban-born girl who will play Anne Frank, is absolutely adorable. And she has spoken of the moving experience of visiting Anne Frank's house and the Anne Frank Foundation. Here she is in front of the Anne Frank tree.

And it is impressive that the musical's producers even have the blessings of The Anne Frank Foundation. Those are the same people who once rejected Steven Spielberg. … continue reading