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Casting has been announced for the 42nd Street Moon production of Ben Franklin in Paris, set to run at Eureka Theatre, November 28-December 14. Todd Nielsen will direct.

Written by Mark Sandrich Jr. and Sidney Michaels, the musical is a somewhat fictionalized account of Franklin's journey to the French capital to gain support for the Colonies' war against England and recognition of the US as an independent nation.

The cast will feature Jackson Davis as Ben Franklin, Stephanie Rhoads as La Comtesse, Tony Panighetti as Beaumarchais, Andrew Willis-Woodward as Temple Franklin,and Benjamin Knoll as the King, as well as Michael Cassidy, Gianna DeGeiso, Jennifer Eckman, Buzz Halsing, Rob Hatzenbeller, David Kahawaii, Christopher Nelson, Chelsea Nenni, Tom Orr, and Victor-Alexander Tapia.

For more information, call 415-255-8207 or visit 42ndstmoon.org.