Benjamin Franklin reimagined as America’s first ROCK STAR in new musical

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A new musical playing in Philadelphia is reimagining Benjamin Franklin like you've never seen him before just in time for America’s 250th. ‘The Sound of America’ casts Franklin as a struggling teenage musician, inventor, and runaway printer who forms a band with his friends in Philadelphia. The young Franklin accidentally unlocks the ‘power of electric rock n’ roll’ after a lightning strike changes everything. Randal Lane, the Chief Content Officer at Forbes, helped create and develop the show, he joins Morning Joe to share what inspired him to create a version of the founding father that rocks.  MS NOW: My Source for News, Opinion, and the World. » Subscribe to MS NOW: https://www.youtube.com/@msnow » Subscribe to MS NOW’s We the People Newsletter for exclusive content from your favorite MS NOW anchors. Sign up now for free at https://ms.now/joinus MS NOW is the go-to destination for domestic and international breaking news, and best-in-class opinion journalism. For more context a

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