“Purple Rain” is not a faithful adaptation or a straight jukebox musical, but it does successfully bring in Prince songs from other points in his career, allowing Kollins and the rest of the cast to ...

Performances are now underway for the world premiere stage adaptation of the iconic film, PURPLE RAIN. The Broadway-aimed ...

Dearly beloved - we are gathered here - to celebrate this thing called Prince. After being in previews for the last few weeks, Purple Rain, the musical, had its official world premier at the State ...

“The Beautiful Ones” are about to look more beautiful than ever. On June 25, Warner Home Video will commemorate the 40 th anniversary of Prince’s “Purple Rain” with a rerelease of the breakthrough ...

Purple Rain” officially opens Nov. 5 and that’s when critics will weigh in on the show’s merits — but here are some observations from the first performance.

Lordy, Lordy, “Purple Rain” is 40, and Prince’s hometown is not going to let you forget it. With all that and lots more happening around the anniversary, we bring you 40 fun facts about “Purple Rain.” ...

When creators announced that the musical version of Prince’s 1984 film “Purple Rain” would premiere in Minneapolis, they praised Minnesota’s audiences for their sophistication and passion for live ...

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Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Following the release of the original film 40 years ago, a stage musical ...