There was a flourish of purple at the State Theater for the debut of a new musical adaptation of the performer’s 1984 movie ...

The Purple Rain musical is putting the finishing touches on its preview performances at the State Theater in Minneapolis.

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The jukebox musical based on Prince’s iconic 1984 film and album “Purple Rain” opens Thursday night for previews at the State ...

It’s one of his signature recordings, so it’s hard to entertain the idea of anyone playing the Purple Rain guitar solo apart from Prince (although that hasn't stopped plenty of people from giving it a ...

The creators of the upcoming stage version of Prince’s Purple Rain have finally revealed who will be playing the lead role of The Kid. Newcomer Kris Kollins has been working on the project for some ...

Prince’s first effort to get rid of “Purple Rain” was an attempt to pass it off to Stevie Nicks. Prince held her in enough esteem that he felt she could do the song justice–at least more so than him.

More than 40 years ago, Apollonia Kotero met Prince when she auditioned to play his love interest in 1984’s Purple Rain. She landed the part, and he named the character in the semi-autobiographical ...

The 1984 Oscar-winning Prince movie Purple Rain is getting a re-release in Dolby Cinema at AMC Theatres locations in the U.S. and Odeon locations in the UK for one night only March 5. “Purple Rain ...