When the announcement was made a few years ago that the Prince movie Purple Rain would be made into a stage musical, reactions ranged from euphoria among diehard Prince fans to boos from those who dismissed it as a crass cash-grab, trying to squeeze a fresh basket of dollars out of a 40-year-old property. Well, Purple Rain is on its legs and after a few weeks of previews at the State Theatre in Prince's hometown, Min…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 02:02PM on November 7, 2025