Sunday, August 9, 2026
What does it feel like when doves cry? Broadway is about to find out! As BroadwayWorld previously reported, 42 years to the day since Prince’s legendary film premiered, and three weeks sin…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:00PM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Viajes Miranda, the production team comprising of Lin-Manuel Miranda and his father, Luis A. Miranda Jr., have been added to the producing team for the upcoming Broadway production of Purple…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:07AM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 28, 2026
Let's go crazy! BroadwayWorld has just learned that 42 years to the day since Prince’s legendary film premiered, and three weeks since the album re-entered the Billboard 200, the stage ada…
SOURCE: YouTube at 01:40PM[SHARE]‘Purple Rain’ comes to Broadway with major changes, exciting ‘Benjamin Button’ casting, ‘Hadestown’ pro-tape breaks box office records Every week, Matt Tamanini will bring you th…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 07:55AM[SHARE]“Prince’s Purple Rain,” a new musical based on the album and movie of the same name, will open April 12 at Broadway’s Majestic Theater. It has been overhauled since its six-week run …
SOURCE: New York Theater at 07:24AM[SHARE]Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is July 28, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours:
NEW - BWW For You, Personalized…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:00AM[SHARE]Broadway is about to turn purple. Forty-two years after Prince forever changed music, film, and pop culture with Purple Rain, the legendary story is finally making its long-awaited journey t…
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:05AM[SHARE]Monday, July 27, 2026
The show will begin previews on March 12, ahead of an official opening of April 12, 2027 at the Majestic Theatre.
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 01:25PM[SHARE]The purple reign has begun. On the 42nd anniversary of the hit film Purple Rain’s premiere, producers announced plans to bring the new musical Purple Rain to Broadway in Spring 2026, begin…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:05PM[SHARE]Dearly beloved… let’s go! Prince’s PURPLE RAIN is coming to Broadway Spring 2027!
Previews March 12th, Opening night April 12th! ️ For more info, tap over to Broadway.com ✨
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SOURCE: YouTube at 01:05PM[SHARE]Let's go crazy! BroadwayWorld has just learned that 42 years to the day since Prince’s legendary film premiered, and three weeks since the album re-entered the Billboard 200, the stage ada…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:00PM[SHARE]The musical, set to begin previews next March, is an adaptation of the 1984 film about a musician whose talent is threatened by tumult at home and at the club.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:40PM[SHARE]Zachary Stewart| The musical based on the 1984 film and featuring songs by Prince, will begin performances spring of 2027. ||Broadway|Bobby Z,Cookie Jordan,David Zinn,Ebony Williams,Gareth O…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:05PM[SHARE]Another icon is headed to 44th Street. Today, 42 years since the legendary film premiered, it has been announced that the stage adaptation of Purple Rain is headed to Broadway. It will premi…
SOURCE: Theatrely at 12:00PM[SHARE]Purple Rain, the musical adapted from Prince’s 1984 feature film and and Grammy-winning album of the same name, is coming to Broadway in 2027. Producer Orin Wolf said Monday that the produ…
SOURCE: Deadline at 12:00PM[SHARE]The musical has replaced its original creative team adding director Saheem Ali and book writer Peter Duchan.
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:00PM[SHARE]A stage adaptation of “Purple Rain,” the 1984 cult classic film starring Prince, will debut on Broadway in 2027. The musical will run at the Majestic Theatre, with previews beginning on…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:00PM[SHARE]Saheem Ali is now at the helm of the Prince musical, which is also getting a new book by Peter Duchan.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:59AM[SHARE]Monday, July 13, 2026
Long before PMJ, Scott Bradlee and blues legend Miche Braden were making music together. Here's one of those unforgettable collaborations: "Purple Rain."
P.S. They'll be reunited live in I…
SOURCE: YouTube at 10:28AM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 24, 2026
The stage adaptation of the iconic film, Purple Rain, which had its world premiere last year in Minneapolis, has added new members of the creative team as it prepares the show for a potentia…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:21AM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Sunday, November 16, 2025
Alex Lauer joins us from Minneapolis to give us a review of the pre-Broadway production of Purple Rain. Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about The Baker's Wife at C…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 04:00PM[SHARE]Saturday, November 8, 2025
Prince was mysterious, sexy. This adaptation of his 1984 film, onstage in Minneapolis, explains too much and comes off as disorienting.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:06AM[SHARE]Thursday, November 6, 2025
Performances are now underway for the world premiere stage adaptation of the iconic film, PURPLE RAIN. The Broadway-aimed production will play at Hennepin Arts' historic State Theatre in Min…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:18AM[SHARE]The jukebox musical, with a book by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, opened in Minneapolis November 5.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:06AM[SHARE]Wednesday, November 5, 2025
The Broadway-aimed Prince musical is currently making its world premiere at Minnesota's State Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:12PM[SHARE]You can now get a first look at photos of the world premiere stage adaptation of the iconic film, PURPLE RAIN. The cast features Kris Kollins, who is making his professional stage debut in t…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:56PM[SHARE]Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Since September, the 2025 Entertainment Community Fund Broadway Flu Shot program" funded by Broadway Cares"has vaccinated over 1,000 people!
Traversing the city from Lincoln Center to the Or…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:12PM[SHARE]Monday, October 20, 2025
There was a flourish of purple at the State Theater for the debut of a new musical adaptation of the performer's 1984 movie in his hometown in Minnesota.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:06AM[SHARE]Monday, September 22, 2025
Eisenberg to bring 'Ziegfeld Files' Off-Broadway, Bob the Drag Queen to join 'Moulin Rouge,' 'Purple Rain' cast sings Prince Since 2016, "Today on Broadway" has been the first and only daily…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 07:55AM[SHARE]Friday, September 19, 2025
Two-time Tony winner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins is penning the script.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:32PM[SHARE]The world premiere musical adaptation, PURPLE RAIN, will play at Hennepin Arts' historic State Theatre in Minneapolis from October 16 " November 16 as the final production of its 2024-2025 B…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:06PM[SHARE]Thursday, August 21, 2025
Casting is complete for the world premiere of Purple Rain, the Broadway-bound musical adaptation of Prince's 1984 musical film. With a book by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Branden Ja…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:06PM[SHARE]See who's joining previously announced stars Kris Kollins and Rachel Webb in the stage version of the 1984 film.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06PM[SHARE]The complete cast has been revealed for the world premiere stage adaptation of the iconic film, PURPLE RAIN.
Joining the previously announced stars KRIS KOLLINS, who is making his profession…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:48AM[SHARE]Monday, August 18, 2025
Thursday, August 14, 2025
'Cats' coming to Broadway this spring, 'Purple Rain' musical finds leads, NYT theater critic job posting Since 2016, "Today on Broadway" has been the first and only daily podcast recapping t…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 07:55AM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 13, 2025
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is August 13, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours:
NEW - BWW For You, Personalized S…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:32AM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 12, 2025
