The playwright also saw the Purple Rain movie as very much in the stage musical tradition. “He wrote the Apollonia 6 songs and Dez Dickerson’s song,” he says.

Prince’s classic film Purple Rain is heading to the stage. Based on Albert Magnoli and William Blinn’s screenplay for the 1984 film, the musical will be directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz, The New ...

Forty years after “ Purple Rain ” topped the box office, winning an Oscar for its iconic soundtrack and solidifying Prince ‘s status as the high priest of pop, a new stage adaptation of the ...

Prince's music is becoming a stage musical — eventually. Producer Orin Wolf announced Monday that he is developing a stage version of Purple Rain — the 1984, vaguely autobiographical film that ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Prince's "Purple Rain" stage adaptation will make its debut in the late musician's hometown of Minneapolis before heading to Broadway. On Tuesday, producer Orin Wolf announced the ...

The world premiere stage adaptation of “Purple Rain,” based on Prince’s film and album of the same name, will open in Minneapolis, Prince’s hometown. The musical, set to open in spring ...

Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ Is Being Developed as a Stage Musical Branden Jacobs-Jenkins is lined up to write the book, and Lileana Blain-Cruz will direct.

A stage adaptation of Prince ’s film Purple Rain is under development, with a world premiere in the works. The adaptation will feature a score by Prince, who died in 2016, a book by Pulitzer ...

Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ Is Being Adapted Into a Stage Play The production is set to feature Prince's Oscar-winning score, with a book by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins ...