“Dearly beloved, we’re gathered here today to get through this thing called…’Purple Rain.’” The influential film that skyrocketed Prince to superstardom, and won him an Oscar, is now 40 years old. The ...

Fans making the pilgrimage to Prince’s hometown for the premiere of the “Purple Rain” musical can take heed from his co-star ...

Prince’s iconic Purple Rain is being adapted for Broadway. The 1984 film, which marked the musician’s acting debut, grossed close to $100 million worldwide and won the Academy Award for best original ...

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.

Coming this summer, you can spend a night in the house once belonging to the legendary performer Prince. Beginning in August, in honor of the 40th anniversary of Prince's iconic "Purple Rain" film, ...

Prince’s legacy is about to hit Broadway. Orin Wolf has announced that Prince’s epochal film and album, Purple Rain, will be adapted for the stage. Originally released in 1984, Purple Rain tells the ...

The book for the musical is being penned by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, whose play Appropriate won a 2014 Obie Award for Best New American Play and is now running on Broadway. The production will be ...

In the semi-autobiographical musical, released on July 27, 1984, Prince played “the Kid,” a musician who performs at a local Minneapolis club with his band while trying to escape his abusive father.

As the stage adaptation of the film "Purple Rain" makes its pre-Broadway debut in Minneapolis, Dave Rusan reflected on his ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A motorcycle jacket worn by the late pop star Prince in his 1984 film "Purple Rain," when he rides through the woods with the movie's leading lady, Apollonia, will be sold at ...