A new stage adaptation of “Purple Rain” delivers strong ensemble work and flair, but its first-time leading actor can’t ...

Actor Kris Kollins succeeds musically more than theatrically, but is lifted by a strong supporting team, notably Rachel Webb ...

The best thing that happened during previews is Kris Kollins’ rapid development from timid amateur to captivating headliner.

When the lights went down inside the State Theatre and the opening chords of “Let’s Go Crazy” rang out, it was clear ...

There's really only one thing to do at this point, and that's to read, watch and listen to everything we can access from the legendary star. (We recommend renting Purple Rain, revisiting Touré's ...

"Purple Rain" begins previews tonight at Minneapolis’s State Theatre, just blocks from First Avenue, where the story was born.

Excited fans descended upon downtown Minneapolis Thursday night to see the first preview performance of "Purple Rain" the musical at the State Theatre. The adaptation of the iconic 1984 film is slated ...

“Purple Rain” is not a faithful adaptation or a straight jukebox musical, but it does successfully bring in Prince songs from other points in his career, allowing Kollins and the rest of the cast to ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Due to audience demand, producer Orin Wolf and Hennepin Arts are pleased to ...

When creators announced that the musical version of Prince’s 1984 film “Purple Rain” would premiere in Minneapolis, they praised Minnesota’s audiences for their sophistication and passion for live ...

A “Purple Rain” is going to fall another week. Hennepin Arts announced Tuesday that producers have added a week of performances of the Prince jukebox musical, which opens in previews Oct. 16 and now ...

Prince fans will soon have another chance to purify themselves in the waters of Lake Minnetonka — and those waters will be clearer than ever before. On March 5, Warner Bros. Discovery and Dolby will ...