The creative minds behind Purple Rain the Musical are sharing new details about the show ahead of it’s pre-Broadway release in Minneapolis. “I think there’s going to be surprise about how those songs ...

The "Purple Rain" musical begins its run in Minneapolis Thursday. Why it matters: Minnesotans have a chance to experience ...

The creators of the upcoming stage version of Prince’s Purple Rain have finally revealed who will be playing the lead role of The Kid. Newcomer Kris Kollins has been working on the project for some ...

Also starring are Bilaal Avaz as Doc, Leon Addison Brown as Father, Jaci Calderon as Susan, Lawrence Gilliard Jr. as Billy Sparks, Anissa Griego as Jill, Jared Howelton as Morris, Christina Jones as ...

We soon expect to hear who will play the Kid, the lead role in the stage adaptation of Prince’s movie “Purple Rain” that will premiere in October in Minneapolis before heading to Broadway. The casting ...

"Purple Rain" the musical​ held its first preview performance at the State Theatre Thursday night, right down the street from ...

ST. PAUL — Newcomer musician/songwriter Kris Kollins will play the Kid, aka a semi-autobiographical version of Prince, in the upcoming “Purple Rain” musical, producers announced Tuesday, Aug. 12.

“Purple Rain” has found its Prince. Singer-songwriter Kris Kollins, a Washington, D.C., native who now lives in Miami, has been tapped to play the Kid, the Prince stand-in for the stage adaptation of ...

The 'Purple Rain' musical is making its world premiere at the State Theatre in Minneapolis. The musical is based on the ...

More than 40 years ago, Apollonia Kotero met Prince when she auditioned to play his love interest in 1984’s Purple Rain. She landed the part, and he named the character in the semi-autobiographical ...