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 ...

The eagerly anticipated Broadway-bound musical adaptation of “Purple Rain” has found its leading stars. Producers announced on Tuesday that the theater newbie, who was discovered on social media ...

Rachel Webb, as Apollonia, tends to save the show's more intimate scenes with empathy to spare. Credit: Matthew Murphy MinnPost’s journalists are out in the community to report on the things that are ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Prince left behind a treasure trove of successful albums – as well ...

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. Broadway vet Rachel Webb ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than 2,000 Prince fans, followers and theatergoers waited in lines that stretched around the block Thursday night to catch ...

Tickets for the pre-Broadway world premiere stage adaptation of Prince's legendary film and album, PURPLE RAIN, will go on sale on Friday, May 9 at 10 a.m. at HennepinArts.org. The production will run ...

MINNEAPOLIS — After years of behind-the-scenes prep, three weeks of previews and the last-minute painting of downtown Minneapolis purple, the decisive moment has arrived. “Purple Rain” officially ...

The world premiere musical adaptation, PURPLE RAIN, brings to life the journey of The Kid, a talented but troubled young musician trying to make it in the Minneapolis club scene. As he contends with a ...

Prince's Purple Rain album returns to No. 1 on the U.K.'s Official Soundtrack Albums chart, where it has spent more than 1,000 weeks. NEW ORLEANS - JULY 2: Prince performs at the 10th Anniversary ...

Decades after its release, Prince’s 1984 album and film soundtrack, “Purple Rain,” is seeing renewed momentum. According to Forbes, U.S. sales for the album more than doubled over a one-week period as ...