Scoot over, “The Color Purple” — there’s a new purple production headed to the theater and it’s none other than Prince’s “Purple Rain.” Yes, that “Purple Rain.”
The news was made public on Monday with additional details, including casting, still to come. What we know as of now is that the play will be written by two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and directed by Tony Award-nominee Lileana Blain-Cruz, with music and lyrics by Prince (naturally).
“It’s been almost 40 years since Prince’s legendary film, ‘Purple Rain,’ took the world by storm and we can’t think of a more fitting tribute than to honor Prince and the ‘Purple Rain’ legacy with this stage adaptation of the beloved story,” said L. Londell McMillan, Chairman of The NorthStar Group, and Larry Mestel, Founder & CEO of Primary Wave Music.
“We are thrilled with our Broadway partners and creative team, who are bringing a theatricality to the film’s original fictional story. We can’t wait for a new generation to discover ‘Purple Rain’ and for lovers of the original film and album to experience its power once again, this time live.”
Source: ‘Purple Rain’…The Musical? Here’s What We Know and What We Want to See.
