Get ready to rock at the State Theater in downtown Minneapolis with the sensational stage adaptation of Prince’s 1984 movie Purple Rain, filmed right here in Minnesota! This electrifying show is ...

Rachel Webb, as Apollonia, tends to save the show's more intimate scenes with empathy to spare. Credit: Matthew Murphy There were moments during “Purple Rain,” the musical adaptation of Prince’s 1984 ...

Prince was mysterious, sexy. This adaptation of his 1984 film, onstage in Minneapolis, explains too much and comes off as disorienting. By Elisabeth Vincentelli Reporting from Minneapolis Adaptations ...

On one hand, it felt like an average night at Minneapolis’ venerable rock club from over its past 40 years. The DJ spun a lot of Prince songs. Bartender Pete Rasmussen was working his upstairs post.

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — “One day, Prince walked in... and the rest is history." History — that for Dave Rusan — is still in the making. “He could have turned out to hate it,“ Rusan said about creating ...

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 opened Wednesday ...

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 ...

When the lights went down inside the State Theatre and the opening chords of “Let’s Go Crazy” rang out, it was clear that Purple Rain had come home. The new stage musical, based on Prince’s 1984 film, ...

It’s opening night at the iconic State Theatre in Minneapolis for the world premiere of Purple Rain the Musical. This electrifying show brings to life the story of a talented yet troubled musician ...

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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 ...