Purple Rain” officially opens Nov. 5 and that’s when critics will weigh in on the show’s merits — but here are some observations from the first performance.

Performances are now underway for the world premiere stage adaptation of the iconic film, PURPLE RAIN. The Broadway-aimed ...

Purple Rain' has now turned into a pre-Broadway production, so what better time to revisit the place where Prince called home ...

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.

“Purple Rain” is not a faithful adaptation or a straight jukebox musical, but it does successfully bring in Prince songs from ...

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

What we saw at Wednesday’s premiere in Minneapolis differed from preview performances of the Broadway-aimed Prince production ...

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 ...

Prince was mysterious, sexy. This adaptation of his 1984 film, onstage in Minneapolis, explains too much and comes off as disorienting.

After your masterplan succeeds and so many of your dreams come true… then what? That is a question a 26-year-old Prince may well have been asking himself after “Purple Rain” transformed him into a ...

As the stage adaptation of the film "Purple Rain" makes its pre-Broadway debut in Minneapolis, Dave Rusan reflected on his ...