“Purple Rain,” the movie, is an odd one. Fronted by a first-time actor and marred by misogyny and violence, it ultimately succeeds thanks to one of the greatest rock music soundtracks in history.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A “Purple Rain” is going to fall another week. Hennepin Arts announced Tuesday that producers have added a week of performances of ...

The creative minds behind Purple Rain the Musical are sharing new details about the show ahead of it's pre-Broadway release in Minneapolis. The stage adaptation of Prince’s legendary film and album, ...

The big day has arrived. On Wednesday evening, “Purple Rain,” the musical adaptation of Prince’s semi-autobiographical movie officially opens at Minneapolis’ State Theatre. It runs through Nov. 23.

After several years in development and a six-month delay from its originally scheduled debut to work out creative details, the musical based on Prince’s iconic 1984 film and album “Purple Rain” opened ...

Prince believed John Lennon’s Imagine would still exist in 2,000 years, praising its timeless message and lasting cultural ...

After several weeks of public preview performances to test creative ideas, the world-premiere “Purple Rain” musical adaptation officially opened in its finished form Nov. 5. Like the original 1984 ...