Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The grand old duke: Kieran Hodgson as Prince Andrew in Channel 4’s new musical (Channel 4) Written by and starring Kieran Hodgson, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 14: (Exclusive Coverage) Prince performs onstage at Warner Theatre on June 14, 2015 in Washington, DC.

Prince's music is becoming a stage musical — eventually. Producer Orin Wolf announced Monday that he is developing a stage version of Purple Rain — the 1984, vaguely autobiographical film that made ...

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A frenzied performance of “Let’s Go Crazy”? Check. A set that resembles the Minneapolis club First Avenue? Check. But a scene in which a woman is tossed into a trash bin against her will? Or saucy ...

Are you ready to go crazy and kiss in the purple rain like it’s 1999? Before his death, Prince was no stranger to the silver screen. His most famous film is 1984’s Purple Rain. The movie won an ...

Dearly beloved - we are gathered here - to celebrate this thing called Prince. After being in previews for the last few weeks, Purple Rain the Musical had its official world premier at the State ...

In the semi-autobiographical musical, released on July 27, 1984, Prince played “the Kid,” a musician who performs at a local Minneapolis club with his band while trying to escape his abusive father.

Lileana Blain-Cruz remembers dancing to “Kiss” by Prince in the club as a young adult; now she’s directing a musical about him. “It’s going to be a party, I’m excited,” Blain-Cruz said. She is ...

The book for the musical is being penned by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, whose play Appropriate won a 2014 Obie Award for Best New American Play and is now running on Broadway. The production will be ...