Purple Rain Musical Hits Broadway in 2027 at Majestic Theatre
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- The 'Purple Rain' musical will debut on Broadway in 2027 at the Majestic Theatre, with previews beginning March 12 and opening night on April 12 — announced on the 42nd anniversary of the 1984 film that earned nearly $100 million worldwide.
- The stage adaptation features over 20 of Prince's hits, including 'When Doves Cry,' 'I Would Die 4 U,' 'Take Me With U' and 'The Beautiful Ones,' with the soundtrack album having spent 24 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
- The 'Purple Rain' soundtrack won two Grammys, three American Music Awards, two Brit Awards, and an Academy Award for best original song score, according to the source.
- Director Saheem Ali, book writer Peter Duchan, music supervisor Jason Michael Webb, and choreographer Ebony Williams lead the creative team, with Prince's former bandmates Bobby Z and Morris Hayes serving as music advisers.
- The musical was first staged in 2025 at Hennepin Theatre Trust's historic State Theatre in Minneapolis — Prince's birthplace — before its Broadway transfer, and producer Orin Wolf called it 'every bit as exciting for audiences today as it was when we first heard these songs on our boom boxes.'
Why it matters: The production tested in Prince's hometown Minneapolis first and recruited his actual bandmates Bobby Z and Morris Hayes as music advisers — an authenticity anchor that jukebox musicals don't always secure, and one that positions the show's credibility around living collaborators rather than pure nostalgia.
