NEW YORK, Nov. 11 (TodayViralUSA) — Broadway has found its Prince. Jordan Fisher will star as The Kid in the stage adaptation of “Purple Rain,” the role Prince made famous in the 1984 film, producer Orin Wolf announced Tuesday.
The musical will begin previews at the Majestic Theatre on March 12, 2027, ahead of an official opening on April 12, 2027, according to Deadline. Additional casting will be announced later.
A Broadway veteran takes the lead
Fisher is a familiar face on Broadway, with credits including Christian in “Moulin Rouge!,” Anthony in “Sweeney Todd,” the title role in “Dear Evan Hansen” and dual roles in “Hamilton.” He most recently played Seymour in the Off-Broadway revival of “Little Shop of Horrors.”
Screen audiences know him from Netflix’s “Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between,” “To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You,” the live TV musicals “Rent: Live!” and “Grease: Live!,” and Disney-Pixar’s “Turning Red.”
More than 20 Prince hits
The production features more than 20 Prince songs, including “When Doves Cry,” “I Would Die 4 U” and “The Beautiful Ones.” Tony-nominated director Saheem Ali is staging the show from a book by Peter Duchan, with choreography by Ebony Williams and a music team led by Jason Michael Webb. Longtime Prince collaborators Bobby Z and Morris Hayes are serving as music advisers.
Set in Minneapolis in 1984, the story follows a magnetic young performer whose troubled past threatens the success he has built with his band.
The original film, Prince’s screen debut, grossed close to $100 million worldwide and won the Academy Award for best original score, Deadline noted.
Sources & Credits
- Deadline: ‘Purple Rain’ Musical: Jordan Fisher Is New Prince Of Broadway
- The Washington Post (AP): Broadway finds its Prince: Jordan Fisher cast as ‘The Kid’ in ‘Purple Rain’ musical
Image: Jordan Fisher performs at the Global Music Diplomacy Initiative launch, U.S. Department of State, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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