More than 2,000 Prince fans, followers and theatergoers waited in lines that stretched around the block Thursday night to catch the first-ever public performance of the "Purple Rain" musical at the ...

“Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today, to get through this thing called life.” Those famous words spoken by Prince on his 1984 hit “Let’s Go Crazy” now serve as the opening line for the musical ...

There was a flourish of purple at the State Theater for the debut of a new musical adaptation of the performer’s 1984 movie in his hometown in Minnesota. There was a flourish of purple at the State ...

Prince was mysterious, sexy. This adaptation of his 1984 film, onstage in Minneapolis, explains too much and comes off as disorienting. By Elisabeth Vincentelli Reporting from Minneapolis Adaptations ...