Prince’s Purple Rain is getting a Broadway adaptation, with the musical scheduled to premiere at the Majestic Theatre next year, according to Pitchfork.
The production will be directed by Saheem Ali, who directed the Tony-winning Buena Vista Social Club. Peter Duchan, known for Dogfight, wrote the script, and Ebony Williams, who worked on Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour, is handling choreography.
Prince collaborators Bobby Z and Morris Hayes have also been brought in as music advisors. The show is set to begin previews on March 12, 2027, followed by an official opening on April 12.
Originally released in 1984 as both a film and album, Purple Rain helped turn Prince into a global icon. The album spent 24 straight weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and later went on to become more than 13-times platinum.
