On Wednesday evening, “Purple Rain,” the musical adaptation of Prince’s semi-autobiographical movie officially opens at ...

What we saw at Wednesday’s premiere in Minneapolis differed from preview performances of the Broadway-aimed Prince production ...

“Purple Rain” is not a faithful adaptation or a straight jukebox musical, but it does successfully bring in Prince songs from ...

2016 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Actress in a Musical Cynthia Erivo 2016 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Director of a Musical John Doyle 2016 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Featured Actress in a ...

The best thing that happened during previews is Kris Kollins’ rapid development from timid amateur to captivating headliner.

Chicago loves Celie, Sofia and Shug Avery, and has embraced “The Color Purple,” the 2005 Broadway musical based on both the beloved Alice Walker novel of strife, resilience and triumph in rural ...

Fantasia is incredibly Versatile in her vocal abilities and she does not scream. There is technique to the things she does with her voice. I’m sure she will be using multiple stylings and techniques ...

Ah man, you have no idea. I mean, it’s something that I’ve always wanted to do. Like Adrienne, I’ve looked up to you. I’ve looked up to all of you but like, you know, you have a very special place in ...

Aurora’s Paramount Theatre, which staged an acrobatics–filled remount of “Cats” this past spring, tops this year’s list of nominations for 2025 Equity Jeffs, which are awards typically given to the ...

Thank you, Tasiandee, for keeping such good track of who’s playing who. If this really is our cast, then I have enormous confidence in this film. Especially since the director co-directed Beyoncé’s ...