Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ to become a Broadway musical adapted by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Published by New York Daily News NEW YORK — The forecast predicts that New York City’s prestigious Theater District will be splashed with royal hues when Prince‘s most celebrated work hits Broadway. The late music icon’s hit 1984 movie, “Purple Rain,” is being adapted into a stage musical written by Pulitzer Prize finalist Branden Jacobs-Jenkins […]
New York Daily News
NEW YORK — The forecast predicts that New York City’s prestigious Theater District will be splashed with royal hues when Prince‘s most celebrated work hits Broadway. The late music icon’s hit 1984 movie, “Purple Rain,” is being adapted into a stage musical written by Pulitzer Prize finalist Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and directed by Tony Award nominee Lileana Blain-Cruz. Jacobs-Jenkins marked his Broadway debut last month with a star-studded revival of the family drama “Appropriate” headlined by Emmy Award winner Sarah Paulson. Blain-Cruz, who recently helmed Lincoln Center Theater’s production of…
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