{"id":604052,"date":"2024-01-08T19:16:30","date_gmt":"2024-01-08T16:16:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/princes-purple-rain-to-be-adapted-for-stage\/"},"modified":"2024-01-08T19:16:30","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T16:16:30","slug":"princes-purple-rain-to-be-adapted-for-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/princes-purple-rain-to-be-adapted-for-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"#Prince\u2019s Purple Rain to be adapted for stage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a245a08015ba\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" 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class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_760,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/bertrand-guay-afp-via-getty-images_jivvjk\/prince-photo-by-bertrand-guay-afp-via-getty-images.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/bertrand-guay-afp-via-getty-images_jivvjk\/prince-photo-by-bertrand-guay-afp-via-getty-images.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/bertrand-guay-afp-via-getty-images_jivvjk\/prince-photo-by-bertrand-guay-afp-via-getty-images.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/bertrand-guay-afp-via-getty-images_jivvjk\/prince-photo-by-bertrand-guay-afp-via-getty-images.jpg 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1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/bertrand-guay-afp-via-getty-images_jivvjk\/prince-photo-by-bertrand-guay-afp-via-getty-images.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/bertrand-guay-afp-via-getty-images_jivvjk\/prince-photo-by-bertrand-guay-afp-via-getty-images.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"60vw\" alt=\"Prince\u2019s &lt;i&gt;Purple Rain&lt;\/i&gt; to be adapted for stage\"><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>    <span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n      Prince. Photo by Bertrand Guay\/AFP via Getty Images<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><br \/>\n      \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-258723\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            The classic 1984 film <i>Purple Rain<\/i>, starring and soundtracked by the music of Prince, is being revived as a stage musical, <i><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/01\/08\/theater\/purple-rain-prince-musical.html\">The New York Times<\/a><\/i> and <i><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2024\/legit\/news\/prince-movie-purple-rain-stage-musical-branden-jacobs-jenkins-1235863878\/\">Variety<\/a><\/i> report. The upcoming adaptation will be directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz and feature a retooled <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">script<\/a> from Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, based on the original screenplay by Albert Magnoli and William Blinn. The play\u2019s producer, Orin Wolf \u2014 who has also produced the Tony-winning Broadway adaptation of <i>The Band\u2019s Visit<\/i>, as well as the currently running <i>Buena Vista <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Social<\/a> Club<\/i> musical \u2014 announced the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> Monday morning.<\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>            Further details of the <i>Purple Rain<\/i> musical\u2019s production (including the date and location of its opening) have yet to be announced. The heads of The NorthStar Group and Primary Wave Music, both major rightsholders to portions of Prince\u2019s estate, wrote in a joint press statement that they couldn\u2019t \u201cthink of a more fitting tribute than to honor Prince and the <i>Purple Rain<\/i> legacy with this stage adaptation of the beloved story.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>            The original film version of <i>Purple Rain<\/i>, which tells the story of The Kid (Prince), a troubled but talented and ambitious Minneapolis musician, was a smash box office hit, grossing nearly $100 million worldwide against a $7.2 million budget. Its official soundtrack won two Grammys, as well as an Academy Award for Best Original Score. It remains Prince\u2019s most commercially successful album and one of the bestselling albums of all time, with 25 million copies sold globally.<\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-258724\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            <iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?p=TFI7834680816&amp;light=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"482\"><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\">\n    <span><br \/>\n      By <span class=\"credit_name\">Raphael Helfand<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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