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It is now 40 years since the 1984 release of “Purple Rain,” the film by Prince and its accompanying album, which netted the Minneapolis-born artist an Oscar for Best Original Song Score and multiple Grammy awards.

, along with many other sources, is reporting that the film is bound for the stage, intended for a Broadway run. The artistic staff for this production is impressive, including two-time Pulitzer Prize-finalist Branden Jacobs-Jenkins slated to author the book. Jacobs-Jenkins is the author of “Appropriate” and “An Octoroon,” both Obie winners for Best New American Play.

Lileana Blain-Cruz has been announced as the director. Blain-Cruz recently directed a revival of Thornton Wilder's comedy "The Skin of Our Teeth" on Broadway, for which she won the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play.

“Purple Rain” will be produced by Orin Wolf, whose past credits include the Tony Award-winning “The Band’s Visit” and “Once.”

Further details regarding the stage adaptation, including venue and date when the show will open, have not yet been released

Max Sparber

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Forty years after Prince's iconic "Purple Rain" film and album, a stage adaptation is in development for Broadway, featuring a team including Pulitzer-finalist Branden Jacobs-Jenkins as writer and Tony-winning Lileana Blain-Cruz as director.

Prince seated on a motorcycle on the cover of the album Purple Rain

Prince's 'Purple Rain' headed to Broadway in stage adaptation

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