Thanks to Stranger Things, a whole new generation of listeners is now getting to appreciate this 1984 mega-ballad ...

Don’t stop believing in “Purple Rain.” Since the title song of Prince’s 1984 hit movie was featured in the finale of Netflix’s “Stranger Things” Dec. 31, “Purple Rain” is enjoying another life. The ...

Obtaining permission to use two iconic Prince songs for 'Stranger Things' was like a Rubik's Cube for the music supervisor — ...

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Downtown Minneapolis skyscrapers were bathed in purple lights. The Timberwolves celebrated Prince with throwback jerseys. And “Purple Rain” cast member Grace Yoo sang the national anthem at a Vikings ...

“Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today, to get through this thing called life.” Those famous words spoken by Prince on his 1984 hit “Let’s Go Crazy” now serve as the opening line for the musical ...

… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. There were moments during “Purple Rain,” the musical adaptation of Prince’s 1984 ...

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Prince was mysterious, sexy. This adaptation of his 1984 film, onstage in Minneapolis, explains too much and comes off as disorienting. By Elisabeth Vincentelli Reporting from Minneapolis Adaptations ...

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — “One day, Prince walked in... and the rest is history." History — that for Dave Rusan — is still in the making. “He could have turned out to hate it,“ Rusan said about creating ...

When the lights went down inside the State Theatre and the opening chords of “Let’s Go Crazy” rang out, it was clear that Purple Rain had come home. The new stage musical, based on Prince’s 1984 film, ...

"Purple Rain" has finally arrived for its pre-Broadway run at the State Theatre. Prince’s Oscar- and Grammy-winning movie and album is now a musical, launching on a stage just blocks from the movie’s ...