Purple Rain Marquee is Up - Who is in it?
Purple Rain Marquee is Up - Who is in it?
macbeth
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KevinKlawitter
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/21/20
#2Purple Rain Marquee is Up - Who is in it?
Posted: 8/11/25 at 9:32am
No casting has been announced yet, though I imagine it will be pretty soon.
The question is will it be local talent or a more potentially Broadway-friendly name?
Jarethan
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/10/11
#3Purple Rain Marquee is Up - Who is in it?
Posted: 8/11/25 at 11:18am
Is it is Minneapolis? Love the little bit of marquee that I see.
#4Purple Rain Marquee is Up - Who is in it?
Posted: 8/11/25 at 12:36pm
Jarethan said: "Is it is Minneapolis? Love the little bit of marquee that I see."
Yes, it is in Minneapolis.
Just give the world Love. - S. Wonder
#5Purple Rain Marquee is Up - Who is in it?
Posted: 8/11/25 at 2:34pm
Rumor I’ve heard is there will be some cast changes for the eventual Broadway run due to scheduling conflicts.
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KevinKlawitter
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/21/20
KevinKlawitter
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/21/20
#7Purple Rain Marquee is Up - Who is in it?
Posted: 8/12/25 at 2:02pm
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNQ4_39ujhl/?igsh=ZTF5cWFoa2V3bzBl
#8Purple Rain Marquee is Up - Who is in it?
Posted: 8/12/25 at 2:13pm
RACHEL SIMONE WEBB!!!
I will be sat.
Oh look, a bibu!
#9Purple Rain Marquee is Up - Who is in it?
Posted: 8/12/25 at 2:17pm
Kollins and Webb rehearsing "Take Me With you".
https://playbill.com/article/broadway-aimed-purple-rain-musical-finds-its-stars
Just give the world Love. - S. Wonder
CoffeeBreak
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/30/17
#10Purple Rain Marquee is Up - Who is in it?
Posted: 8/12/25 at 2:31pm
Wow. If this is on Broadway next year it may be the Tony winner.
Sutton Ross
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#11Purple Rain Marquee is Up - Who is in it?
Posted: 8/12/25 at 2:43pm
Holy God, those voices. And Kris Kollins is similar to Prince in every way imaginable. WOW.
#12Purple Rain Marquee is Up - Who is in it?
Posted: 8/12/25 at 3:26pm
I hope this goes over well and transfers this season. It's currently a snoozefest of announced new musicals so far.
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Sutton Ross
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#13Purple Rain Marquee is Up - Who is in it?
Posted: 8/12/25 at 3:28pm
Agreed, it's boring AF right now.
BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#14Purple Rain Marquee is Up - Who is in it?
Posted: 8/12/25 at 4:22pm
CoffeeBreak said: "Wow. If this is on Broadway next year it may be the Tony winner."
#15Purple Rain Marquee is Up - Who is in it?
Posted: 8/12/25 at 5:26pm
I have been a pretty hardcore Prince fan since his second album, "Prince". When I heard about this musical my immediate thought was that they better find someone good to play "The Kid". I just went searching for videos of Kollins and found one that, in my opinion, shows off his Prince like vocals. I think he will have this part down vocally and hope he also has the Prince moves and acting ability to pull this off. After watching this video, I am now a bit more excited for this show.
https://youtu.be/-MEY8D11RXw?si=sZ9WG8zrNycywROJ
Just give the world Love. - S. Wonder
#16Purple Rain Marquee is Up - Who is in it?
Posted: 8/12/25 at 5:30pm
The Kid is also a weird part because it was both based on and played by Prince, who has insane and unusual charisma but who was never accused of being a great or nuanced actor. So, there's surely a CHARACTER to be played here, but in the shadow of the unique PERFORMER who nominally played that role.
#17Purple Rain Marquee is Up - Who is in it?
Posted: 8/12/25 at 6:06pm
darquegk said: "The Kid is also a weird part because it was both based on and played by Prince, who has insane and unusual charisma but who was never accused of being a great or nuanced actor. So, there's surely a CHARACTER to be played here, but in the shadow of the unique PERFORMER who nominally played that role."
Yes. Kind of the same thing went through my mind. Are they going to direct him to play it more like the character in the movie or closer to Prince's real personality? Prince was not the best actor in the world so Kollins may be able to pull off the character a bit better.
Just give the world Love. - S. Wonder
Updated On: 8/12/25 at 06:06 PM
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