Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ Will Be Adapted for the Stage

The Hollywood Reporter: A stage adaptation of Prince’s film Purple Rain is under development, with a world premiere in the works. The adaptation will feature a score by Prince, who died in 2016, a book by Pulitzer-Prize finalist Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, whose play Appropriate is currently on Broadway, and direction by Lileana Blain-Cruz, who recently helmed Skin of Our Teeth on Broadway.