Jordan Fisher will play The Kid in the Broadway adaptation of Prince’s Purple Rain, producer Orin Wolf announced in New York on November 10. The show is scheduled to begin previews at the Majestic Theatre on March 12, 2027, before an official opening on April 12. The casting gives Fisher the lead role in a new stage version of one of Prince’s best-known works.
The musical draws on Prince’s 1984 film and album. Its story follows a young musician in the Minneapolis club scene as he faces family conflict, competition from another band and a developing romance. According to the production, the stage score includes more than 20 Prince songs. The original film won an Academy Award for its song score, while its soundtrack won two Grammy Awards.
Fisher has appeared on Broadway in Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen, Sweeney Todd and Moulin Rouge! The Musical, according to the producers. This production will be the first time he creates a role in a new Broadway musical. Director Saheem Ali said Fisher brings both vulnerability and energy to the character, qualities the director associates with Prince’s original portrayal.
The stage musical first played in Minneapolis, Prince’s hometown, in 2025, when Kris Kollins portrayed The Kid, the Associated Press reported. The Broadway version has a revised creative team: Peter Duchan wrote the book and Ali directs. Jason Michael Webb oversees musical arrangements and orchestration, while Ebony Williams handles choreography, according to the production.
The announced song list includes When Doves Cry, I Would Die 4 U, Take Me with You and The Beautiful Ones. Bobby Z and Morris Hayes, both former Prince collaborators, are music advisers. The producers also said a different performer will play The Kid on Tuesday evenings and Wednesday matinees; they have not yet named that performer.
Tickets are already on sale, according to the Shubert Organization. Producers say they will announce further casting later. The March previews and April opening will be the next public milestones for a Broadway version that follows the Minneapolis staging and brings Prince’s music and film story to a New York theater audience.
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