It’s one of his signature recordings, so it’s hard to entertain the idea of anyone playing the Purple Rain guitar solo apart from Prince (although that hasn't stopped plenty of people from giving it a ...

For 40 years, fans of Prince have been “laughing” and “bathing” in his movie “Purple Rain.” In the semi-autobiographical musical, released on July 27, 1984, Prince played “the Kid,” a musician who ...

The man born Prince Rogers Nelson 66 years ago this month entered the year 1984 as a mysterious, budding star and wrapped it as a worldwide phenomenon whose influence remains evident across genres and ...

… 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 ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: 1984 was a strange time for American movie musicals. They weren’t exactly extinct; for the third year in a row, the Oscars found enough nominees to present an award for ...

Purple Rain, Prince‘s smash 1984 music-packed film, is being developed for the stage by a Broadway producer, with a book by two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and direction by ...