JORDAN FISHER
To Play “The Kid”
In Broadway Musical Adaptation of
Prince's PURPLE RAIN
PREVIEWS BEGIN FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 2027
OPENING NIGHT SET FOR MONDAY, APRIL 12, 2027
(November 10, 2026, New York, NY) – Producer Orin Wolf announced today that actor, producer, and musician JORDAN FISHER will play the leading role of “The Kid” in the highly anticipated Broadway stage adaptation of PURPLE RAIN. This marks the first time that Jordan has created a role in a new Broadway musical.
Featuring over 20 of Prince’s iconic hits, including “When Doves Cry,” “I Would Die 4 U,” "Take Me with You," and "The Beautiful Ones," PURPLE RAIN is an electrifying new musical based on the Grammy®-winning album and Oscar®-winning film.
PURPLE RAIN will premiere next spring at the Majestic Theatre (245 W 44th Street), beginning previews on Friday, March 12, 2027, and officially opening on Monday, April 12, 2027. Tickets are currently on sale at Telecharge. An alternate performer will play the role of “The Kid” on Tuesday evenings and Wednesday matinees. Additional casting will be announced at a later date.
JORDAN FISHER’s many Broadway credits include Christian in Moulin Rouge!, Anthony in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Evan in Dear Evan Hansen, and Laurens/Philip in Hamilton, as well as Bobby in the NYCC production of Urinetown. Most recently, Fisher starred as Seymour in the Off-Broadway revival of Little Shop of Horrors. On screen, he produced and starred in Netflix’s Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between. His credits also include To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You, Work It, Rent: Live!, Grease: Live!, and Disney/Pixar’s Turning Red. An actor, artist, producer, and advocate whose work spans stage, screen, and music, he is the Founder and CEO of Jordan Fisher Productions, a production company focused on curating collaborative theater and film projects that spark meaningful conversations.
“We know that Jordan Fisher is an extraordinary talent, but what’s been thrilling about watching him inhabit ‘The Kid’ is discovering the fire beneath the surface: the swagger, vulnerability and restless creative spirit we recognize in Prince,” said director Saheem Ali. “Jordan brings all of that to the role, along with an infectious generosity that makes everyone around him better. He’s finding something raw, surprising, and deeply human in this iconic character, and I can’t wait for Broadway audiences to experience it."
Minneapolis, 1984. A new era of music television is creating overnight stars. A magnetic young performer known as “The Kid” seems like the perfect frontman to lead his bandmates to stardom. But when his past threatens everything he's built, he’ll have to sing his way out of the darkness and into the spotlight where he belongs.
The stage adaptation of PURPLE RAIN features music by Prince, direction by Tony®️-nominated director Saheem Ali (Buena Vista Social Club), a book by playwright and screenwriter Peter Duchan (Dogfight), a music team led by Tony®️ Award winner Jason Michael Webb (MJ the Musical), and choreography by Emmy®️ Award winner Ebony Williams (Sneakerella; additional choreography for the Renaissance World Tour).
Bobby Z and Morris Hayes, both of whom worked with Prince for years as bandmates and musical collaborators, serve the production as Music Advisers.
The Broadway production of PURPLE RAIN will feature scenic design by Tony Award-winner David Zinn; video & projection design by Nathan Amzi and Joe Ransom; costume design by Tony Award-winner Montana Levi Blanco; lighting design by Tony Award-winner Justin Townsend; sound design by Tony Award-winner Gareth Owen; hair and wig design by Cookie Jordan; and makeup design by Kyle Krueger. Casting is by The TRC Company and the Production Stage Manager is Amanda Spooner.
ABOUT PRINCE AND PURPLE RAIN
PRINCE ROGERS NELSON (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016) is widely regarded as one of the greatest musicians of all time. A singer, songwriter, musician, and music producer, he received countless awards, nominations and accolades for his music, performances, and skill as a multi-instrumentalist, frequently playing all or most of the instruments on his recordings. His music incorporated a wide variety of styles, including funk, rhythm and blues, rock, new wave, soul, blues, jazz, and hip-hop. Prince produced his albums himself, pioneering the Minneapolis sound.
Prince has sold over 150 million records worldwide, ranking him among the best-selling music artists of all time. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004, the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2006, and the Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame in 2016. He received seven Grammy Awards, seven Brit Awards, six American Music Awards, four MTV Video Awards, and Academy Award for Best Original Score for Purple Rain, and a Golden Globe Award. Two of his albums, Purple Rain (1984) and Sign o’ the Times (1987), received Grammy nominations for Album of the Year. His albums 1999, Purple Rain, and Sign o’ the Times have all been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. At the 2013 Billboard Music Awards he was honored with the Billboard Icon Award.
The film, PURPLE RAIN, tells the fictional story of The Kid, an up-and-coming rock musician in the Minneapolis club scene, as he contends with a tumultuous home environment, a rival band, and a budding romance. Released in July 1984 by Warner Bros, the film was originated by Prince, directed by Albert Magnoli and written by Magnoli and William Blinn. It was Prince’s film debut.
PURPLE RAIN is a cultural phenomenon, widely regarded as one of the greatest musical films ever made, grossing close to $100 million worldwide and winning the Academy Award for Best Original Score. In 2019, the Library of Congress added the film to the National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."
Prince and The Revolution’s iconic soundtrack, PURPLE RAIN, was released in June 1984. The album received two Grammys, three American Music Awards, two Brit Awards, and an Academy Award for Best Original Song Score. The album remained at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 for 24 weeks, is certified 13x Platinum by the Recording Industry of America (RIAA) and has sold over 25 million copies worldwide. As a testament to the album’s enduring appeal, it recently re-entered the Billboard 200.
ABOUT THE CREATIVE TEAM
SAHEEM ALI (Director) is a proud immigrant from Kenya, currently serving as the Associate Artistic Director/ Resident Director of New York’s Public Theater. He is a Tony Award nominee, for both Buena Vista Social Club and Fat Ham, the latter of which also earned the Joe A. Callaway award, Drama Desk and Lucille Lortel nominations. His Shakespeare in the Park productions of Romeo & Juliet, Twelfth Night and Merry Wives were recorded for PBS Great Performances and was the subject of the HBO documentary Reopening Night. Other productions include Goddess, Good Bones, Fires in the Mirror (Signature Theatre), The Rolling Stone (Lincoln Center Theater), Passage (Soho Rep) and Sugar in Our Wounds (MTC). He is the recipient of an Obie Award for Sustained Excellence in Directing, a Sir John Gielgud SDCF Fellow and a Shubert Fellow. MFA: Columbia University
PETER DUCHAN (Book) wrote the book of the musical Dogfight, which had its world premiere at Second Stage Theater (directed by Joe Mantello). Dogfight won the 2013 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Musical and was also nominated for five Outer Critics Circle Awards (including New Off-Broadway Musical and Book of a Musical) and two Drama League Awards (including Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical). The London production was nominated for Evening Standard Awards including Best Musical. As a playwright, Peter was a 2011-2012 Dramatists Guild Fellow and a 2014 recipient of the Robert Chesley Playwriting Award. Other theater credits include writing the books of the musicals The Illusionist (Nissay Theatre, Tokyo) and Stu for Silverton (Intiman Theatre, Seattle), as well as co-creating (with director-choreographer Warren Carlyle) a revue, Carefree: Dancing with Fred and Ginger (RKO/NJPAC). He served as Script Consultant for the long-running Broadway musical Waitress and Creative Consultant for Lempicka, which opened on Broadway in 2024. Film credits include co-writing the screenplay for Breaking Upwards (IFC Films), as well as the short film, Unlocked (Tribeca Film Festival). He graduated from Northwestern University and lives in Manhattan.
JASON MICHAEL WEBB (Music Supervision, Arrangements and Orchestrations) is a Special Tony Award recipient, two-time Grammy nominee, arranger, orchestrator, conductor, producer, and music director whose work sits at the intersection of Broadway, gospel, film, and popular music. Raised on the Jersey Shore, Webb began playing piano at age four and worked professionally for churches by the age of nine, an early foundation that continues to shape his approach to music, collaboration, and storytelling. Webb currently serves as the Music Director of MJ: The Musical, for which he received Tony and Grammy nominations for his orchestrations. Recent projects include the Sia musical Saturday Church (New York Theatre Workshop) and Revolution(s), featuring the catalogue of Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Tom Morello. His Broadway credits include Choir Boy (for which he received a Special Tony Award), The Color Purple, and Motown: The Musical. His film credits include The Greatest Showman, Respect (Executive Music Producer), and serving as Director of the acclaimed 2021 filmed production of The Last Five Years. Throughout his career, Webb has collaborated with artists including Jennifer Hudson, The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir, and Mariah Carey, reflecting a musical voice equally at home on stage, on screen, and in the recording studio. As Music Supervisor, Arranger, and Orchestrator of Purple Rain, Jason is collaborating with the creative team to reimagine Prince's landmark score for the stage. As a lifelong student of Prince's music, he views the project as more than a career milestone; it is the rare opportunity to devote his own artistic voice to the music that first helped shape it.
EBONY WILLIAMS (Choreographer). Known for her work with renowned Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet as the company’s first African American female dancer, and as a pop culture icon featured in Beyoncé’s "Single Ladies," Emmy Award-winning Ebony Williams has quickly positioned herself as Hollywood’s go-to Choreographer. Williams’ choreography credits include: "Sneakerella" (Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography, Disney+), Choreographer of Jennifer Hudson's 2024 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade performance, Choreographer of Doja Cat's Scarlet Tour and META VR Capture, Choreographer of Doja Cat’s 2023 & 2021 MTV VMA’s, and Co-Choreographer of Doja Cat’s 2022 Coachella performances, Rosé (F1 Promo, Movement director), Future (Yellow Coins Gala, Choreographer), and FKA Twigs ("On My Mind" Music Video, Choreographer/Movement Director). Ebony has been the Choreographer for Alicia Keys (2021 KEYS promo tour), Beyoncé (Black is King), Tate McRae (MTV EMA Performance); she also provided additional choreography for Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour and the In the Heights feature film. Theatre: Choreographer (Fangirls, Lyric Hammersmith London), Choreographer (Toni Stone, Huntington Theatre), Associate Choreographer Jagged Little Pill on Broadway/National Tour. Commercials/brand choreography: Grove, NY Lottery, US Open, Alice + Olivia, and Lululemon.
MORRIS HAYES was a member of Prince’s band, “The New Power Generation,” for almost two decades, and served as Prince’s Musical Director for several years. In addition to Prince, Morris Hayes has performed live with such acclaimed artists as Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan, Whitney Houston, Sheila E., H.E.R., Elton John, Maceo Parker, John Legend, Lenny Kravitz, Alicia Keys, Usher, Maroon 5, D’Angelo, Common, Kanye West, and many others. Morris Hayes performed in the historic Super Bowl Halftime Show with Prince in 2007 and was the Musical Director for the official Prince Tribute Concert in St. Paul, Minnesota, in October 2016.
Record producer and musician BOBBY Z was the drummer in Prince’s legendary band, The Revolution, from 1978 to 1986. Along with his fellow bandmates, he appeared in the film PURPLE RAIN. Bobby played on many of Prince’s most legendary albums, including Dirty Mind, 1999, Purple Rain, Controversy, Around the World in a Day, Parade, and Sign o’ the Times.