Jordan Fisher will play the Kid in Broadway’s Purple Rain, the stage musical based on Prince’s 1984 film and album. Producer Orin Wolf announced the casting Tuesday. Fisher is scheduled to lead the show at the Majestic Theatre, where previews begin March 12, 2027, and opening night is April 12.
An alternate will play the Kid on Tuesday evenings and Wednesday matinees, according to the producer’s announcement. The production has yet to name that performer or announce the rest of the Broadway cast. Telecharge is selling tickets. The Majestic is at 245 West 44th Street in Manhattan.
Fisher’s first original Broadway role
Fisher has appeared in Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen, Sweeney Todd and Hadestown. The new show marks his first time originating a role in a Broadway musical. That distinction refers to the Broadway production. Kris Kollins played the Kid opposite Rachel Webb as Apollonia at the 2025 Minneapolis premiere. Prince played the Kid in the original film.
The fictional story returns to the Minneapolis club scene in 1984. The Kid fronts a band while trying to make a name for himself, and the pressure comes from both his home life and the competition around him. The music is Prince’s. The Broadway listing includes “When Doves Cry,” “I Would Die 4 U” and “The Beautiful Ones” among the songs. The stage show draws from the film and its accompanying album, so the score will already be familiar to many people coming to the musical.
What carries over to Broadway
Saheem Ali directs the Broadway production, with a book by Peter Duchan. Jason Michael Webb leads the music team and Ebony Williams choreographs. Bobby Z and Morris Hayes, who both worked with Prince, are music advisers. The Minneapolis production had a different director and writer. Lileana Blain-Cruz directed the premiere at the State Theatre, with a book by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. The change in creative team is another difference between the Minneapolis run and the New York production. Webb and Williams held the same music and choreography roles in Minneapolis.
The March preview date and the April opening serve different purposes. The previews are public performances before the official opening, and tickets are available for those dates. Anyone booking specifically for Fisher should pay attention to the alternate schedule when choosing a performance. The producer announced two regular slots for the alternate, so a Tuesday evening or Wednesday matinee should not be booked on the assumption that Fisher will play the Kid.
