Who?

Cares.

Can't wait until we finally get a new release next year and it's just the cast recording from this damn musical. Maybe we'll even get a box set with Dolby Atmos mixes if we're lucky!

"This production contains adult content."

"It features a book by Tony Award winner and Pulitzer Prize finalist Branden Jacobs-Jenkins"

?

A book?

Does it come with a book?

playwright

Never seen a musical.

Will never see one.

Don't like it. It's not music to me.

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So, it comes with a published playwright ...

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For those who are familiar with musicals, what y'all think this will be?

A good one?

I presume songs will be re-recorded, with other musicians, or do they use the orginal Prince instrumentals with new singers over it?

I might sound stupid, but I really have no idea about adaptations of something like the PR mvie and album...

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And are they going to use music not from the PR era as well?

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I find it interesting that Morris Hayes is highlighted as being on the creative team

Morris is very much of the 90s NPG era - Very different style

Having said that, for the record I have absolutely zero interest in this, other than the sad fallout for the fans, as this train crashes through the station and loses a tonne of money

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Vannormal said:

"It features a book by Tony Award winner and Pulitzer Prize finalist Branden Jacobs-Jenkins"

?

A book?

Does it come with a book?

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For fuck's sake, it's a musical term. This was already discussed at length when this was originally announced a year ago. You can literally google "musical book" and get an answer.

bizzie said:

Vannormal said:

"It features a book by Tony Award winner and Pulitzer Prize finalist Branden Jacobs-Jenkins"

?

A book?

Does it come with a book?

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For fuck's sake, it's a musical term. This was already discussed at length when this was originally announced a year ago. You can literally google "musical book" and get an answer.

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For fucks sake, no I absolute can not.

I can't read, nor think, nor write, nor search, and I can't stand musicals.

I can only annoy (you). That's the only thing Im really good at, and ask more pointless stupid questions, waiting for your kind reply.

So. Musical book huh.

Look it up for me, will ya.

Vannormal said:

Never seen a musical.

Will never see one.

Don't like it. It's not music to me.

-

So, it comes with a published playwright ...

-

For those who are familiar with musicals, what y'all think this will be?

A good one?

I presume songs will be re-recorded, with other musicians, or do they use the orginal Prince instrumentals with new singers over it?

I might sound stupid, but I really have no idea about adaptations of something like the PR mvie and album...

-

And are they going to use music not from the PR era as well?

[Edited 5/19/25 9:47am]

At last year's Celebration they had some of the cast, not sure if it's even the same people at this point. There was a female playing Jermome Benton. They did say there would be music from different Prince eras. The songs were played live with new singers. I don't plan on attending.

bozojones said:

bozojones said:

Is there anyone in here who is seriuosly intereted in this some stage show/musical with probably performrs who weren't even around when Purple Rain was released and then proceed to do there creepy, over the top but so "sincere" and "real" musical song and dance "acting"?

JorisE73 said:

Is there anyone in here who is seriuosly intereted in this some stage show/musical with probably performrs who weren't even around when Purple Rain was released and then proceed to do there creepy, over the top but so "sincere" and "real" musical song and dance "acting"?

Probably not, but this show isn't for us. It's for the people who comment about how excited they are to buy Prince bedsheets on the official accounts

I'd go! It could be fun. At least, interesting to see what the theater creatives could come up with to make the story an interesting stage phenomenon. Serious investors have put their stake in it so I'm thinking the production will have something new to offer live audiences.

Note that at the future plans panel, they said that there was a first version that was more classical, and then the writers had come up with a more experimental version, and the estate had told them to not do that version.

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Also note that this is supposed to premiere in four months, after being delayed half a year (!), and still there is very little info.

bozojones said:

JorisE73 said:

Is there anyone in here who is seriuosly intereted in this some stage show/musical with probably performrs who weren't even around when Purple Rain was released and then proceed to do there creepy, over the top but so "sincere" and "real" musical song and dance "acting"?

Probably not, but this show isn't for us. It's for the people who comment about how excited they are to buy Prince bedsheets on the official accounts

Ah rigfht those people that spend $1400 to play beer pong

bizzie said:

Note that at the future plans panel, they said that there was a first version that was more classical, and then the writers had come up with a more experimental version, and the estate had told them to not do that version.

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Also note that this is supposed to premiere in four months, after being delayed half a year (!), and still there is very little info.

Some guy said the rewrite 'Woked it up' and had all those gender and rainbow nonsense being a big focus, the Estate seemingly shut that down post haste lol

bizzie said:

JorisE73 said:

theblueangel said:

JorisE73 said:

Some guy said the rewrite 'Woked it up' and had all those gender and rainbow nonsense being a big focus, the Estate seemingly shut that down post haste lol

Incredibly gross comment.

OK, but it was still said and if that's the reason then so be it. Nothing groos about the comment in my opinion.