MINNEAPOLIS — After years of behind-the-scenes prep, three weeks of previews and the last-minute painting of downtown Minneapolis purple, the decisive moment has arrived. “Purple Rain” officially ...

Rachel Webb, as Apollonia, tends to save the show's more intimate scenes with empathy to spare. Credit: Matthew Murphy There were moments during “Purple Rain,” the musical adaptation of Prince’s 1984 ...

There was a flourish of purple at the State Theater for the debut of a new musical adaptation of the performer’s 1984 movie in his hometown in Minnesota. There was a flourish of purple at the State ...