MINNEAPOLIS -- This week marks 40 years since Prince and the Revolution performed their instantly legendary concert sets at First Avenue, debuting many of the songs that would eventually become the ...

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 ...

The album gave the twenty-six-year-old Minneapolis native his first Number One hits, and the movie, while not critically lauded, was a box office success. The young artist envisioned a major motion ...

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 ...

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 opened Wednesday ...