You're likely aware of "Purple Rain" on the screen , but now that movie is hitting the stage and will debut in Minneapolis before heading to Broadway.

Prince Rogers Nelson was a singer and superstar.

"Prince is still here. He's here through the music. That's what he always cared about. He was our Mozart. We're so lucky to have him," said Purple Rain writer Brandon Jacobs-Jenkins.

Lights, camera, action are nothing new with Prince's story already living in movies, TB and books. And now, it's hitting the stage.

The writer and director of "Purple Rain" want to show it to fans living in his birthplace before anyone else.

"It just felt right," said Jacobs-Jenkins. "It was one of the first thoughts we had when we signed onto the show was, 'You have to premiere this in Minneapo

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