Jordan Fisher has been cast as Prince's leading role of The Boy in the Broadway adaptation of Purple Rain, giving the musical its first announced star as it heads toward New York. It is the first time Fisher will originate a Broadway role.
The casting lands now because Purple Rain is already on the clock: previews begin in March, and the production is set to open next spring at the Majestic Theatre. For Fisher, the part adds Broadway's highest-profile sort of assignment, one tied to a story and soundtrack that helped define Prince's image and music.
Purple Rain follows an up-and-coming rock musician in the Minneapolis club scene, juggling a difficult home life and a budding romance. The film won an Oscar for its song score, and its soundtrack won two Grammys, powered by songs including Let's Go Crazy, When Doves Cry and Take Me With U.
The Broadway version is not simply a transfer of the Minneapolis world premiere. That 2025 staging used a story by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and direction by Lileana Blain-Cruz, while the New York production has a story by Peter Duchan and direction by Saheem Ali. Kris Kollins played The Boy in Minneapolis, so Fisher is stepping into a role that has already been reshaped before it reaches Broadway.
Fisher's resume already includes Hadestown, Dear Evan Hansen, Sweeney Todd and Hamilton, and he is also known for To All the Boys I've Loved Before and Dancing With the Stars. Additional casting will be announced later, which leaves the rest of the company to be filled in around the production's next major milestone.
