Jordan Fisher is ready to walk in Prince’s boots. The Broadway star has been cast as The Kid, the role Prince made legendary on screen, in the highly anticipated Broadway musical adaptation of Purple Rain.
The show begins previews March 12, 2027, at the Majestic Theatre and officially opens April 12. It marks the first time Fisher will originate a role in a new Broadway musical.
Fisher knows exactly how big a challenge it is. “You’d have to be crazy to do this. I mean, come on! The voice, the moves, the music — he made it all look effortless,” he said in a video announcing the news. “And now I get the chance to bring it all to Broadway. People are gonna think I’m crazy for even trying. And maybe I am crazy enough to put in the hours, crazy enough to try to walk in his boots. I know what Purple Rain means to people, and I’m ready to show everyone where crazy can take you. Let’s go.”
Based on Prince’s Grammy-winning album and the Oscar-winning 1984 film, the musical is set in Minneapolis in 1984, as a new era of music television is creating overnight stars.
The Kid, a magnetic young performer, seems like the perfect frontman to lead his bandmates to stardom. But when his past threatens everything he’s built, he has to sing his way out of the darkness and into the spotlight. The production features more than 20 of Prince’s hits, including When Doves Cry, I Would Die 4 U, Take Me With You and The Beautiful Ones.
Director Saheem Ali, a Tony nominee for Buena Vista Social Club and Fat Ham, says Fisher is bringing more than talent to the role.
“What’s been thrilling about watching him inhabit ‘The Kid’ is discovering the fire beneath the surface: the swagger, vulnerability and restless creative spirit we recognize in Prince,” Ali said. “He’s finding something raw, surprising and deeply human in this iconic character, and I can’t wait for Broadway audiences to experience it.”
Fisher arrives with one of Broadway’s most impressive résumés. He has starred as Christian in Moulin Rouge!, Anthony in Sweeney Todd, Evan in Dear Evan Hansen and Laurens/Philip in Hamilton, and most recently played Seymour in the Off-Broadway revival of Little Shop of Horrors.
On screen, he produced and starred in Netflix’s Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between and appeared in To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You, Work It, Grease: Live!, Rent: Live! and Disney/Pixar’s Turning Red. He’s also the founder and CEO of Jordan Fisher Productions.
An alternate will play The Kid on Tuesday evenings and Wednesday matinees, and additional casting will be announced later. Tickets are on sale now through Telecharge.
