Actor Jordan Fisher to star in Prince musical 'Purple Rain' on Broadway

The team behind the Prince musical "Purple Rain" on Broadway made a big casting announcement Tuesday morning. 

Jordan Fisher to play ‘The Kid’ in ‘Purple Rain’ musical

What we know:

Actor Jordan Fisher has been cast to portray "The Kid" – Prince's leading role in "Purple Rain." Fisher's other Broadway credits include starring roles in "Dear Evan Hansen, Sweeny Todd, Moulin Rouge! and Hadestown. 

It will be Fisher's first time originating a role on Broadway. 

"This show is everything that I have ever done for my 23 years professionally at the highest level," Fisher said in an exclusive interview with Good Morning America on Tuesday. "Every instrument I've ever touched I am playing at the highest level, I am dancing in 3-inch heels the entire show, backwards, up a snowstorm hill …. Everybody that's a part of this production is excited for our own personal reasons and our own personal connections with [Prince]." 

What we don't know:

Additional cast members have not been announced.

The backstory:

"Purple Rain" is a musical adaption of the 1984 Oscar-winning movie and Grammy-winning 1984 album that made Prince a star. "When Doves Cry," "I Would Die 4 U," "Take Me with U" and "The Beautiful Ones" are a few of the more than 20 Prince hits featured in the jukebox musical. Prince’s bandmates, Bobby Z and Morris Hayes, are the Prince music advisors for the show.

The show premiered at the State Theatre in Prince's hometown of Minneapolis in November 2025. 

What's next:

Preview performances on Broadway are slated to begin at the Majestic Theatre on March 12 with opening night on April 12. 

The Source: Information in this story comes from a "Purple Rain" on Broadway announcement.