Albert Magnoli
2024 (8)
2024 February (8)
- "‘Purple Rain’ Musical Sets 2025 Premiere In Prince Hometown Minneapolis"
- in Deadline
- on 6 February 2024
- about Albert Magnoli, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Broadway (place), Hennepin Theatre Trust, Larry Mestel, Lileana Blain-Cruz, musical, NorthStar Group, Orin Wolf, pre-Broadway (musical), Primary Wave, Primary Wave Music, Purple Rain (musical), stage adaptation (musical), State Theatre (place), William Blinn, world premiere (event)
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- "‘Purple Rain’ Stage Musical to Debut in Prince’s Hometown of Minneapolis"
- in Variety
- on 6 February 2024
- about Albert Magnoli, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Broadway (place), Grammys, Hennepin Theatre Trust, L. Londell McMillan, Larry Mestel, Lileana Blain-Cruz, musical, NorthStar Group, Orin Wolf, Primary Wave, Primary Wave Music, Purple Rain (musical), stage adaptation (musical), State Theatre (place), William Blinn, world premiere (event)
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- "Hennepin Theatre Trust to host world premiere of Purple Rain stage adaptation"
- in hennepintheatretrust.org
- on 6 February 2024
- about Albert Magnoli, Bank of America Broadway on Hennepin, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Broadway (place), Grammys, Hennepin Avenue (place), Hennepin Theatre Trust, Lileana Blain-Cruz, musical, Orin Wolf, pre-Broadway (musical), Purple Rain (musical), stage adaptation (musical), State Theatre (place), Todd Duesing, William Blinn, world premiere (event)
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- "Purple Rain Musical to Premiere in Minneapolis -- Based on the movie, the musical Purple Rain will make its pre-Broadway debut at the State Theater next year."
- in Mpls.St.Paul Magazine
- on 6 February 2024
- about Albert Magnoli, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Broadway (place), Grammys, Hennepin Theatre Trust, Hiero Veiga, Larry Mestel, Lileana Blain-Cruz, musical, pre-Broadway (musical), Primary Wave, Primary Wave Music, Purple Rain (musical), PurpleRainBroadway.com (website), State Theatre (place), William Blinn, world premiere (event)
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- "Purple Rain Stage Musical Sets 2025 World Premiere -- Playing the State Theatre, the production will see the Prince musical debut in the artist's hometown."
- in Playbill
- on 6 February 2024
- about Albert Magnoli, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Broadway (place), Larry Mestel, Lileana Blain-Cruz, musical, NorthStar Group, Orin Wolf, pre-Broadway (musical), Primary Wave, Primary Wave Music, Purple Rain (musical), PurpleRainBroadway.com (website), stage adaptation (musical), State Theatre (place), William Blinn, world premiere (event)
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- "Purple Rain Stage Musical to Have Pre-Broadway World Premiere in Spring 2025"
- in www.broadway.com
- on 6 February 2024
- about Albert Magnoli, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Broadway (place), Hennepin Theatre Trust, Larry Mestel, Lileana Blain-Cruz, musical, NorthStar Group, pre-Broadway (musical), Primary Wave, Primary Wave Music, Purple Rain (musical), State Theatre (place), William Blinn, world premiere (event)
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- "Stage adaptation of Prince's "Purple Rain" to debut in Minneapolis next year"
- in WCCO - CBS Minnesota
- on 6 February 2024
- about Albert Magnoli, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Broadway (place), Chanhassen (place), Hennepin Theatre Trust, L. Londell McMillan, Lileana Blain-Cruz, musical, Orin Wolf, pre-Broadway (musical), Purple Rain (musical), stage adaptation (musical), State Theatre (place), William Blinn, world premiere (event)
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- "The ‘Purple Rain’ musical’s world premiere will take place in Prince’s hometown of Minneapolis -- After the spring 2025 run at the State Theatre, the show will move to Broadway"
- in TwinCities.com - Pioneer Press
- on 6 February 2024
- about Albert Magnoli, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Broadway (place), L. Londell McMillan, Larry Mestel, Lileana Blain-Cruz, musical, Orin Wolf, Primary Wave, Primary Wave Music, Purple Rain (musical), stage adaptation (musical), State Theatre (place), William Blinn, world premiere (event)
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2023 (1)
2023 August (1)
- "When Prince Debuted ‘Purple Rain’ At First Avenue: The Full Story -- During a benefit concert held at Minneapolis’ First Avenue, on 3 August 1983, Prince debuted many of his career-making ‘Purple Rain’ songs."
- by Jason Draper
- in Dig!
- on 3 August 2023
- about A Case of You (song), Alan Leeds, Albert Magnoli, Baby I’m a Star (song), Computer Blue (song), D.M.S.R. (song), David Leonard, Delirious (song), Dez Dickerson, Duane Tudahl, First Avenue (place), I Would Die 4 U (song), James Brown, Jon Bream, Joni Mitchell, Let’s Go Crazy (song), Lisa Coleman, Little Red Corvette (song), Lives Of The Musicians: Prince (book), Matt Fink, Mick Jagger, Prince And The Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 And 1984 (book), Purple Rain (song), Susan Rogers, The Beautiful Ones (song), The Revolution, Vanity 6, Wendy Melvoin, When Doves Cry (song)
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2022 (2)
2022 June (1)
- "Purple Rain: The Story Behind Prince’s Career-Defining Song -- The song most associated with Prince, Purple Rain is an epic power ballad that embodied its creator’s search for transcendence through music."
- by Jason Draper
- in Dig!
- on 25 June 2022
- about Albert Magnoli, Andrea Swensson, Baby I’m a Star (song), Bob Seger, Dez Dickerson, Duane Tudahl, First Avenue (place), Fleetwood Mac, I Would Die 4 U (song), Joni Mitchell, Lisa Coleman, Lives Of The Musicians: Prince (book), Los Angeles (place), Novi Novog, Prince And The Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 And 1984 (book), Purple Rain (album), Purple Rain (movie), Purple Rain (song), Stevie Nicks, Sunset Sound (place), Suzie Katayama, The Revolution, Wendy Melvoin, When Doves Cry (song)
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2022 March (1)
- "When Prince Did the Batdance -- Batman is an eccentric hero with a cape, so when it came time to pick an artist to make the soundtrack for Tim Burton’s 1989 film, the choice was obvious"
- in The Ringer
- on 4 March 2022
- about 200 Balloons (song), Albert Magnoli, Anna “Fantastic” Garcia, Baby I’m a Star (song), Batdance (song), Batman (album), Bill Gerber, Chuck Zwicky, Dance With the Devil (song), Danny Elfman, Eddie Murphy, Electric Chair (song), Eric Leeds, Gary Hines, Gary LeMel, Gemini, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger, Lemon Crush (song), London (place), Mark Canton, Matt “Dr. Fink” Fink, Matt Larson, Michael Jackson, Paisley Park (place), Paisley Park Studios (place), Partyman (song), Saturday Night Live (TV show), Scandalous (song), Sheena Easton, Sheila E., Sounds of Blackness, The Arms of Orion (song), Tim Burton, Vicki Waiting (song), Warner Bros. Records
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2021 (1)
2021 June (1)
- "Purple Rain: How Prince Stormed His Way To Superstardom -- Creating the zeitgeist, Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ era raised the bars for music, cinema and live performance. No one has come close since."
- by Jason Draper
- in Dig!
- on 25 June 2021
- about Alan Leeds, Albert Magnoli, Apollonia, Apollonia 6, Baby I’m a Star (song), BrownMark, Bruce Springsteen, Computer Blue (song), Darling Nikki (song), First Avenue (place), I Would Die 4 U (song), Jimmy Jam, Let’s Go Crazy (song), Lisa Coleman, Lives Of The Musicians: Prince (book), Morris Day, Parental Advisory, Parents Music Resource Center, Patricia Kotero, Peggy McCreary, Prince and The Revolution, Purple Rain (album), Purple Rain (movie), Purple Rain (song), Purple Rain (tour), Sheena Easton, Steve Fargnoli, Sugar Walls (song), Sunset Sound (place), Susan Rogers, Terry Lewis, The Beautiful Ones (song), The Revolution, The Time, Vanity, Vanity 6, Wendy Melvoin, When Doves Cry (song)
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2019 (12)
2019 December (2)
- "‘Purple Rain,’ ‘Clerks, ‘She’s Gotta Have It’ Added to National Film Registry"
- in Variety
- on 11 December 2019
- about Albert Magnoli, Purple Rain (movie), Spike Lee
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- "‘Purple Rain’ added to National Film Registry"
- in The Current - Local Current Blog
- on 11 December 2019
- about Albert Magnoli, Apollonia Kotero, Bob Dylan
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2019 October (2)
- "Purple Rain, 35 Years Later -- For the 35th anniversary of Prince's landmark film, the Twin Cities Film Festival held a screening with director Albert Magnoli."
- by Rob Perez
- in Mpls.St.Paul Magazine
- on 24 October 2019
- about Academy Award, Albert Magnoli, Bobby Z, Bobby Z., Darling Nikki (song), Lake Minnetonka (place), Morris Day, motorcycle, Purple Rain (movie), The Revolution, Twin Cities (place), When Doves Cry (song)
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2019 September (1)
- "Interview mit Prince-Tänzerin Cat: „Ich las ihm ‚Der Kleine Prinz‘ beim Einschlafen vor“"
- in Rolling Stone (Germany)
- on 13 September 2019
- about Albert Magnoli, Housequake (song), LeRoy Bennett, Lovesexy (album), Lovesexy (tour), museum, Sheila E., Sunset Sound (place), Susannah Melvoin, The Revolution, U Got the Look (song), vault, When Doves Cry (song)
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2019 July (5)
- "‘Purple Rain’ Director Gets Deep About Working With Prince: ‘How Is It You Just Told My Life Story?’"
- by Todd Gilchrist
- in Variety
- on 26 July 2019
- about Albert Magnoli, Apollonia, Bob Cavallo, Bob Daly, Bob Fosse, Darling Nikki (song), Edward Rosenthal, First Avenue (place), James Foley, John Travolta, Lake Minnetonka (place), Let’s Go Crazy (song), Mark Canton, Morris Day, Purple Rain (album), Purple Rain (movie), Purple Rain (song), Steve Fargnoli, Terry Semel, The Revolution, When Doves Cry (song), William Blinn
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- "‘Purple Rain’ Director Gets Deep About Working With Prince: ‘How Is It You Just Told My Life Story?’"
- by Todd Gilchrist
- in Yahoo! Entertainment
- on 26 July 2019
- about Albert Magnoli, Apollonia, Bob Cavallo, Bob Daly, Bob Dylan, Bob Fosse, Darling Nikki (song), Edward Rosenthal, First Avenue (place), James Foley, John Travolta, Lake Minnetonka (place), Let’s Go Crazy (song), Mark Canton, Morris Day, Purple Rain (album), Purple Rain (movie), Purple Rain (song), Steve Fargnoli, Terry Semel, The Revolution, When Doves Cry (song), William Blinn
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- "‘Purple Rain’ turns 35 – how Prince’s cult classic broke barriers"
- by Tony Kiene
- in Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder
- on 26 July 2019
- about Albert Magnoli, André Cymone, Antoine Fuqua, Armond White, Billy Sparks, Cavallo, Ruffalo, and Fargnoli, contract, Daphne A. Brooks, Detroit (place), Geffen Film Company, Greg Tate, Indigo Productions, Judson L. Jeffries, Little Anthony and The Imperials, Mann’s Chinese Theatre (place), Mo Ostin, Morris Day, Nelson George, Pepé Willie, Purple Rain (album), Purple Rain (movie), Purple Rain (song), Questlove, Richard Pryor, royalties, Shannon M. Cochran, Spaghetti Inc., The Time, Warner Bros. Records, William Blinn
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- "Prince Never Acted Before 'Purple Rain.' Then He Became a Household Name -- The movie and album would come to help define the 1980s and catapult the performer to global fame."
- by Colin Bertram
- in Biography
- on 25 July 2019
- about Academy Award, Alan Light, Albert Magnoli, Apollonia Kotero, First Avenue (place), I Would Die 4 U (song), Let’s Go Crazy (song), Michael Jackson, Morris Day, Purple Rain (album), Purple Rain (movie), Purple Rain (song), The Revolution, The Time, Vanity, When Doves Cry (song)
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2019 June (2)
- "The Revolution recalls making Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’: ‘He was frantically telling us we were making history’"
- by Lyndsey Parker
- in Yahoo! Entertainment
- on 25 June 2019
- about Albert Magnoli, Bobby Z., BrownMark, Computer Blue (song), First Avenue (place), Lisa Coleman, New Power Generation, The Revolution, Under the Cherry Moon (movie), Wendy Melvoin
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- "Prince’s ‘Batman’ at 30: How the Film Saved His Career From ‘Horrible’ Financial Straits"
- by Todd Gilchrist
- in Variety
- on 24 June 2019
- about 1999 (song), 200 Balloons (song), Albert Magnoli, Baby I’m a Star (song), Batdance (song), Batman (album), Danny Elfman, Graffiti Bridge (movie), Jack Nicholson, Mark Canton, Paisley Park (place), Partyman (song), Purple Rain (movie), Purple Rain (tour), Robert Cavallo, Scandalous (song), The Dawn (movie), Tim Burton, Under the Cherry Moon (movie), Warner Bros. Records
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2017 (1)
2017 July (1)
- "'Purple Rain': THR's 1984 Review"
- in The Hollywood Reporter
- on 27 July 2017
- about Albert Magnoli, Anne McCulley, Apollonia Kotero, Donald L. Thorin, Jerome Benton, Ken Robinson, Morris Day, Purple Rain (movie), The Revolution, The Time, William Blinn
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2016 (6)
2016 December (1)
- "Prince’s Closest Friends Share Their Best Prince Stories -- From Van Jones to Carmen Electra, publicists to Paisley Park members, those close to Prince Rogers Nelson tell tales—ordinary and out there—of the late legend."
- in GQ
- on 8 December 2016
- about Albert Magnoli, American Bandstand, André Cymone, Audubon Road (place), Bangles, Cat Glover, Central High, Chaka Khan, Chappelle's Show (TV show), Charlie Murphy, Corey Tollefson, Dave Chappelle, Dez Dickerson, divorce, Gwen Stefani, Jeremiah Freed, Jill Jones, Kandace Springs, Lake Minnetonka (place), Larry Graham, Mall of America (place), Manuela Testolini, Mayte, Michael Jackson, Micki Free, Misty Copeland, Morris Hayes, Neal Karlen, Netflix, NPG Records, Obama, Oprah (TV show), Owen Husney, ping-pong, piracy, St. Louis Park (place), Susanna Hoffs, The Gold Experience (album), The Revolution, Van Jones, Vanity, vault, White House (place), YouTube
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2016 April (4)
- "Oprah, Mick Jagger among celebs to react to Prince’s death"
- in Associated Press News
- on 22 April 2016
- about Albert Magnoli, Grammy Award, Judith Hill, Lisa Coleman, Michael Jackson, Obama, Oprah (TV show), Rita Ora, Sony Music, Spike Lee, Super Bowl, The Revolution, Wendy Melvoin
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- "Prince’s Purple Rain – the inside story -- The full tale of the greatest triumph of one of rock’s true superstars"
- by David Cavanagh
- in Uncut
- on 22 April 2016
- about Alan Leeds, Albert Magnoli, Apollonia, Apollonia Kotero, Baby I’m a Star (song), Bob Cavallo, Bobby Z, David Leonard, Dez Dickerson, Eddie Murphy, First Avenue (place), Golden Raspberry Awards, I Would Die 4 U (song), Jerome Benton, Let’s Go Crazy (song), Lionel Richie, Lisa Coleman, Little Red Corvette (song), Mann’s Chinese Theatre (place), Matt Fink, Michael Jackson, Mo Ostin, Morris Day, Purple Rain (album), Purple Rain (movie), Purple Rain (song), Steve Fargnoli, Stevie Wonder, Terry Semel, The Revolution, The Time, Under the Cherry Moon (movie), Vanity, Vanity 6, Wendy Melvoin, When Doves Cry (song), William Blinn, Worst Actor (award), Worst Director (award), Worst Film (award), ZZ Top
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- "24 Outrageous Prince Stories"
- by David Marchese
- in Vulture
- on 21 April 2016
- about 3rdEyeGirl, Alan Leeds, Albert Magnoli, Art Official Age (album), Black Album (album), bootleg, Carlos Boozer, Carmen Electra, Chappelle’s Show (TV show), Charlie Murphy, Daily Mail (newspaper), Divinity (animal), Eden Prairie (place), Glam Slam Ulysses, Jay Williams, Jehovah’s Witness, Kevin Smith, Kim Basinger, Larry Graham, lawsuit, Majesty (animal), Mayte, Mayte Garcia, Michael Jackson, Mo’ Meta Blues (book), Notorious (magazine), One Nite Alone (album), Paisley Park (place), ping-pong, PlectrumElectrum (album), Questlove, roller-skating, Scandalous (song), Scandalous Sex Suite (EP), The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (song), The New Yorker, vault, Yom Kippur
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- "Prince, a singular, meticulous master of pop, dies at 57"
- by Jon Pareles
- in San Francisco Chronicle
- on 21 April 2016
- about Albert Magnoli, Chaka Khan, Chanhassen (place), I Feel For You (song), I Wanna Be Your Lover (song), I Would Die 4 U (song), Jim Olson, John L. Nelson, Little Red Corvette (song), Manic Monday (song), Morris Day, Nothing Compares 2 U (song), Raspberry Beret (song), Sinead O'Connor, Sinéad O'Connor, Super Bowl, Under the Cherry Moon (movie), When Doves Cry (song), While My Guitar Gently Weeps (song), Yvette Noel-Schure
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2016 February (1)
- "Paean to Prince: 15 Fascinating Facts About His Purple Majesty -- Juicy secrets from a legendary music career, collected by an infatuated fan"
- in Cuepoint
- on 10 February 2016
- about Alan Light, Albert Magnoli, Apollonia 6, Dave Chappelle, Janet Jackson, Jehovah’s Witness, Jesse Johnson, Jimmy Jam, Joni Mitchell, Larry Graham, Lisa Coleman, Matt Fink, memoir, Michael Jackson, Morris Day, One Nite Alone (album), Questlove, Quincy Jones, Sheila E., Stand Back (song), Stevie Nicks, Sunset Sound (place), Susan Rogers, Terry Lewis, The Revolution, Vagina (song), Vanity, Vanity 6
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2014 (1)
2014 July (1)
- "‘Purple Rain’ at 30: Why It’s the Musical That Defined the ’80s"
- by Matthew Chernov
- in Variety
- on 26 July 2014
- about Albert Magnoli, Apollonia, Apollonia Kotero, Darling Nikki (song), Detroit (place), Detroit, Michigan (place), Ghostbusters (movie), Graffiti Bridge (movie), Ingrid Chavez, Jungle Love (song), Kevin Smith, Kristin Scott Thomas, Let’s Go Crazy (song), Los Angeles (place), Morris Day, motorcycle, Purple Rain (album), Purple Rain (movie), Purple Rain (song), Purple Rain (tour), Under the Cherry Moon (movie)
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2009 (1)
2009 July (1)
- "Purple’ afterglow: 25 years ago, film and soundtrack turned Prince into a megastar"
- by Jon Bream
- in Boston Herald
- on 31 July 2009
- about 1999 (song), Albert Magnoli, Apollonia, Bob Cavallo, Bruce Springsteen, Christopher Reeve, Clarence Williams III, Detroit (place), Eddie Murphy, First Avenue (place), Ghostbusters (movie), Jellybean Johnson, John Mellencamp, Kevin Bacon, Let’s Go Crazy (song), Lindsey Buckingham, Lionel Richie, Little Richard, LotusFlow3r (album), Martin Scorsese, Minnesota Dance Theatre, Minnesota Vikings, Monte Moir, Montreux Jazz Festival (event), Morgan Fairchild, Morris Day, Morris Day and The Time, Palace nightclub (place), Patricia Kotero, Pee Wee Herman, Prince & The Revolution, Purple Rain (movie), Rickie Lee Jones, St. Louis Park (place), St. Paul (place), Steve Fargnoli, Steven Spielberg, Stevie Nicks, Switzerland (place), Talking Heads, Target, The Revolution, The Time, Vanity, Vanity 6, Wendy Melvoin, When Doves Cry (song), William Blinn
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1989 (1)
1989 January (1)
- "Prince Fires Management, Legal Teams"
- in Los Angeles Times
- on 7 January 1989
- about Alan Leeds, Albert Magnoli, Bob Merlis, Breslauer, Jacobson, Rutman & Sherman, Cavallo, Ruffalo & Fargnoli, Fred Moulterie, John Branca, Lee Phillips, Lovesexy (album), Michael Jackson, Paisley Park (place), Paisley Park Records, PRN Productions, Purple Rain (movie), Skip Brittenham, Steve Fargnoli, Under the Cherry Moon (movie), Warner Bros. Records, Ziffren, Brittenham and Branca
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1986 (1)
1986 June (1)
- "The Inventor of the Gaylord Flip Takes to the Screen"
- in Associated Press News
- on 23 June 1986
- about Albert Magnoli, Purple Rain (movie)
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