William Blinn
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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2019 (3)
2019 July (3)
- "‘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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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 (1)
2016 April (1)
- "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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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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