Jordon Fisher has been cast as Prince's lead role, The Boy, in the Broadway adaptation of Purple Rain. The move puts him at the center of a version that is headed to the Majestic Theatre next spring after a 2025 world premiere in Minneapolis.
Fisher is taking on his first Broadway role originated from the ground up. His Broadway run already includes Hadestown, Dear Evan Hansen, Sweeney Todd and Hamilton, but this part gives him a lead in a new production rather than a handoff from an earlier staging.
Minneapolis to Majestic Theatre
The 2025 world premiere in Minneapolis used a story by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and direction by Lileana Blain-Cruz. The Broadway version shifts both jobs to Peter Duchan and Saheem Ali, a creative reset that signals more than a simple transfer from one city to another.
Kris Kollins played The Boy in Minneapolis, so Fisher is stepping into a role that has already been shaped once before the Broadway run. That kind of recasting can change how a title is sold: the audience gets the same brand name, but not the same creative frame.
Prince’s role, Fisher’s first origin
Purple Rain tells the loosely autobiographical story of an up-and-coming rock musician in the Minneapolis club scene balancing a turbulent home life and a budding romance. The film won an Oscar for its song score, and the soundtrack brought two Grammys along with songs such as “Let’s Go Crazy,” “When Doves Cry” and “Take U With Me.”
Fisher also has credits in To All the Boys I've Loved Before and a win on Dancing With the Stars, which gives Broadway a lead with screen recognition and live-stage experience. That mix should help the production sell a familiar title with a fresh lead, especially as previews start in March before the Majestic Theatre opening next spring.
The bigger question is how much the Broadway version will depart from the 2025 Minneapolis staging, now that the story and direction have both changed. For now, the clearest read is simple: this is not a carbon copy of the premiere, and Fisher is the face of that reset.
