ST. PAUL — Newcomer musician/songwriter Kris Kollins will play the Kid, aka a semi-autobiographical version of Prince, in the upcoming “Purple Rain” musical , producers announced Tuesday, Aug. 12. Broadway vet Rachel Webb was cast as his love interest, Apollonia.

Tickets for the world premiere production, which opens in previews Oct. 16 and runs through Nov. 16 at Minneapolis’ State Theatre, are on sale now via Ticketmaster . Producers plan to move the show to Broadway after its local run.

Also Tuesday, Hennepin Arts posted a video to YouTube showing Kollins and Webb singing “Take Me with U” as a duet, with Kollins accompanying on piano.

Casting director Taylor Williams discovered Kollins on social media as part of a nationwide search. The Washington D.C.-based musician released h

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