Kotero rose to fame after starring opposite Prince in the cult classic Purple Rain. Since then, she has continued to use “Apollonia” as her professional identity, attaching it to her music, acting, and more recently, her podcast Apollonia Studio 6.

As the curtain prepares to rise for the stage adaptation of Prince's iconic film "Purple Rain", producers have released the names of those whose talents will be on display later this year at the State Theatre in Minneapolis.

The rest of the cast is set for the Broadway-bound Purple Rain. Also starring are Bilaal Avaz as Doc, Leon Addison Brown as Father, Jaci Calderon as Susan, Lawrence Gilliard Jr. as Billy Sparks, Anissa Griego as Jill,