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News PHOTO CALL: Robin De Jesus, Lena Hall, E. Clayton Cornelious and Ariel Bellvalaire Pay Tribute to "Purple Rain" in High-Energy Night of Rock, Motorcycles and Aerial Stunts Jacob Langfelder in association with Broadway the Hardway presented Dearly Beloved… A 30th Anniversary Concert Tribute to His Purple Majesty Oct. 13 at the new 42West. Two-time Tony Award nominee Robin De Jesus headlined the evening celebrating Prince and "Purple Rain."

By Matthew Blank

October 14, 2014

The concert experience, which began at 8 PM, starred De Jesus (In The Heights, La Cage Aux Folles, "Camp") alongside Tony Award winner Lena Hall (Hedwig and the Angry Inch), E. Clayton Cornelious (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical), Kiyan Taghaboni, Ariel Bellvalaire, Natalie Berk and Melanie Brook.

Take a Look Back at Robin De Jesus, Lena Hall, E. Clayton Cornelious In Dearly Beloved...A Concert Tribute to Purple Rain

Robin De Jesus — Take a Look Back at Robin De Jesus, Lena Hall, E. Clayton Cornelious In Dearly Beloved...A Concert Tribute to Purple Rain

We look back at Dearly Beloved… A 30th Anniversary Concert Tribute to His Purple Majesty Oct. 13 at the new 42West. The cast reunites tonight for a encore performance to salute late pop star Prince.
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Lena Hall — Lena Hall

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Lena Hall — Lena Hall

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Ariel Bellvalaire and Robin De Jesus — Ariel Bellvalaire and Robin De Jesus

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E. Clayton Cornelious — E. Clayton Cornelious

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Ariel Bellvalaire — Ariel Bellvalaire

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Ariel Bellvalaire — Ariel Bellvalaire

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Ariel Bellvalaire and Robin De Jesus — Ariel Bellvalaire and Robin De Jesus

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Ariel Bellvalaire and Robin De Jesus — Ariel Bellvalaire and Robin De Jesus

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Ariel Bellvalaire and Robin De Jesus — Ariel Bellvalaire and Robin De Jesus

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Lena Hall — Lena Hall

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Lena Hall — Lena Hall

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E. Clayton Cornelious — E. Clayton Cornelious

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Lena Hall — Lena Hall

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E. Clayton Cornelious — E. Clayton Cornelious

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Robin De Jesus — Robin De Jesus

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Robin De Jesus — Robin De Jesus

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Robin De Jesus — Robin De Jesus

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Robin De Jesus — Robin De Jesus

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Robin De Jesus — Robin De Jesus

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Robin De Jesus — Robin De Jesus

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Robin De Jesus — Robin De Jesus

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Robin De Jesus — Robin De Jesus

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Kiyan Taghaboni — Kiyan Taghaboni

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Robin De Jesus and Lena Hall — Robin De Jesus and Lena Hall

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Robin De Jesus and Lena Hall — Robin De Jesus and Lena Hall

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Ariel Bellvalaire — Ariel Bellvalaire

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E. Clayton Cornelious — E. Clayton Cornelious

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E. Clayton Cornelious — E. Clayton Cornelious

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Tony nominee Michael Moritz Jr. music directed the 30th anniversary concert tribute to "the Artist known as, formerly known as, and everything in between."

The evening featuredimmersive video graphics on a 30-foot LED wall curated by JD Urban and Burt Rock. Aerial stunts were by MIXT Dance with lighting design by KJ Hardy and sound engineering by Quinn McCarthy for The Creamery Studio.

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