From Ed Sullivan to Abbey Road…RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles Returns to the Academy of Music February 2 – 6 for Six Shows Only!
DECEMBER 11, 2009
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The
award-winning Beatles concert, RAIN – A
Tribute to the Beatles, returns to the Academy of Music
for a limited engagement Feb. 2 – 6. In a show the Denver Post calls “the next best thing to seeing The Beatles,” RAIN boasts a repertoire of nearly 200
Beatlemaniac favorites, ranging from such beloved songs as “Yesterday” and “Hey
Jude” to classic hits including “Revolution” and “Come Together.”
Tickets range in price from $35 to $85 and can be purchased by
calling 215-731-3333, online at www.kimmelcenter.org,
at the Kimmel Center box office, Broad & Spruce Sts. (open daily 10am to 6pm), or at the Academy of Music box office (open during performances only).
Special group pricing for select performances is available for groups of 15 or
more by calling 215-790-5883.
Performances include: Tuesday – Saturday evening at 8pm; matinee
Saturday at 2pm.
RAIN covers the Fab Four from their
very first Ed Sullivan Show appearance through the Abbey Road album, through the psychedelic
late 60s and their long-haired
hippie, hard-rocking rooftop days. RAIN is a multi-media, multi-dimensional
experience...a fusion of historical footage and hilarious television commercials
from the 1960s lights up video screens and live cameras zoom in for close-ups.
For the four longtime band members – Joey Curatolo (Paul
McCartney), Joe Bithorn (George Harrison), Ralph Castelli (Ringo Starr) and
Steve Landes (John Lennon), with a little help from their friend Mark Lewis
(keyboards, percussion) – the music is first and foremost. For more than two decades, RAIN has
distinguished itself by focusing on details, always being faithful to The
Beatles with the ultimate goal of delivering a perfect note-for-note
performance. All the music is performed live, with no pre-recorded tapes or
sequences. For more information visit www.raintribute.com.
“"On their feet, with arms raised high
above their heads, all in the audience were swaying and singing along iin
blissed-out, nostalgia-powered unison! – Chicago Sun-Times
“The
enraptured audience relives the soundtrack of its life!” – Chicago Tribune
"RAIN
nails the full glory of those heavenly vocal harmonies and thrilled an all-ages
crowd with note-perfect renditions of songs from the mightiest canon in all of
popular music history." – Buffalo News
RAIN creates musical nirvana…makes the
hair on the back of your neck stand up! A thrilling bit of time-warping
nostalgia...Boomer Heaven!” – Fort Worth Star-Telegram
“Uncanny!
RAIN are a quartet of fine musicians in their own right…as The Beatles, they
triumph!” – Boston
Herald
“An
adoring Valentine to The Beatles!” – Washington Post
“RAIN
is a spectacular extravaganza…did the audience love it? Yeah, yeah, yeah!” –Philadelphia Inquirer
“Parents (and grandparents) and kids were on
their feet bopping like crazy!” –Courier
Post
The
Broadway Series is presented by the Kimmel
Center in association
with the Shubert Organization and is sponsored by Citibank with support
provided by American Airlines.
In
addition to RAIN – A
Tribute To The Beatles, 2009-2010 Broadway Series productions at the
Academy of Music, Forrest Theatre and Merriam Theater will include: WICKED
(Jan. 6 – 24); Disney’s THE LION KING
(March 23 – April 24); August: Osage County (April 27 – May 2) at the Forrest
Theatre; Avenue Q (June 18 –
20); and Dreamgirls (June 21 – 27).
Additional
Broadway Series productions at the Merriam Theater include: The
Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber (Feb. 9 – 14); ANNIE (Feb. 26 – 28); GROOVALOO: The
Hip Hop Experience (March 9 – 14); and Michael Flatley’s Lord
of the Dance (May 14 – 16).
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