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RAIN - A Tribute To The Beatles, will return to Philadelphia at the Academy of Music for eight shows only Jan. 31 to Feb. 5 as part of the Broadway Season.

Classical music had Mozart and Bach. Modern technology had Steve Jobs. 20th century music had The Beatles. Music has the power to capture the essence of, and speak to the citizens of each generation. Thus the little surprise that The Beatles still live on today with a fan base as large as its original audience, albeit an audience a bit less likely faint due to Beatlemania. The Beatles' story and music represent the history and spirit of the 1960s, especially the flower power movements. RAIN, a Beatles tribute band, does an equally masterful a job of telling history through music in its "direct from Broadway" tour, playing at the Sacramento Community Center Theater through January 1. Playing some of The Beatles' best-known songs, RAIN recreates moments from the band's career: The Ed Sullivan Show, the Shea Stadium concert, the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band record, the Flower Power period and the Abbey Road album. Band members change looks and costumes accordingly, including a very memorable selection of music where the players jam it out in their neon Sgt. Pepper costume lit by black lights while fog fills the stage.

Direct from their phenomenally successful Broadway engagement, the internationally-acclaimed Beatles concert, RAIN: A Tribute To The Beatles, makes its Sacramento debut at the Sacramento Community Center Theater Dec. 27 - Jan 1. Presented by Broadway Sacramento, tickets are available by phone at (916) 557-1999 or (916) 801-5181, in person at The Community Center Theater Box Office at 1301 L Street, Sacramento, The Wells Fargo Pavilion Box Office at 1419 H Street, Sacramento, or online at Tickets.com.

Direct from their phenomenally successful Broadway engagement, the internationally-acclaimed Beatles concert, RAIN: A Tribute To The Beatles, makes its Sacramento debut at the Sacramento Community Center Theater Dec. 27 - Jan 1. Presented by Broadway Sacramento, tickets are available by phone at (916) 557-1999 or (916) 801-5181, in person at The Community Center Theater Box Office at 1301 L Street, Sacramento, The Wells Fargo Pavilion Box Office at 1419 H Street, Sacramento, or online at Tickets.com.

The 2011 Drama Desk Award winning production of RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles on Broadway will play its final performance on Broadway Sunday, July 31, 2011 at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre (256 W 47th St) after 8 previews and 300 regular performances, as the company heads to South Africa to bring the music of the Beatles to Johannesburg. After opening October 26, 2010 at the Neil Simon theatre for an 13 week limited engagement, RAIN recouped its initial $2 million investment in just seven weeks. The show re-opened by popular demand at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre on February 8, 2011, grossed $8.75 million, and has been igniting crowds nightly ever since.

To celebrate the success of this nearly ubiquitous device, and since so many of us equate summer fun with listening to some great tunes, it seemed like the perfect time to bring back BroadwayWorld.com's popular summer feature in the theatre world with the simple question of 'What's on your iPod?' Looking through the responses, what's certain is that the taste of those on and around the Great White Way is as varied (if not more so!) than the shows on Broadway.

The 2011 Drama Desk Award winning production of RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles on Broadway will play its final performance on Broadway Sunday, July 31, 2011 at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre (256 W 47th St) after 8 previews and 300 regular performances, as the company heads to South Africa to bring the music of the Beatles to Johannesburg. After opening October 26, 2010 at the Neil Simon theatre for an 13 week limited engagement, RAIN recouped its initial $2 million investment in just seven weeks. The show re-opened by popular demand at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre on February 8, 2011, grossed $8.75 million, and has been igniting crowds nightly ever since.

There are now just 11 weeks left to see the concert event of the summer! The 2011 Drama Desk Award winning production of RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles on Broadway will play its final performance on Broadway Sunday, September 4, 2011 at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre (256 W 47th St) after 8 previews and 341 regular performances. After opening October 26, 2010 at the Neil Simon theatre for a rockin' 13 week limited engagement where RAIN recouped its initial $2 million investment in only seven weeks, the show re-opened by popular demand at the Brooks Atkinson theatre beginning performances February 8, 2011.

RAIN - A Tribute To The Beatles, the internationally-acclaimed Beatles concert, returns by popular demand to Hollywood's historic Pantages Theatre, where they enjoyed astounding success during their special one week engagement in 2009. RAIN will play the Pantages for the final time on April 17, 2011

For those of us who lived through the 60s and saw firsthand the arrival of the Beatles in the US and their premiere on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964, we know the impact that they had on pop culture and on female fans, who screamed, yelled and literally passed out while watching them. Like Elvis, they were a phenomenon and to think of how they revolutionized music over the course of the next twenty+ years! Paul, George (deceased), John (deceased) and Ringo were IT for a long time, and now the band Rain is replicating their look and musical style to the letter on Broadway and for one week only at the Pantages. Steve Landes, Joey Curatolo, Joe Bithorn, Ralph Castelli and Mark Beyer are Rain and they are as big a smash as those Liverpool youngsters who preceded them. These very same boys who played the show at the Pantages in 2009 are back once more, but will return to New York next week.

Prior to the Broadway production of RAIN - A Tribute To The Beatles which is now playing at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre in New York City, the 2009 Los Angeles premiere engagement at the Pantages Theatre experienced a critical and audience reception like none other; virtually selling out the entire engagement and playing to packed houses nightly.

RAIN - A Tribute To The Beatles, the internationally-acclaimed Beatles concert, returns by popular demand to Hollywood's historic Pantages Theatre, where they enjoyed astounding success during their special one week engagement in 2009.

Prior to the Broadway production of RAIN - A Tribute To The Beatles which is now playing at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre in New York City, the 2009 Los Angeles premiere engagement at the Pantages Theatre experienced a critical and audience reception like none other; virtually selling out the entire engagement and playing to packed houses nightly.

RAIN cast members Steve Landes, Joey Curatolo, Joe Bithorn and Ralph Castelli honored The Actor's Fund in a special performance last night, March 27. Proceeds from the added performance got directly to The Actor's Fun to aid entertainment people in need. The Actors Fund is a nationwide human services organization that helps all professionals in performing arts and entertainment. The Fund is a safety net, providing programs and services for those who are in need, crisis or transition.

The producers of RAIN - A Tribute to The Beatles On Broadway announced today that a new block of tickets is now on sale for the hit show, currently playing at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre (256 West 47th Street). Tickets for RAIN range from $25 - $120 (including a $1.50 facility fee) and can be purchased by visiting the Brooks Atkinson box office (256 W 47th St), online at www.Ticketmaster.com, or calling 877-250-2929. The performance schedule is as follows: Tuesday at 7PM; Wednesday through Saturday at 8PM with a 2pm matinee on Wednesday and Saturday; Sunday at 3PM. Although RAIN is an open-ended engagement on Broadway, tickets are now on sale through January 1, 2012.

New York metro area public television station WLIW21 will re-broadcast their special premiere presentation of the acclaimed Beatles concert RAIN - A Tribute to the Beatles on Saturday, March 19th at 10PM with an encore on Sunday, March 20th at 7:30PM.

New York metro area public television station WLIW21 will re-broadcast their special premiere presentation of the acclaimed Beatles concert RAIN - A Tribute to the Beatles on Saturday, March 19th at 10PM with an encore on Sunday, March 20th at 7:30PM.

New York metro area public television station WLIW21 will re-broadcast their special premiere presentation of the acclaimed Beatles concert RAIN - A Tribute to the Beatles on Saturday, March 19th at 10PM with an encore on Sunday, March 20th at 7:30PM.

RAIN - A Tribute To The Beatles, the internationally-acclaimed Beatles concert, returns by popular demand to Hollywood's historic Pantages Theatre, where they enjoyed astounding success during their special one week engagement in 2009.