8 Days A Week With The Cast of RAIN- Day Four

Broadwayworld has joined with the cast of Rain- A Beatles Tribute for our new "8 Days A Week" feature. Each day for eight days Joe Bithorn, Joey Curatolo, Steve Landes, and Ralph Castelli of Rain will answer one question about what The Beatles mean to them.

Visit Day One, Two, and Three to catch up. 

Day Four- John Lennon said: " If someone thinks that love and peace is a cliche that must have been left behind in the Sixties, that's his problem. Love and peace are eternal." Do you feel like messages of love and peace are still alive and worth musically communicating today in the face of our quick fix, fast paced, Gen Y society?

Joe Bithorn (George Harrison)

The message of "peace and love being eternal" should be shouted from the rooftops. What better sentiment to be communicated today!!!

Joey Curatolo (Paul McCartney)

Without a doubt this message was important then and I feel even more important now. and to be able to play this music and deliver this message to younger generations is so fulfilling for us night after night.

Steve Landes (John Lennon)

Oh yes! One of the great things about having this job, is that I feel a bit like one of John's messengers, spreading the word of peace and love, and getting along, and positivity throughout the world wherever we go. And that's the great thing about The Beatles' music in general. No matter what the subject matter, it was nearly always a positive message, a hopefulness, a belonging. And we need all of that now more than ever.

Ralph Castelli (Ringo Starr)

Most definitely. Peace and Love is the message of our show and is a very necessary message today.

As Lennon states, the Sixties were a time where peace and love were embedded in the fabric of the counterculture, and this "hippie" movement thrived in places like London, San Francisco, and New York City. Music played a tremendous role in anti-war movements and social revolutions, continuously urging society to look to love and peace above all else. The most prominent and remembered musical event of the time is, of course, Woodstock, a 3 day festival of "Peace and Music." Although the Beatles were not in attendance, their same messages were shouted and sang from every rain drenched stage.

Some famous musical quotes from this era are:

"You say you want a revolution, well, you know, we all want to change the world." Revolution, The Beatles

"There's battle lines being drawn, nobody's right if everybody's wrong, young people speaking their minds, getting so much resistance from behind" Stop, Children..., Jefferson Airplane

Come senators, congressmen please heed the call, don't stand in the doorway, don't block up the hall, for he that gets hurt will be he who has stalled, there's a battle outside ragin'." The Times They Are A Changin', Bob Dylan

"All we are saying, is give peace a chance." Give Peace A Chance, John Lennon

RAIN is currently performing to packed houses at Broadway's Neil Simon Theatre, 250 W. 52 Street now through January 9th! For tickets go to www.ticketmaster.com or call 877-250-2929.

For more information, visit www.raintribute.com.