RAIN Returns To Philadelphia 1/31

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. The press opening is Jan. 31 at 7:30 pm.

Tickets ranging in price from $20 to $100 are now on sale. Tickets can be purchased by calling 215-731-3333, online at kimmelcenter.org/broadway, at the Kimmel Center box office, Broad & Spruce Sts. (open daily 10 am to 6 pm) or at the Academy of Music box office, Broad & Locust Sts. (open during performances only). Groups of 10 or more will receive discounts for select performances by calling 215-790-5883 or 866-276-2947.

Performances include: Tuesday – Thursday evening at 7:30 pm; Friday & Saturday evening at 8:00 pm; a weekday matinee Thursday at 2:00 pm, and matinees Saturday at 2:00 pm and Sunday at 1:00 pm.

RAIN performs the full range of The Beatles' discography live onstage, including the most complex and challenging songs that The Beatles themselves recorded in the studio but never performed for an audience. Together longer than The Beatles, RAIN has mastered every song, gesture and nuance of the legendary foursome, delivering a totally live, note-for-note performance that's as infectious as it is transporting. From the early hits to later classics (I Want To Hold Your Hand, Hard Day's Night, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Let It Be, Come Together, Hey Jude and more), this adoring tribute will take you back to a time when all you needed was love, and a little help from your friends!

Local cast member Steve Landes, who plays 'John Lennon' is a native of Landsdale, PA, while other 'Fab Four' cast include: Joey Curatolo as 'Paul McCartney,' Joe Bithorn as 'George Harrison,' and Ralph Castelli as 'Ringo Starr, with a little help from their friend Mark Lewis on keyboards/guitar/percussion/vocals. Other cast include: David Leon; Tom Teeley, Chris Smallwood, Douglas Cox and Jim Irizarry.

Like The Beatles, the onstage members of RAIN are not only supreme musicians, but electrifying performers in their own right. For more information visit www.raintribute.com.

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The Broadway Season is presented by the Kimmel Center and The Shubert Organization with productions at the Academy of Music, Forrest Theatre and Merriam Theater. Subscription packages for the new Broadway Season are still available by calling 215-893-1955 or online at kimmelcenter.org/broadway1112.

In addition to RAIN, the new Broadway Season includes; HAIR (Jan. 3 – 8); MEMPHIS (Jan. 17 – 22); FELA! (Mar. 20 – 25, 2012) and WEST SIDE STORY (Mar. 27 – Apr. 8, 2012), all at the Academy of Music. The new season will also welcome the return of the Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award Winning Best Musical JERSEY BOYS (Dec. 6, 2011- Jan. 14, 2012) at the Forrest Theatre. Additional shows will include: THE WIZARD OF OZ (Dec. 27 & 28),at the Merriam Theater; and the premiere of a spectacular new production of Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (June 5 – 10, 2012) at the Academy of Music.