RAIN A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES Comes To PPAC 11/27-29

The first show in the Providence Performing Arts Center's Inskip Lexus Contemporary Classics Series launches with the return of the award-winning Beatles concert, RAIN - A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES on November 27 - 29. 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."

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 and 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.

The Boston Herald described RAIN as "Uncanny! RAIN are a quartet of fine musicians in their own right...as The Beatles, they triumph!" and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram called RAIN "musical nirvana [and] a thrilling bit of time-warp nostalgia."

Performance times for RAIN - A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES are Friday, November 27 at 8P; Saturday, November 28 at 2P and 8P; and Sunday, November 29 at 1P and 6:30P. Tickets for RAIN - A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES are on sale now and can be purchased at the PPAC Box Office, located at 220 Weybosset Street in downtown Providence, Mondays through Fridays, 10A - 5P; Saturdays 10A - 2P; and through curtain time(s) on performance days. Patrons can also purchase tickets at www.ppacri.org or by phone at (401) 421-ARTS (2787). Ticket prices are $60, $53, $48, and $38. Tickets for Sunday's evening performance will be $55, $48, $43, and $33. All ticket prices may be subject to change and include a $3 per ticket restoration charge.

Discounts are available for groups of 20 or more. For more information, contact Group Sales Representative Paul Hiatt at phiatt@ppacri.org or (401) 574-3162.

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