Broadway Hit Rain -- A Tribute to the Beatles at the Pantages
Pantages Theatre (6233 Hollywood Blvd. Hollywood, CA 90028)
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- $35.00 - $85.00
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- $18.75 - $44.00*
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The last date listed for Rain -- A Tribute to the Beatles was Sunday April 17, 2011 / 6:30pm.
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Get there early so you can relax and have dinner beforehand
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Anthing goes from jeans to evening wear!
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Hollywood Casual
Goldstar Member Reviews
Ignatz
Our party of four really enjoyed the show. A must see for any Beatles fan.Written on Apr 18 2011
I saw Rain in Vegas and I must say that I actually had a better time as people were not constantly made to sit down if they got up to dance. Every few minutes an usher was pointed at someone to sit down which was more distracting than a person dancing and having a good time. It's not like it was the Lion King, it was a "rock concert". I guess people having fun might spoil the enjoyment of the people who can't get up or are just old poops.
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This was a great show! My 16-year old daughter thought the commercials from the 60's were hilarious. Especially when Fred Flitstone and Barney Rubble lit up a Winston! Seems everyone in the audience enjoyed the show as much as we did!Written on Apr 18 2011
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This was an absolutely amazing show. More like a concert! Some people didnt seem to get that it was audience participation. You are supposed to get up and clap and cheer. It was the Beatles for heavens sake.Written on Apr 18 2011
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meg327
I wasn't sure what to expect. It was more like a concert than a musical production, but with the added fun of movie clips on the big screen, showing funny old TV ads, newsreels and reinactments of famous Beatle events and interviews, featuring the members of Rain. Very nostalgic of the '60s, so I'd love to go again and take my parents.Written on Apr 17 2011
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More Information About Rain -- A Tribute to the Beatles
Website
http://www.broadwayla.org/production/show.info.asp?ID=22
Quotes & Highlights
- See a promo video on YouTube.
- Visit the official show website.
- “Rain creates musical nirvana…makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up! A thrilling bit of time-warping nostalgia." --Fort Worth Star-Telegram
- "Rain is the next best thing to seeing the Beatles." --Denver Post
- "These guys are quite amazing... Rain is able to perform live things the Beatles never could, such as side 2 of Abbey Road with ease, down to the last sound effect." --LA Weekly
- "The world's best performing Beatles tribute act." --Showtime
Description
The story of Rain began in the mid-1970s when keyboardist Mark Lewis joined forces with four other local musicians who together formed the band that was originally called “Reign” and played throughout the Los Angeles/Orange County, CA area. With their mutual love for the music of The Beatles, Reign was in demand to play Beatles music and rode an enormous wave of nostalgia for the band that had broken up in 1970.
Before long they had built a strong devoted following in and around Los Angeles. Following numerous misspellings in the media and advertising, “Reign” became Rain (also the title of a 1966 Beatles single). A big break came for Rain when Dick Clark hired them to record the music for the 1979 made-for-TV movie Birth of the Beatles.
Rain’s intention was not just to cover Beatles songs, but to take it to a new level. To do songs that The Beatles had never performed live, and do them note-for-note, just like the records. At this time, "tribute bands" were non-existent.
The five band members now on Broadway (and who played the Pantages two years ago) are Joey Curatolo (vocals, bass, guitar, piano), Joe Bithorn (vocals, lead guitar, guitar synthesizer), Ralph Castelli (vocals, drums, percussion), Steve Landes (vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica) in 1998 and Mark Lewis, Rain’s founding member (keyboards, percussion).
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. They approach The Beatles' music with the same respect a classical musician treats classical music. They have worked hard for many years, studying each song, each note, each movement and nuance – both vocally and musically. Today, Rain has a repertoire of more than 200 Beatles songs.