Rain will now close on 31 Jul 2011

The Broadway musical RAIN: A Tribute to The Beatles will now play its final performance at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre on 31 Jul 2011. The show had earlier announced that it would close on 4 Sep 2011.

Producer Jeff Parry said, "As plans for the Johannesburg engagement of RAIN: A Tribute to The Beatles progressed, it became clear that we needed our Broadway cast sooner than we expected, hence the adjustment to our final performance date on Broadway. We look forward to these final weeks at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre and to the continued success of RAIN on the road and across the globe. What started out as a little tribute band 30 years ago in Los Angeles, paying homage to the greatest band in the world, has now become a worldwide phenomenon."

RAIN: A Tribute to The Beatles opened on Broadway at the Neil Simon Theatre on 26 Oct 2011, following previews from 19 Oct, for what was initially announced to be a twleve week limited engagement.

RAIN played its final performance at the Neil Simon Theatre on 15 Jan 2011, before transfering to its present home, the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, on 8 Feb 2011.

The show opened to mixed reviews: An imitation is still an imitation (NY Daily News); All the charm of a sculpture grouping at Mme. Tussauds" (Bloomberg); May not be theatre but it sure is entertaining (NY1); A streamlined concert that will not disappoint the faithful (Variety).

RAIN performs the full range of The Beatles' discography live onstage, including songs that The Beatles recorded in the studio but never performed for an audience. From the early days of their appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964 through Sgt. Pepper and on to the Abbey Road years, RAIN performs it all.

Press notes read: "The multi-media concert recaptures the era through all phases of The Beatles astounding musical career including Shea Stadium, the psychedelic late 60s and The Beatles long-haired hippie, hard-rocking rooftop days. A fusion of historical footage and hilarious television commercials lights up video screens and live cameras zoom in for close-ups."

RAIN performs such beloved songs as "I Want To Hold Your Hand," "Hard Day's Night," "Yesterday," "Twist and Shout," "With A Little Help From My friends," "Eleanor Rigby," "Strawberry Fields," "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," "Hey Jude," "When I'm 64," "I Am The Walrus," "Revolution," "Come Together" and much more from their repertoire of over 200 Beatlemaniac favorites.

The musical is performed by its creators, Joey Curatolo as 'Paul McCartney' (vocals, bass, guitar, piano), Joe Bithorn as 'George Harrison' (vocals, lead guitar, guitar synthesizer), Ralph Castelli as 'Ringo Starr' (vocals, drums, percussion), Steve Landes as 'John Lennon' (vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica) - all of whom performed in the Broadway and touring productions of 'Beatlemania' - and Mark Lewis (RAIN's co-founding member, keyboards, percussion).

In addition to members of the original RAIN band, at certain performances the concert will also feature the talents of Graham Alexander, Mark Beyer, Joe Bologna, Doug Cox, Jim Irizarry, David Leon, Jimmy Pou, Mac Ruffing and Tom Teeley.

RAIN is presented on Broadway by Annerin Productions, Magic Arts & Entertainment/Tix Productions and Nederlander Presentations, Inc.