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Beatles tribute 'Rain' in Portland

Credit: Photo courtesy of Joan Marcus

Left to right: Joey Curatolo (Paul McCartney), Ralph Castelli (Ringo Starr), Joe Bithorn (George Harrison), Steve Landes (John Lennon).

by Ellen Kimball/kgw.com special contributor

Posted on December 28, 2009 at 10:40 AM

Updated Thursday, Dec 31 at 12:52 PM

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Can you IMAGINE? The Fab Four together again live on stage!

It's true in Rain: A tribute to the Beatles, which opens in Portland on December 29th.

Time travel back to those fabulous musical days. The Liverpool group is discovered and grows so popular that England can't contain them. Off they go to New York, where girls were swooning. I remember the day in 1964. I was working at CBS when their limo pulled up. The secretaries dashed to the mezzanine and looked down to see them.

Follow the group from Ed Sullivan to Abbey Road! You won't believe your eyes! They look like them and they sound just like them! "The next best thing to seeing The Beatles," raves the Denver Post. All the music and vocals are performed totally live!

RAIN covers the Fab Four from the earliest beginnings through the psychedelic late '60s and their long-haired hippie, hard-rocking rooftop days.

RAIN Is a multi-media, multi-dimensional experience ... a fusion of historical footage and hilarious television commercials from the 1960s lights up video screens and live cameras zoom in for close-ups. Sing along with your family and friends to such Beatlemaniac favorites as "Let It Be," "Hey Jude," "Come Together" and "Can't Buy Me Love."

All performances at the Keller Auditorium, 222 SW Clay St at 3rd Ave, downtown Portland. Performances with American Sign Language description are usually on Thursdays. Please call 503-241-1802, M-F, 9a-5p, for more information and tickets. December 29, 2009 - January 3, 2010

Tuesday-Friday at 7:30pm

Saturday at 2pm & 7:30pm

Sunday at 1pm & 6:30pm

In person: The Hampton Opera Center, 211 SE Caruthers St, Portland, OR 97214 By Phone: 503-241-1802, or toll-free at 1-866-739-6737 (M-F, 9a-5p)

Portland Opera, in association with Broadway Across America, is proud to provide our entire region with the very best nationally touring Broadway productions.

For more details on the production in other cities, please visit http://www.raintribute.com/

 

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theblackhand said on December 29, 2009 at 1:01 PM

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH!!!

ellen_kimball said on December 29, 2009 at 10:49 PM

The Black Hand: I see you are a Beatles fan! I missed the first night and still not sure if production went on as planned. Thanks for your comment. Ellen Kimball @Radio_Lady on Twitter For my bio: http://ellenkimball.blogspot.com Volunteer movie & entertainment reviewer on KGW.com

annabellz said on December 30, 2009 at 3:06 PM

I love The Beatles but this sounds lame! Why bother?

jeannie925 said on December 30, 2009 at 4:38 PM

I have seen them before and they really do a great job. I missed it last night as well and don't have the money to see another show. Bummed.

livewell said on December 30, 2009 at 6:24 PM

This is not a tribute; it's just an excuse to make money off the success of others. Hope they have to pay the two left over Beatles the royalties for this. What a fake because the Beatles have not returned; they are history!

ellen_kimball said on December 30, 2009 at 8:34 PM

ATTENTION: #PDX If you missed 12/29 performance of RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles, please read this from publicist @ Broadway in Portland. UNUSED tkts. are good for exchange for another performance. Here’s the message: The company of RAIN has been very generous and offered ticket holders to come to another performance pending availability (and there is lots). There is a no refund policy and 1000 did make it to the show last night. If ticket holders 12/29 call the box office By Phone: 503-241-1802, or toll-free at 1-866-739-6737 (M-F, 9a-5p), they can reserve tickets for an alternate performance. They will need to bring their original tickets to the Keller to pick up the new tickets. The show runs through Sunday evening 1/03/2010! Julia

ellen_kimball said on December 30, 2009 at 8:41 PM

Hello to all reading my preview publicity for "RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles" playing through January 3, 2010 in Portland at the Keller Auditorium. Q: Why do they bother to put on these shows? Because people around the country are supporting them! This is a touring company with a lot of good theatrical people behind it. If you don't want to see it and just sit home and criticize, please don't trash a performance you've never seen. Q: The Beatles haven't returned. They're history... Well, technically... you're right. However, I understand from reviews all over the country that this tour is exceptional. The four men who perform are quite accurate in their representation of the Beatles. By the way, there are many younger people who only know this group through videos and recordings. RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles gives them a chance to hear the music live through accomplished "doppelganger" performers.