FROM ED SULLIVAN TO ABBEY ROAD... Makes Its Debut At The Orpheum Theatre 3/14

The award-winning Beatles concert, Rain - A Tribute To The Beatles, makes its debut at Omaha's Orpheum Theater on March 14, 2009 with two shows only - 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. 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...a fusion of historical footage andhilarious 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.

Like The Beatles, the onstage members of Rain are not only supreme musicians, but electrifying
performers in their own right.

Preview videos of Rain at OmahaPerformingArts.org.

Tickets are on sale now for Rain, and all of the performances within the Omaha
Performing Arts Presents 2008/09 season. Tickets may be purchased through Ticket Omaha
online at TicketOmaha.org, by phone at (402) 345-0606 or in person at the Ticket Omaha Box
Office inside the Holland Center, 13th and Douglas streets.

Tickets for Rain are priced $19-$58.
For more information visit www.Raintribute.com.

Omaha Performing Arts is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing world-class performances to the Omaha metropolitan area. The organization manages two landmark venues, the Holland Performing Arts Center and the Orpheum Theater - the former, which includes the acoustically acclaimed Kiewit Concert Hall and Scott Recital Hall and the latter, which includes Slosburg Hall, a proscenium theater. Omaha Performing Arts also manages Ticket Omaha, a provider of comprehensive ticketing services for the arts within the region.

Omaha Performing Arts' commitment to the arts extends into its own series, Omaha Performing
Arts Presents, as well as education and community involvement programs that help ensure the arts have a far-reaching impact. In partnership with Broadway Across America, Omaha Performing Arts also brings the finest in touring Broadway productions to Omaha. Omaha Performing Arts performances are supported in part by the Nebraska Arts Council, Nebraska Cultural Endowment, the Mid-America Arts Alliance, National Endowment for the Arts, the City of Omaha and the Douglas County Visitor Improvement Fund.

 

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