The four “Mock Tops” known as RAIN make it shower Beatles hits and deep album delights in a Sunday matinee at the Basie.
Sunday, it seems, is prime time for the Beatles — and even if the fans who thrilled to the Fabs’ milestone first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show over 50 years ago have a hard time making it to prime time these days, the Count Basie Theatre has us all covered.
At 3 pm on February 22, the Basie presents a special EarlyBeatle encore starring Rain, the acclaimed and internationally touring “MockTops” tribute that “has mastered every song, gesture and nuance of the legendary foursome,” in the course of going places the Liverpuddlian Lads never dared (such as a respectable run on Broadway). It’s a regular stop on the road, and a comfort-zone showcase for the act about which the Huffington Post said, “Rain is about the closest you’ll come to seeing The Beatles live ever.”
It’s also a multimedia experience that employs costumes and projections in the course of presenting a gamut of classics that range from the chirpy early hits (“I Want To Hold Your Hand,” “A Hard Day’s Night”) to the studio sturm-und-drang of the later masterworks (“Come Together,” “Hey Jude”) that they never managed to take out on the road. Tickets ($35 – $69) can be reserved right here.
