Over 50,000 people are expected to join Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles in a live performance of "Hey Jude" to close the annual "Broadway on Broadway" event at 1 p.m. today in New York's Times Square.
"Broadway on Broadway" begins at 11:30 a.m. Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles will perform at 1 p.m.
In addition, New York metro public TV station WLIW21 will air three encore presentations of "Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles" beginning today. The show will air at 4 p.m. today (9/12), 2:30 a.m. Sept. 14 and 10 p.m. Thursday Sept. 16.
The Beatles tribute group begins previews for a 11-week Broadway engagement Oct. 19 at the Neil Simon Theatre. The show officially opens Oct. 26. The performance schedule will be 8 p.m. Mondays, 7 p.m. Tuesdays, no shows Wednesdays, 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays and 3 and 7 p.m. Sundays.
Tickets for the Broadway engagement are available through Ticketmaster.
More information: www.raintribute.com.
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