Rain: A Tribute To the Beatles was a wonderful performance, but my friend and I did NOT enjoy it because the sound was horribly loud and actually distorted.
Let me be clear ... the performers were wonderful and I really believe my huge disappointment is with the theater, or the sound people. I had seen Jersey Boys at this same theater and almost identical seating a couple of years ago and the sound was perfect. In fact, I went twice! That was certainly NOT the case for RAIN's performance.
It was so bad, that the couple sitting next to us actually left as soon as intermission came. They couldn't take it either. My friend asked to change her seat to the very back row because she couldn't take it.
The music was so loud and distorted that it overpowered the voices. Now do you remember The Beatles sounding like that on the Ed Sullivan Show? I don't. I actually covered my ears. Loud is one thing ... distortion and ear piercing is another.
This was such a dissapointment as it is not often that I can afford a trip into Chicago and the theater. When I do go, it is something very special to me and I pay for main floor Orchestra seating. I thought I had chosen well. Just left of center (on the end) about 10 rows back (not too close). I was so excited to have been able to get these seats ... as they are always what I attempt to obtain for other plays. As I said, Jersey Boys was perfect. So was Wicked (another theater, but similiar seating).
If I could complain to someone I would, but what good would that do me now? ... so I vent here. I don't know why it was so bad for Sunday's matinee. It simply ruined it for me, my friend, and obviously other people. No one I saw appeared to be happy and upbeat as we left the theater.
I will not place blame on the performers, but something went terribly wrong Sunday, May 24th, at 2:00pm at the Bank of America Theater!