![]() ![]() Wasn’t it just yesterday that “Rain” opened at the Neil Simon? Pretty much. Yes, another Beatles tribute is on Broadway. But in “I Saw Her Standing There,” “Please Please Me,” “It Won’t Be Long” and other early hits, it was not at all clear whom Graham Alexander, John Brosnan and Ryan Coath were supposed to be evoking. ![]() This confusion was remedied later, as hairstyles, eyewear and facial hair evolved and signature solos were performed, with 10 musicians rotating through the roles. But, you know - Ringo, drums, pretty easy. Clearly that was supposed to be Ringo Starr (Chris McBurney) on the drum platform, with a cigarette hanging from his mouth. None looked particularly like John Lennon or George Harrison. James Theater, three of the four musicians out front resembled a young Mr. Not that I’m complaining, but in the first half of “Let It Be: A Celebration of the Music of the Beatles,” which opened with a burst of musical magical realism on Wednesday night at the St.
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