NETworks Closes HANDEL'S MESSIAH ROCKS, 12/23

Launching a nationwide tour this November, Handel's Messiah Rocks: A Joyful Noise is a groundbreaking musical event that blends classical music with classic rock and breathes new life into George Fredrick Handel's most performed oratorio. Handel's Messiah Rocks: A Joyful Noise will premiere in Orange, Tex. and play cities such as Chicago, Atlanta, Houston and Cleveland.

Handel's Messiah Rocks: A Joyful Noise features stunning visual effects, thrilling songs, an orchestra, rock band, adult and children's choirs and some of the most powerful voices in stage and screen - including some from each individual tour city! Handel's Messiah Rocks: A Joyful Noise National Tour is looking for a local choir in each tour market to star in the show! The tour is asking choirs nationwide, ‘How Do You Hallelujah?' Choir groups can submit their videos to be voted on and judged for a chance to star in the show while it's in their hometown! For complete contest details please visit www.handelsmessiahrocks.com/contest.

The New York Times describes Handel's Messiah Rocks: A Joyful Noise and the reinterpretation of the most famous selection from the Oratorio "Hallelujah," by saying it, "...combines Handel and Sunset Strip-metal in one slick, efficient mash." To see if Handel's Messiah Rocks: A Joyful Noise will be coming to a city near you visit: www.handelsmessiahrocks.com.

Having been performed annually for 240 years throughout the world the traditional composition has compelled its admirers to listen to and attend live performances many times throughout the year and now Handel's Messiah Rocks can be enjoyed at home both on CD and DVD available on Sony Integrity Records. Some of the selections to be included are Overture, Comfort Ye, He'll Come in Glory, He is Fire, Hallelujah and more.

Handel's Messiah Rocks: A Joyful Noise was adapted by Jason Howland and libretto adapted by Dani Davis is based on the original oratorio by George Frederick Handel with libretto by Charles Jennens. It is produced by NETworks Presentations, LLC and directed by Dani Davis.

For additional dates and local ticket information for Handel's Messiah Rocks: A Joyful Noise visit: www.handelsmessiahrocks.com.

HANDEL'S MESSIAH ROCKS 2010 - 2011 TOUR SCHEDULE
Orange, Tex. Sunday, November 7, 2010
Chicago, Ill. Friday, November 12 - Saturday, November 13, 2010
Owensboro, Ky. Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Newport News, Va. Thursday, November 18, 2010
Morganton, N.C. Friday, November 19, 2010
Raleigh, N.C. Saturday, November 20, 2010
Atlanta, Ga. Sunday, November 21, 2010
Gainesville, Fla. Friday, November 26, 2010
Greenville, S.C. Sunday, November 28, 2010
Charlotte, N.C. Monday, November 29, 2010
Houston, Tex. Wednesday, December 01, 2010
Wichita, Kan. Friday, December 03, 2010
Cleveland, Ohio Sunday, December 05, 2010
Wilmington, Del. Tuesday, December 7 - Sunday, December 12, 2010
Williamsport, Pa. Monday, December 13, 2010
Toledo, Ohio Tuesday, December 14, 2010
South Bend, Ind. Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Mississauga, Ont. Thursday, December 16 - Friday, December 17, 2010
Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Saturday, December 18, 2010
Newark, N.J. Sunday, December 19, 2010
Schenectady, N.Y. Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Hershey, Pa. Wednesday, December 22 - Thursday, December 23, 2010

NETworks Presentations, LLC (Producer) Founded in 1995 by Kenneth Gentry, Seth Wenig and Scott Jackson, NETworks has produced and managed over 70 national and international touring productions. Previous productions include Oliver!, Little Women starring Maureen McGovern, Jekyll & Hyde, Kiss of the Spiderwoman, Cinderella starring Eartha Kitt and Deborah Gibson, Fosse starring Ben Vereen and Ruthie Henshall, The Light in the Piazza, My Fair Lady co-produced with Cameron Mackintosh, Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma!, Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake, Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Annie and Hairspray among many others. Joining returning hits The Wizard of Oz, Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Young Frankenstein, and the Lincoln Center's production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific this season are Joyful Noise's production of Handel's Messiah Rocks, Spring Awakening, A Chorus Line, Blue Man Group National Tour and Les Miserablés.