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HANDEL'S MESSIAH ROCKS Awarded with Two Emmys

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Handel's Messiah Rocks was honored with two Emmy Awards Saturday night by the Chicago/Midwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The groundbreaking musical event that blends classical music with classic rock and breathes new life into George Fredrick Handel's most performed oratorio launched its Inaugural National Tour in Orange, Texas Sunday and is traveling across the country this holiday season playing cities such as Atlanta, Chicago, Houston and Cleveland. For a complete list of dates please visit www.handelsmessiahrocks.com.

The creators of Handel's Messiah Rocks, Dani Davis and Jason Howland, were awarded the Outstanding Achievement for Individual Excellence Off Camera for a Music Composition/Arrangement.

Additionally, LaChanze, who originated the role of The Woman in Handel's Messiah Rocks, was awarded Outstanding Achievement for Individual Excellence On Camera: Programming - Performer.

Handel's Messiah Rocks was adapted by Jason Howland and libretto adapted by Dani Davis and 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.

Handel's Messiah Rocks features stunning visual effects, thrilling songs, an orchestra, rock band, Broadway soloists and specially selected adult and children's choirs from each individual tour city! For a complete list of dates please visit www.handelsmessiahrocks.com.

NETworks Presentations, LLC (Producer) Since 1995, NETworks has produced and managed over 70 touring productions in the US., U.K. and internationally . Current Productions include Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Young Frankenstein, and the Lincoln Center's production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific, Handel's Messiah Rocks, Spring Awakening, A Chorus Line, Blue Man Group National Tour and The New 25th Anniversary Production of Les Misérables touring the U.S.

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