I just flew back from Chicago (and boy are my arms tired). It was great to finally get back into the swing of things of my second year at the Theatre Building Chicago Musical Theatre Writers Workshop.

The second year is spent working on one project -- a full-length book musical or revue. Greg Silva (a great composer who I met during last year's mini-musical) and I are working on a revue called NAKED IN AMERICA -- THE MUSICAL. This idea sprang from the documentary film (of the same name) Greg is making that will examine America's attitudes towards nudity. But more on that later...

I wanted to tell everyone about a fabulous evening of entertainment called "Chicago's Newest Works of Musical Theatre" hosted by Theatre Building Chicago. Here is the copy from the invitation:

Theatre Building Chicago celebrates its 28th season as an incubator for nurturing new works, emerging artists, and theatre companies. TBC's Musical Theatre Writers' Workshop begain in 1986 and has provided an artistic home for more than 250 musical theatre writers. Each writer starts at the beginning in the Introductory level, proceeds to the Intermediate level and finally "graduates" to the on-going " Alumni" level.

This New Works Showcase is a benefit to support the musical development program and provide funds to assist alumni workshop members in their author-produced readings at TBC in the 2005-2006 season.

The benefit is on Tuesday November 1, 2005. Curtain is at 7:30pm, followed by a champagne and dessert reception. (Casual attire/valet parking). The event will take place at Theatre Building Chicago, 1225 West Belmont Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. Also, "Turbulence" from PLANE CRAZY will be performed! So get your tickets now!

Tickets are $50 and can be reserved by calling the TBC box office at 773.327.5252 or by emailing tom@theatrebuildingchicago.org.

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