Singing and dancing about public housing - that's something that doesn't happen everyday!

This week, I visited the kids at MTW who are producing a musical they wrote themselves about growing up in Cabrini-Green as it changes from a public housing development to a mixed-income community.

Tonight is opening night, and the start of a three-week run that will tour all around the city of Chicago. You should come! I'm going tonight, but there are lots of opportunities to see the show.

Here's my list of reasons why you should come:

1. It's really great.
2. It's free.
3. It's a recession, so going to something that's free is extra cool.
4. It's a recession, so doing something intellectual is extra cool.
   
5. It's really great.
6. Music and theatre help us engage and connect with issues and people that we sometimes don't understand or have empathy for. Your heart may grow a size.
   
7. It's free. And really great.
   

Here's a preview of what you'll see: