The Chicago Entertainment Collective, Chicago’s first charity group organized to benefit working professionals in the entertainment field, kicks off its first year with The Great Baby Show, a variety show benefiting Goodman Theatre Casting Director Adam Belcuore, his partner Eric Davis and their adoption process. A night of music, comedy and storytelling, The Great Baby Show includes Jeff Award-winner E. Faye Butler, improv duo Thorton & Messing, an acoustic set by Sad Brad Smith, and 2nd Story's Megan Stielstra. The evening will also feature some of the city's leading casting directors and agents making a rare onstage appearance including Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s Erica Daniels, Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s Bob Mason as well as Goodman Theatre’s Adam Belcuore and Logan Vaughn. Tickets $30 – $70 are on sale now at ChicagoEntertainmentCollective.org. The Chicago Entertainment Collective was founded earlier this year by talent agent Sam Samuelson, together with other local agents, casting directors and theater artists. A life in the arts can be fulfilling, but perhaps not a terribly profitable industry for most of its members. CEC hopes to able to give back to those who help create Chicago’s vibrant arts community.