Hired by prolific composer Frank Loesser for ad and TV work

First Broadway credit as lyricist with "Here's Where I Belong", based on "East of Eden"; closed after one performance

Taught theatre and English at the Calhoun School, NYC

First professional librettist credit with "The Robber Bridegroom"; also wrote lyrics; produced by The Acting Company; production starred Kevin Kline and Patti LuPone; Uhry won a Tony nomination for his libretto

"The Robber Bridegroom" was revived starring Barry Bostwick

Composed musicals for the Goodspeed Opera House, in East Haddam, Connecticut

Was instructor in lyric writing at New York University

Wrote first play "Driving Miss Daisy"

Debut as screenwriter and associate producer, the film version of "Driving Miss Daisy", directed by Bruce Beresford

Returned to Broadway with play "The Last Night of Ballyhoo", starring Dana Ivey; received Best Play Tony Award

Penned TV version of "The Last Night of Ballyhoo"; project remains unproduced

Wrote book for the musical "Parade", based on the case of Leo Frank who was accused of murder in Atlanta in the early part of the 20th Century

Collaborated with Adam Guettel on the stage musical "Light in the Piazza"; originally intended to be workshopped under the auspices of the Lyric Opera of Chicago until Guettel withdrew as composer-in-residence; later left the project and was replaced by Craig Lucas