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Expanding on its 50-year history of developing new plays and cultivating new voices for the American Theater, The Public Theater is now accepting applications for The Emerging Writers Group, a new initiative that seeks to target playwrights at the earliest stages in their careers and nurture their artistic growth by providing necessary resources and support.

Expanding on its fifty-year history of developing new plays and cultivating new voices for the American Theater, The Public Theater has announced the creation of The Public Writers Initiative - a long-term initiative that will provide key support and resources for writers at every stage of their careers.

The Public Theater has announced that casting is complete for Romeo and Juliet, the first production of this summer's Shakespeare in the Park, directed by Michael Grief

13P, the OBIE-winning collective of 13 playwrights, will present The Secret Lives of Ps at Joe's Pub, 425 Lafayette Street, for one performance only, on Sunday, April 29 at 7pm

Richard Greenberg, Donald Margulies, and Jose Rivera are all featured playwrights in South Coast Repertory's 10th annual Pacific Playwrights Festival.

Pregones Theater, INTAR, Teatro Circulo and Teatro IATI

The American Theatre Wing and XM Satellite Radio proudly present interviews with actress Daphne Rubin-Vega and executive directors Joseph P. Benincasa and Tom Viola, of The Actors Fund and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, respectively, on their weekly theatrical interview show, 'Downstage Center,' on XM's On Broadway

Arena Stage, under the leadership of Artistic Director Molly Smith and Executive Director Stephen Richard, and the Georgetown Theater Program have developed a partnership to enrich the future of American theater through collaboratively hosting artists and developmental play workshops, involving Arena artists as faculty, and providing mentoring for students in professional settings as well as in community outreach programs.

An array of stars sizzled through the BC/EFA benefit 'An Evening of Latin Rhythms' at BB Kings Blues Club on November 20th!

When the stage legend Chita Rivera wanted to talk about her current involvement in the 'An Evening of Latin Ryhthms' - the one night only event to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS on November 20th, who did she give the exclusive to? BroadwayWorld.com and That's Kentertainment of course!

International telenovela superstar Lupita Ferrer is the latest in a string of stars of latino stars of stage, screen, and music announced to appear in An evening of Latin Rhythms at BB Kings Blues Club. Broadway legend and Kennedy Center honoree Chita Rivera will host this one night only fundraising event for Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS.

Multi- Latin Grammy-winner Jimmy Bosch has confirmed that he will appear on Monday November 20th in 'An Evening of Latin Rhythms' at BB Kings Blues Club. Bosch will be joined on stage by two time Emmy award winner, actor / writer - John Leguizamo

The Vineyard Theatre is celebrating its 25th Anniversary with the creation of a new playwriting award named in honor of playwright Paula Vogel.

Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Nilo Cruz and more recently joined the star-studded Latin Rhythms benefit, which is set for November 20th

Grey Gardens, which recently concluded its sold out World Premiere production at Playwrights Horizons, will open on Broadway this Fall with performances beginning in October at The Walter Kerr Theatre (219 West 48th Street).