THE 24 HOUR PLAYS (Mark Armstrong, Artistic Director; Madelyn Paquette, Managing Director) has announced initial talent for the 23rd Annual The 24 Hour Plays On Broadway. This one-night-only event featuring distinguished artists from the New York entertainment community and beyond will be held this year on Monday Oct 23 at The Town Hall (123 West 43rd St) and will honor playwright and screenwriter Warren Leight, a longtime supporter of the organization. Jesse Eisenberg, Kenneth Lonergan and Christopher Oscar Peña will write new plays for the event, which will be performed by casts that include Ato Blankson-Wood, Cara Buono, Kathryn Erbe, Raúl Esparza, Clark Gregg, Olli Haaskivi, TR Knight, Mark Linn-Baker, Bebe Neuwirth, Alison Pill and Alyah Chanelle Scott. Todd Almond will be the musical guest. Additional actors, writers, directors and more will be announced at a later date. Actors, writers, directors and production staff will gather for the first time on the evening of Oct 22 to introduce themselves and share the prop and costume item they’ve been asked to bring. The writers will then use everything they’ve learned from the brainstorm session to write brand-new plays overnight. In the morning, the actors and directors will receive the six new plays and team up with production staff to begin their rehearsal and tech process ahead of curtain time on October 23. Tickets are available at 24hourplays.org/Broadway. Press contact: Liz Lombardi/Matt Ross Public Relations (212/756-1248)...