Rosie's Theater Kids, formerly known as Rosie's Broadway Kids, is a non-profit arts education organization started by actress and comedian

Rosie O'Donnell Roseann O'Donnell (born March 21, 1962) is an American talk show host, comedian, and actress. She began her comedy career as a teenager and received her breakthrough on the television series ''Star Search'' in 1984. After a series of television ...

. RTKids was founded in 2003 and continually provides training in dance, music, and drama for students attending New York City public schools. It is based on the Maravel Arts Center, 445 W. 45th St., in

Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan Hell's Kitchen, also known as Clinton, or Midtown West on real estate listings, is a neighborhood on the West Side of Midtown Manhattan in New York City, New York. It is considered to be bordered by 34th Street (or 41st Street) to the south, ...

. The center is named for O'Donnel's teacher Pat Maravel who was instrumental in O'Donnell's interest in theatre.

References

Rosie's Theater Kids Homepage
''rosiestheaterkids.org'' * Stasio, Marilyn (May 7, 2006)

Variety (magazine) ''Variety'' is an American trade magazine owned by Penske Media Corporation. It was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933, ''Daily Variety'' was launched, based in ...

. {{Authority control Broadway theatre Arts organizations established in 2003 Public education in New York City