The 28th annual Broadway Barks—the dog and cat adoption
celebration founded by three-time Tony honoree Bernadette Peters and the
late Mary Tyler Moore—is held July 11 in Shubert Alley.
Peters and Tony nominee Andrew Rannells (The Book of Mormon) again host the annual event, which kicks off
at 3 PM with a meet and greet of the adoptable pets, with celebrity
presentations of the animals from NYC rescue groups scheduled for 5–6:30
PM.
Watch: Bernadette Peters Previews Animals Up for Adoption at Broadway Barks
Celebrity presenters are scheduled to include Don Cheadle (Proof), Leana Rae Concepcion (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee), Deborah Cox (Titaníque), Emma Flynn (Wicked), Jin Ha (Proof), Jeremy Jordan (Just in Time), Ricki Lake, Jak Malone (Operation Mincemeat), Eva Noblezada (The Great Gatsby), Christiani Pitts (Two Strangers (Carry A Cake Across New York)), Jasmine Amy Rogers (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee), Adrienne Warren (Proof), Richard Riaz Yoder (Schmigadoon!), Isa Antonetti (Buena Vista Social Club), Caleb A. Barnett (Aladdin), Melissa Barrera (Titaníque), Shoshana Bean (The Lost Boys), Natalie Venetia Belcon (Buena Vista Social Club), L.J. Benet (The Lost Boys), Emily Bergl (Just in Time), Bill Berloni (The Fear of 13), Alex Brightman (Schmigadoon!), Reeve Carney (The Great Gatsby), Sara Chase (Schmigadoon!), Marcus Choi (Maybe Happy Ending), Max Clayton (Schmigadoon!), Lilli Cooper (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee), Ben Davis (Ragtime), Jennifer Duka (The Lost Boys), Dez Duron (Maybe Happy Ending), Ayo Edebiri (Proof), Claybourne Elder (Little Shop of Horrors), Emma Flynn (Wicked), Ana Gasteyer (Schmigadoon!), Drew Gehling (& Juliet), J. Harrison Ghee (Hadestown), Miguel Gil (The Lost Boys), Frankie Grande (Titaníque), Debbie Gravitte (Just in Time), Blake Hammond (Wicked), Ann Harada (Schmigadoon!), Sydney James Harcourt (Cats: The Jellicle Ball), Gianna Harris (& Juliet), Ellen Harvey (Wicked), Jessica Hecht (Dog Day Afternoon), Ivan Hernandez (Schmigadoon!), Nikki M. James (Little Shop of Horrors), Isaiah Johnson (Hamilton), Hannah Kevitt (Maybe Happy Ending), Julia Knitel (Operation Mincemeat), Jeff Kready (Operation Mincemeat), McKenzie Kurtz (Schmigadoon!), Junior Labeija (Cats: The Jellicle Ball), Caissie Levy (Ragtime), Alison Luff (& Juliet), Laurie Metcalf (Death of Salesman), Da’Von Moody (Buena Vista Social Club), Tempress Chasity Moore (Cats: The Jellicle Ball), Gaby Moreno (Hadestown), Bebe Neuwirth (Chicago), Eva Noblezada (The Great Gatsby), Paul Alexander Nolan (The Lost Boys), Brad Oscar (Schmigadoon!), Benjamin Pajak (The Lost Boys), Zachary Noah Piser (Maybe Happy Ending), John Riddle (Titaníque), Amanda Jill Robinson (Operation Mincemeat), Victor de Paula Rocha (Stranger Things), Michael Shayan (Dog Day Afternoon), Carrie St. Louis (Just in Time), Dennis Stowe (Aladdin), Jake Termine (Death of a Salesman), Jordan Tyson (Hadestown), Ben Vereen (Pippin), Maria Wirries (The Lost Boys), and Wesley Wray (Buena Vista Social Club).
The celebrity presentations will be preceded by a special rendition of “I Kissed a Girl,” performed by cast members from & Juliet: Gabe
Amato, Reese Britts, Michael Iván Carrier, Makai Hernandez, Elsa Keefe,
Nathan Levy, Alaina Vi Maderal, Daniel J. Maldonado, Cassie Silva,
Zalah Vallien, and Darien Van Rensalier.
Produced by Broadway Cares, Broadway Barks benefits New York
City-area animal rescue groups. The afternoon is free and open to the
public and has corporate sponsorship from Fetch Pet Insurance
with additional sponsorship from Tito’s Handmade Vodka and Humane World
for Animals.
Participating shelters and rescue
groups include 1 Love 4 Animals, Abandoned Angels Cocker Spaniels
Rescue, Adopt A Boxer Rescue, Animal Care Centers of NYC, Anjellicle
Cats Rescue, Badass Animal Rescue, Best Friends Animal Society,
Bideawee, Big Apple Cat Rescue, Bobbi and the Strays, City Critters,
Every Last One, Give Me Shelter, Hearts and Bones Rescue, Hudson Paws,
Husky House, Linda’s Cat Assistance, Mid-Atlantic Great Dane Rescue
League, North Shore Animal League, NYC Second Chance Rescue, Pet ResQ
Inc., Remember Me Rescue, SaveKitty Foundation, SPCA of Westchester, The
Animal Project NYC, Urban Cat League, and Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue.
Since its inception in 1998, approximately 85% of the more than 2,500 cats and dogs showcased in Broadway Barks have found forever homes. Visit BroadwayBarks.org.
Broadway Cares is
one of the nation’s leading industry-based, nonprofit AIDS fundraising
and grant-making organizations. By drawing upon the talents, resources,
and generosity of the American theatre community, since 1988 Broadway
Cares has raised more than $300 million for essential
services for people affected by HIV/AIDS, COVID-19 and other critical
illnesses across the United States. Visit BroadwayCares.org.
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