BROADWAY BARKS 14! ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL CELEBRITY
PARTICIPANTS FOR ANNUAL STAR-STUDDED DOG AND CAT
ADOPTION EVENT
Additional Celebrity Participants Include:
Nina Arianda, Stephanie J. Block, Adam Chanler-Berat,
Michael Cumpsty, Tom Edden, Martyn Ellis, Jessica Hecht,
Megan Hilty, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Claire Lams, Norm
Lewis, Kara Lindsay, Rita Moreno, Nancy Opel, Da'Vine
Joy Randolph, Jemima Rooper, Matt Saldivar, Natalie
Smith, Ben Vereen, Syndee Winters,
with a special performance by The Craze.
Hosted by Mary Tyler Moore and Bernadette Peters
and Sponsored by the ASPCA
For New York City Animal Shelters and Adoption Agencies
SHUBERT ALLEY, Saturday, July 14
3:30 p.m. -
6:30 p.m.
Mary Tyler Moore
and Bernadette Peters will host the
fourteenth annual BROADWAY BARKS!, a
star-studded dog and cat adoption event benefiting New
York City animal shelters and adoption agencies.
Produced by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, sponsored
by the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals®) and with additional sponsorship
by the New York Times, the event will take place on
Saturday, July 14 in Shubert Alley, the
heart of the Broadway Theater District (located between
44th and 45th Streets, between
Broadway and Eighth Avenues). The festivities begin at
3:30 p.m.; celebrity presentations of
pets from animal shelters citywide will take place
between 5-6:30 p.m.
Marking its 14th anniversary of the
organization,
BROADWAY
BARKS! once again will help many of New York City's
shelter animals find permanent homes by informing New
Yorkers about the plight of the thousands of homeless
dogs and cats in the metropolitan area.
This year we are announcing the sale of the new Broadway
Barks! annual calendar, which Ms. Peters will sign these
limited edition calendars in addition to her previously
released children books, Broadway Barks and Stella is a
Star, at 12 noon. All proceeds will benefit Broadway
Barks!
Moore
and Peters
will be joined by Broadway stars such as:
Nina Arianda
(Venus in
Fur),
Tracie Bennett (End
of the Rainbow),
Bill Berloni
(Dog
Trainer-Annie),
Jackie
Burns (Wicked),
Stephanie J.
Block (Anything
Goes),
Michael Cerveris (Evita),
Adam
Chanler-Berat (Peter
and the Starcatcher),
Michael
Cumpsty (End
of the Rainbow),
John Dossett
(Newsies),
Tom Edden
(One
Man, Two Guvnors),
Martyn Ellis
(One Man,
Two Guvnors),
Richard
Fleeshman (Ghost),
Montego
Glover (Memphis),
Joel Grey
(Anything
Goes),
Julie Halston (Anything
Goes),
Jessica Hecht (Harvey),
Megan Hilty
(SMASH),
Jeremy
Jordan (Newsies),
Carol Kane
(Harvey),
Judy Kaye (Nice
Work If You Can Get It),
Steve Kazee
(Once),
Celia
Keenan-Bolger (Peter
and the Starcatcher),
Claire Lams (One
Man, Two Guvnors),
Angela
Lansbury (The
Best Man),
Dick Latessa
(The
Lyons),
Linda Lavin
(The
Lyons),
Caissie Levy (Ghost),
Norm Lewis
(Porgy
and Bess),
Kara
Lindsay (Newsies),
Audra
McDonald (Porgy
and Bess),
Michael
McGrath (Nice
Work If You Can Get It),
Judy McLane
(Mamma
Mia),
Cristin Milioti (Once),
Rita
Moreno, Bebe Neuwirth, Rory O'Malley (Book
of Mormon),
Nancy Opel
(Memphis),
Bryce
Pinkham (Ghost),
Da'Vine Joy
Randolph (Ghost),
Andrew
Rannells (Book
of Mormon),
Jemima
Rooper (One
Man, Two Guvnors),
Matt
Saldivar (Peter
and the Starcatcher),
Chandra Lee
Schwartz (Wicked),
Natalie
Smith (One
Man, Two Guvnors),
Ben Vereen,
Syndee Winters (The
Lion King) and
The Craze
(One Man,
Two Guvnors).
"It is inspiring to see all of New York City come
together to work towards the common goal of saving as
many animal lives as possible," said Ed Sayres,
president and CEO of the ASPCA and sponsor of Broadway
Barks. "It is crucial that we bring the issue of animal
homeless to the forefront and encourage New Yorkers to
make pet adoption their first option."
"Since 2003, the lives of more than 220,000 dogs and
cats have been saved through the combined efforts of the
Alliance participating organizations many of whom are
here today, including Animal Care & Control of NYC,"
according to Jane Hoffman, president of the Mayor's
Alliance for NYC's Animals. "This spirit of a
collaborative community, manifested so clearly in
Broadway Barks, is moving us toward the day when no New
York City dog or cat of reasonable health and
temperament will be killed simply because we do not have
a home for them."
BROADWAY BARKS!
will feature a sampling of potential pets from several
New York City animal shelters and adoption agencies,
including ASPCA®, Abandoned Angels Cocker
Spaniel Rescue, Adopt A Boxer, Animal Care & Control,
Animal Haven, Anjellicle Cats, Animal Rescue Fund of the
Hamptons, BARC, Bidawee, Bobbi & the Strays, City
Critters, Humane Society of New York, Husky House,
KittyKind, Long Island Grey Hound Transfer, Loving
Touch, Manhattan Valley Cat Rescue, Metro Malts, Mid
Atlantic Great Dane, Pet I Care, PLUTO, Russell Refuge,
Save Kitty, Sean Casey Animal Rescue, Stray from the
Heart, Tigger Foundation, Urban Cat League, and a
special thank you to the North Shore Animal League for
the use of their 2 mobile adoption vans showcasing the
dogs and cats from Animal Care and Control of New York
City.