BROADWAY
BARKS ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL CELEBRITY
PARTICIPANTS, SPONSORS AND SPECIAL
SIGNING FOR 18TH ANNUAL
STAR-STUDDED
DOG AND CAT
ADOPTION EVENT
ADDITIONAL
CELEBRITIES ADDED:
James Barbour, Richard H. Blake, Ava
Briglia,
Scott J. Campbell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson,
Sean Hayes, Jessica Hecht, Chilina
Kennedy, Michael Lomenda, Rita McKenzie,
Kim Maresca, Samantha Massell, Jessie
Mueller, Michael Mulheren, Tori Murray,
Rory O’Malley,
Paul Pecorino, Mauricio Pérez, Ben
Rappaport, Dominic Scaglione Jr., Amy
Spanger, Alexandria Suarez, Quinn
VanAntwerp and Ana Villafañe
SPONSORED BY:
ASPCA®, Marty and Perry Granoff, James
L. Nederlander,
Daryl Roth, Jujamcyn Theaters, Mary Jo
and Ted Shen, The Shubert Organization
and The New York Times
HOSTED BY BERNADETTE PETERS WITH SPECIAL
CO-HOST
GLORIA ESTEFAN
SATURDAY, JULY 30TH -
SHUBERT ALLEY
3
p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
(special signing with Bernadette and
Gloria at 12 noon and debut of the
Broadway Barks bracelet)
PRODUCED BY BROADWAY
CARES/EQUITY FIGHTS AIDS
BROADWAY BARKS announces
their 18th annual star-studded dog and
cat adoption event to benefit New York
City animal shelters and adoption
agencies. Founded by Bernadette
Peters andMary
Tyler Moore, Broadway Barks features
celebrities from the hottest shows
currently on Broadway. The event,
produced by Broadway
Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, will
take place on Saturday, July 30, in
Shubert Alley (located between 44th and
45th Streets, between Broadway and
Eighth Avenues). The festivities begin
at 3
p.m. when attendees can meet all the
adoptable dogs and cats; celebrity
presentations of adoptable pets will
take place between 5-6:30
p.m. This
year’s event will be co-hosted by Bernadette
Peters and Gloria
Estefan. The rain or shine event is
free and open to the public.
Early Birds to the
adoption event get a special treat at 12:00
p.m., when this year’s hosts,
Bernadette Peters and Gloria Estefan
will appear in the alley and sign copies
of the 2016 Broadway Barks poster and
Playbill designed by James
McMullan. Posters and Playbills will
be for sale with 100% of the proceeds
going back to Broadway Barks. In
addition, they will be debuting a new
Broadway Barks bracelet, which will also
be on sale with 100% of proceeds
benefiting Broadway Barks!
Marking its 18th
anniversary, Broadway Barks will
again help hundreds of New York City’s
shelter animals find permanent homes by
informing New Yorkers about the plight
of thousands of homeless dogs and cats
in the metropolitan area. The popular
and highly attended event will feature
hundreds of adoptable animals from 27
animal rescue groups.
Celebrity participants lending their
support include:
James Barbour (Phantom
of the Opera)
Bill Berloni (The
Crucible)
Reed Birney (The Humans)
Richard H. Blake (Jersey
Boys)
Sierra Boggess (School
of Rock-The Musical)
Ava Briglia (Matilda
The Musical)
Scott J. Campbell (Beautiful:
The Carole King Musical)
Sophia Anne Caruso (Lazarus/Blackbird)
Allison Case (Matilda
The Musical)
Michael Cerveris (Fun
Home)
Leanne Cope (An
American in Paris)
Alma E. Cuervo (On
Your Feet!)
Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Fully
Committed)
Drew Gehling (Waitress)
Sean Hayes (An
Act of God)
Jessica Hecht (Fiddler
on the Roof)
Rick Holmes (Matilda
The Musical)
Jayne Houdyshell (The
Humans)
Judy Kaye (Wicked)
Chilina Kennedy (Beautiful:
The Carole King Musical)
Michael Lomenda (Jersey
Boys)
Rory O’Malley (Hamilton)
Beth Malone (Fun
Home)
Willow McCarthy (Matilda
The Musical)
Rita McKenzie (Ruthless!
The Musical)
Judy McLane (Mamma
Mia
Kim Maresca (Ruthless!
The Musical)
Samantha Massell (Fiddler
on the Roof)
Brian Stokes Mitchell (Shuffle
Along)
Jessie Mueller (Waitress)
Michael Mulheren (Bright
Star)
Tori Murray (Ruthless!
The Musical)
Bebe Neuwirth (The
Addams Family)
Rory O’Malley (Hamilton)
Brad Oscar (Something
Rotten!)
Jill Paice (An
American in Paris)
Paul Pecorino (Ruthless!
The Musical)
Mauricio Pérez (Jersey
Boys)
Gabriella Pizzolo (Fun
Home)
Ben Rappaport (Fiddler
on the Roof)
Dominic Scaglione Jr. (Jersey
Boys)
Peter Scolari (Wicked)
Emily Skeegs (Fun
Home)
Amy Spanger (Matilda
The Musical)
Carrie St. Louis (Wicked)
Alexandria Suarez (On
Your Feet)
Quinn VanAntwerp (Jersey
Boys)
Max von Essen (An
American in Paris)
Ana Villafañe (On
Your Feet!)
Aviva Winick (Matilda
The Musical)
Amra-Faye Wright (Chicago)
Jessica Keenan Wynn (Beautiful:
The Carole King Musical)
Barks will feature adoptable animals from
the following New York City animal shelters
and adoption agencies including: The
American Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)®, NY Abandoned
Angels Rescue (NYAAR), Adopt A Boxer Rescue,
Animal Care Centers of NYC (ACC), Animal
Haven, Anjellicle Cats Rescue, Animal Rescue
Fund of the Hamptons, BARC (Brooklyn Animal
Resource Coalition) Shelter, Bideawee, Bobbi
and the Strays, City Critters, The Humane
Society of New York, Husky House. KittyKind,
Linda’s Cat Assistance, Little Shelter, Long
Island Bulldog Rescue, Loving Touch,
Manhattan Valley Cat Rescue, Main Line
Animal Rescue, Metropolitan Maltese Rescue,
Mid-Atlantic Great Dane Rescue League, Inc.,
Pet-I-Care, P.L.U.T.O. Rescue of Richmond
County, Posh Pets Rescue, SaveKitty
Foundation, Sean Casey Animal Rescue, The
Tigger Foundation and Urban Cat League.
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 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 BC/EFA has
raised more than $285 million for essential
services for people with AIDS and other
critical illnesses across the United States.
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS is the
major supporter of the social service
programs at The Actors Fund, including the
HIV/AIDS Initiative, the Phyllis Newman
Women’s Health Initiative and the Al
Hirschfeld Free Health Clinic. Broadway
Cares also awards annual grants to more than
450 AIDS and family service organizations in
all 50 states.
Follow Broadway Barks:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/broadwaybarks
- Twitter: @BroadwayBarks
Follow Bernadette Peters:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BernadettePeters
- Twitter: @OfficialBPeters
Follow
Gloria Estefan:
-Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gloriaestefan
-Twitter: @GloriaEstefan
Follow Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BCEFA
- Twitter: @BCEFA