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BROADWAY BARKS CELEBRATES 25TH ANNIVERSARY
THE STAR-STUDDED DOG AND CAT ADOPTION
EVENT
HOSTED BY BERNADETTE PETERS AND RANDY
RAINBOW
WITH SPECIAL APPEARANCE BY JOSH GROBAN
SATURDAY, JULY 8th –
SHUBERT ALLEY
PRODUCED BY BROADWAY CARES/EQUITY FIGHTS
AIDS
BROADWAY BARKS is
thrilled to return
to Shubert Alley on Saturday, July 8, 2023, for the 25th annual
star-studded dog and cat adoption event. Co-founded by Bernadette
Peters and Mary
Tyler Moore, the
event features adoptable animals from 24 NYC area
adoption agencies and rescue groups along with
Broadway’s biggest names who use their star power to
help them find loving homes.
As part of the milestone anniversary,
Peters will host the event with satirist and animal
lover Randy
Rainbow and
with a special appearance
by Josh
Groban.
Produced by Broadway
Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, the
adoption event takes place in Shubert Alley (located
between 44th and 45th Streets, between Broadway and
Eighth Avenues). BARKS
begins at 3
p.m. with a ‘meet and greet’ of all the adoptable
pets; from 5-6:30
p.m. adoptees
make their Broadway debut on stage alongside some
of Broadway’s favorite stars for the celebrity
presentations.
Over the past 24 years, more than 2,100
dogs and cats have grabbed Broadway’s spotlight and the
hearts of all who come to the event. Approximately 85%
of these furry friends have successfully found forever
homes.
BROADWAY BARKS is free and open to the
public. Proceeds from the event benefit the
participating shelters and rescue groups.
Celebrity participants lending their
support include:
Clyde Alves (New
York, New York)
Annaleigh Ashford (Sweeney
Todd)
Maria Bilbao (Sweeney
Todd)
Rajesh Bose (Life
of Pi)
Steven Boyer (Kimberly
Akimbo)
Kevin Cahoon (Shucked)
Victoria Clark (Kimberly
Akimbo)
Kevin Del Aguila (Some
Like It Hot)
John Dossett (Wicked)
Andrew Durand (Shucked)
Leandra Ellis-Gaston (Six)
Gina Ferrall (Leopoldstadt)
Avery Glymph (Life
of Pi)
Josh Groban (Sweeney
Todd)
Adam Heller (Some
Like it Hot)
Robyn Hurder (A
Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical)
Ayana Jackson (MJ
The Musical)
Zoe Jensen (Six)
Taylor Iman Jones (Six)
Carol Kane
Ashley D. Kelley (Shucked)
Sean Allan Krill (Parade)
McKenzie Kurtz (Wicked)
Mark Lotito (Some
Like it Hot)
Michael Maliakel (Aladdin)
Tatiana Maslany (Grey
House)
Marsha Mason
Michael Mastro (Funny
Girl)
Alli Mauzey (Kimberly
Akimbo)
Michael McCormick (A
Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical)
Howard McGillin (Parade)
Laurie Metcalf (Grey
House)
Bonnie Milligan (Kimberly
Akimbo)
Paolo Montalban (Funny
Girl)
Anne L. Nathan (Funny
Girl)
Bebe Neuwirth
Michele Pawk (Wicked)
Linda Powell (A
Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical)
Colton Ryan (New
York, New York)
Angie Schworer (Some
Like it Hot)
Jennifer Simard (Once
Upon a One More Time)
Emily Skinner (New
York, New York)
Bri Sudia (A
Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical)
Will Swenson (A
Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical)
Paulo Szot (&
Juliet)
Betsy Wolfe (&
Juliet)
Subject to change
BARKS will
feature adoptable animals from the following New York
City area animal shelters and adoption agencies:
1 Love 4 Animals
Abandoned Angels Cocker Spaniels
Rescue Adopt
A Boxer Rescue
The American Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)
Animal Care & Control (ACC)
Anjellicle Cats Rescue
Best Friends Animal Society
Bide-a-wee
Bobbi and the Strays
City Critters
Francis’s Friends
Hearts and Bones Rescue
Husky House
Linda’s Cat Assistance
Little Shelter
Long Island Bulldog Rescue
Mid-Atlantic Great Dane Rescue League
Muddy Paws Rescue
Pet ResQ Inc.
SaveKitty Foundation
Second Chance Rescue
SPCA of Westchester
Urban Cat League
Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS,
the philanthropic heart of Broadway, 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 theater community,
since 1988 Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS has raised more
than $300 million for essential services for people with
HIV/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
Entertainment Community Fund (formerly The Actors Fund),
including the HIV Initiative, the Phyllis Newman Women’s
Health Initiative and The Friedman Health Center for the
Performing Arts. Broadway Cares also awards annual grants to
more than 450 AIDS and family service organizations in all
50 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., providing
lifesaving medication, healthy meals, counseling and
emergency assistance.
For more information about Broadway Barks
please visit them online at broadwaybarks.org.
For more information about Broadway Cares, please visit them online
at broadwaycares.org.
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