“When I was 19, I was asked to train the original Sandy for the original production of Annie,” said Bill Berloni. We were in his dressing room at the Palace Theatre, where he was in rehearsals for Legally Blonde. The five dogs that are in the show had settled quickly around him or onto […]
Why You Must Watch the Tony Awards With Your Pup!
This awards season, the spotlight’s on all the people that make Broadway the magical place it is. The Tony Awards honor the very best, both on and off stage, when it comes to the theatre. Drama enthusiasts are geeking out everywhere trying to predict the results! Let’s get our four-legged friends excited, too, because dogs […]
Last Chance To See! Broadway’s Canine Comedy Sylvia Will Have You Howling!
Tony Award-winning actors Matthew Broderick and Annaleigh Ashford have Broadway audiences rolling over with howling laughter in the hilarious A.R. Gurney’s comedy Sylvia. Broderick plays Greg, a man struggling with his spiraling midlife crisis, when to his delight he finds a dog roaming around Central Park, played by Ashford. Greg brings home […]
Toby The Rat Steals The Broadway Stage In Curious Incident
Animals are often the key to capturing an audience’s attention during a Broadway play. They offer a sense of curiosity because animals (unlike humans) are emotionally immune of the repercussions if they fail to do their job. Actors just have to deal, and we like to watch! Well, two animals that definitely caught my attention […]
Berloni Begs, Rolls Over for Special Tony Award: Rewarding a Broadway legend with the Mother of All Treats
While hits like The Lion King and War Horse, in which human actors play a host of wild creatures with the help of fantastical puppets, have demonstrated how human ingenuity and artistry can trump the limitations of the theater, there is no doubt that when you can get the real deal you should always opt […]
Broadway Bill – The man behind the animals on Broadway!
“When I was 19, I was asked to train the original Sandy for the original production of Annie,” said Bill Berloni. We were in his dressing room at the Palace Theatre, where he was in rehearsals for Legally Blonde. The five dogs that are in the show had settled quickly around him or onto […]