On July 8th 2017, the biggest names in theatre are gathering to support the 19th annual Broadway Barks! This adoption event will allow hundreds of New York City’s homeless dogs and cats to find their forever homes.
Co-founder and Broadway superstar Bernadette Peters will host the event with her Mozart in the Jungle co-star, Malcolm McDowell.
Other incredible names in Broadway expected to attend entail Will Roland and Rachel Bay Jones from Dear Evan Hansen Gavin Creel, Kate Baldwin, David Hyde Pierce, and Taylor Trensch from Hello, Dolly!, Mandy Gonzalez from Hamilton, Eva Noblezada from Miss Saigon, Christy Altomare, John Bolton, Derek Klena, Caroline O’Connor, and Mary Beth Peil from Anastasia, and many many others from Come From Away, Groundhog Day, Book of Mormon, Waitress, A Dolls House, Part 2, Oslo
, War Paint, Sunset Boulevard, On Your Feet! The Musical, School of Rock – The Musical, Phantom of the Opera, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Marvin’s Room, Beautiful – The Carole King Musical, Bandstand, The Play That Goes Away, A Bronx Tale – The Musical, Indecent, and Wicked!
Broadway Barks takes place in Shubert Alley at the Booth Theatre from 3:00 – 6:30 p.m., and it is open and free to the public!
The participating animal adoption agencies and shelters include Abandoned Angels Cocker Spaniels Rescue Inc, Adopt A Boxer Rescue, The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)®, 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, Loving Touch, Main Line Animal Rescue, Manhattan Valley Cat Rescue, Metropolitan Maltese Rescue, Mid-Atlantic Great Dane Rescue League, Inc., New York Pet-I-Care, Pet ResQ Inc., P.L.U.T.O. Rescue of Richmond County, Jack Russel; Refruge, SaveKitty Foundation, Sean Casey Animal Rescue, The Tigger Foundation, Urban Cat League and Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue, Inc!
Broadway Barks is produced by BROADWAY CARES/ EQUITY FIGHTS AIDS, an outstanding nonprofit AIDS fundraising and grant-making organization. To find out more about their incredible work, click here.
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