Broadway Barks, co-founded by Mary Tyler Moore and Bernadette Peters in 1998, has become New York City’s premiere animal adoption event, with approximately 85% of the more than 2,000 cats and dogs presented in the Broadway spotlight having found forever homes with the pet-lovers in attendance. This year’s free 26th annual star-studded afternoon, produced by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and sponsored by Fetch, Project Pure Heart, Tito’s Vodka, and Oliver’s Fund, and others, returns to Shubert Alley, in the heart of the New York Theater District, on Saturday, August 3, from 3-6:30 pm, and will be hosted by Bernadette Peters and Sutton Foster, to benefit animal rescue groups in the NYC area.
The event begins with a “meet and greet” of all adoptable pets starting at 3:00. Then from 5-6:30 pm, they make their Broadway debuts on stage for the celebrity presentations, alongside some of Broadway’s favorites, using their star power to help find loving homes for the adorable dogs and cats from 25 participating rescue groups and shelters.
Celebrity participants (subject to change) include:
Eric Anderson and Jeremy Jordan (from The Great Gatsby); Philippe Arroyo, Jeannette Bayardelle, Maya Boyd, Austin Scott, Justin David Sullivan, Paulo Szot, Ben Jackson Walker, and Betsy Wolfe (& Juliet); Shoshana Bean (Hell’s Kitchen); Dan Berry, Sky Lakota-Lynch, and Emma Pittman (The Outsiders); Stan Brown, Joe De Paul, Gregg Edelman, Sara Gettelfinger, Isabelle McCalla, Wade McCollum, and Paul Alexander Nolan (Water for Elephants); Andréa Burns, John Cardoza, Dorian Harewood, Maryann Plunkett, Jordan Tyson, and Joy Woods (The Notebook); Andrew R. Butler (Stereophonic); Gabriela Carrillo, Olivia Donalson, Jasmine Forsberg, Storm Lever, Didi Romero, and Khaila Wilcoxon (Six); Victoria Clark (Kimberly Akimbo); Jenn Colella, Nikki M. James, and Emily Skinner (Suffs); Jordan Fisher (Hadestown); Brad Oscar and Alexandra Socha (Wicked); Eddie Redmayne and Steven Skybell (Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club); Jelani Remy (Back to the Future); Adi Roy and Dennis Stowe (Aladdin); Christopher Sieber and Jennifer Simard (Death Becomes Her); and Michael Urie (Once Upon a Mattress).
Proceeds from the event will benefit the following participating shelters and rescue groups:
1 Love 4 Animals; Abandoned Angels Cocker Spaniels Rescue; Adopt A Boxer Rescue; Animal Care Centers of NYC; Anjellicle Cats Rescue; Best Friends Animal Society; Bidewee; Bobbi and the Strays; City Critters; Francis’s Friends; Hearts & Bones Rescue; Husky House; Linda’s Cat Assistance; Little Shelter; Long Island Bulldog Rescue; Mid-Atlantic Great Dane Rescue League; Muddy Paws Rescue; North Shore Animal League; Pet ResQ Inc.; Save Kitty Foundation; Second Chance Rescue; SPCA of Westchester; Urban Cat League; and Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue.
Broadway Barks takes place on August 3, 2024, from 3-6:30 pm, in Shubert Alley, between 44th-45th Streets, Eighth Avenue-Broadway, NYC. The event is free and open to the public; no tickets are required.
