Co-founded by Bernadette Peters and Mary Tyler Moore in 1999, Broadway Barks will make its return to Shubert Alley on Saturday, July 12, 2025, for the 27th annual outdoor star-studded dog and cat adoption event, produced by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, with proceeds benefiting animal shelters, adoption agencies, and rescue groups in New York City and the greater metropolitan area (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, Bideawee, Bobbi and the Strays, Catstoria Cat Rescue, 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, North Shore Animal League, Pet ResQ Inc., SaveKitty Foundation, SPCA of Westchester, and Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue).
The afternoon, co-hosted by Tony winners Bernadette Peters and Beth Leavel – both currently starring in the Broadway premiere of Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends – will begin at 3 pm, with a meet-and-greet of all the adoptable pets. The celebrity presentations will follow from 5-6:30 pm, when the adorable animals make their stage debuts alongside a roster of some of Broadway’s biggest names, using their star power to help them find permanent loving homes.
Celebrity participants lending their support this year include Alana Arenas (Purpose), Jeannette Bayardelle (& Juliet), Natalie Venetia Belcon (Buena Vista Social Club), Erich Bergen (BOOP! The Musical), Emily Bergl (Just In Time), Jeb Brown (Dead Outlaw), Sophie Carmen-Jones (Chicago The Musical), Florencia Cuenca (Real Women Have Curves), David Cumming (Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical), Stephen DeRosa (BOOP! The Musical), Jacob Dickey (Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends), Andrew Durand (Dead Outlaw), Kevin Earley (Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends), Paige Faure (Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends), Molly Griggs (John Proctor is the Villain), Claire-Marie Hall (Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical), Erika Henningsen (Just In Time), Natasha Hodgson (Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical), Mylinda Hull (Gypsy), Andy Karl (Moulin Rouge! The Musical), Julia Knitel (Dead Outlaw), Gavin Lee (Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends), Kecia Lewis (Hell’s Kitchen), Alexa Lopez (Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends), Alison Luff (& Juliet), Jak Malone (Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical), Lesli Margherita (Gypsy), Peter Neureuther (Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends), Greg Mills (Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends), Hagan Oliveras (John Proctor is the Villain), Michele Pawk (Just In Time), Orville Peck (Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club), Amanda Reid (Hell’s Kitchen), Jasmine Amy Rogers (BOOP! The Musical), Kyle Selig (Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends), Steven Skybell (Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club), Lili Thomas (Gypsy), Allie Trimm (Wicked), Jessica Vosk (Hell’s Kitchen), Michelle Williams (Death Becomes Her), Maria Wirries (Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends), and Daniel Yearwood (Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends).
Over the past 26 years, more than 2,500 dogs and cats have taken 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 takes place on Saturday, July 12, 2025, 3-6:30 pm, in Shubert Alley, between 44th and 45th Streets, Broadway and Eighth Avenue, NYC. The event is free and open to the public; no tickets or reservations are required.