Broadway Barks, the annual pet adoption event co-founded by Bernadette Peters and the late Mary Tyler Moore, returned to Shubert Alley July 8.
Tony winner Peters and satirist Randy Rainbow hosted the 25th
annual dog and cat adoption event, which featured adoptable animals from over 20 NYC-area adoption agencies and
rescue groups along with a host of non-adoptable Broadway favorites.
Broadway Cares produced the afternoon.
Celebrity participants who lent their support included Clyde Alves (New York, New York), Annaleigh Ashford (Sweeney Todd), Sonya Balsara (Aladdin), Maria Bilbao (Sweeney Todd), Jewelle Blackman (Hadestown), Rajesh Bose (Life of Pi), Steven Boyer (Kimberly Akimbo), Laura Bell Bundy (The Cottage), Kevin Cahoon (Shucked), Reeve Carney (Hadestown), Nicholas Christopher (Sweeney Todd), Victoria Clark (Kimberly Akimbo), Eddie Cooper (Parade), Lilli Cooper (The Cottage), Kevin Del Aguila (Some Like It Hot), Brooke Dillman (Once Upon a One More Time), John Dossett (Wicked), Andrew Durand (Shucked), Leandra Ellis-Gaston (Six), Gina Ferrall (Leopoldstadt), J. Harrison Ghee (Some Like it Hot), Avery Glymph (Life of Pi), Josh Groban (Sweeney Todd), Justin Guarini (Once Upon a One More Time), Briga Heelan (Once Upon A One More Time), Adam Heller (Some Like it Hot), Robyn Hurder (A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical), Ayana Jackson (MJ The Musical), Jamie Jackson (Sweeney Todd), Arielle Jacobs (Here Lies Love), Mark Jacoby (A Beautiful Noise), Zoe Jensen (Six), Taylor Iman Jones (Six), Carol Kane (Wicked), Ashley D. Kelley (Shucked), Colby Kipnes (Grey House), Derek Klena (Moulin Rouge), Sean Allan Krill (Parade), McKenzie Kurtz (Wicked), Melanie La Barrie (& Juliet), Joanna “JoJo” Levesque (Moulin Rouge), Mark Lotito (Some Like it Hot), Michael Maliakel (Aladdin), Alyssa Marvin (Grey House), Tatiana Maslany (Grey House), Marsha Mason (Steel Magnolias), Michael Mastro (Funny Girl), Gaten Matarazzo (Sweeney Todd), Alli Mauzey (Kimberly Akimbo), Eric McCormack (The Cottage), Michael McCormick (A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical), Howard McGillin (Parade), Laurie Metcalf (Grey House), Bonnie Milligan (Kimberly Akimbo), Paolo Montalban (Funny Girl), Donna Murphy (Passion), Anne L. Nathan (Funny Girl), Bebe Neuwirth (Chicago), Alex Newell (Shucked), Eva Noblezada (Hadestown), Michele Pawk (Wicked), Linda Powell (A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical), John Rapson (Sweeney Todd), 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), Tess Soltau (Once Upon a One More Time), Dana Steingold (The Cottage), Bri Sudia (A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical), Will Swenson (A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical), Paulo Szot (& Juliet), Nasia Thomas (Six), and Betsy Wolfe (& Juliet).
Check out photos from the event below:
2023 Broadway Barks
Bernadette Peters
Bernadette Peters
Tom Viola
Bobbi & the Strays
Husky House
Bernadette Peters
Bernadette Peters and Randy Rainbow
Carol Kane
Bernadette Peters and Randy Rainbow
Bernadette Peters
Bernadette Peters and Randy Rainbow
Julie Halston
Marsha Mason, Bernadette Peters, and Randy Rainbow
Carol Kane and Marsha Mason
Lilli Cooper and Alex Moffat
Taylor Iman Jones, Hailee Kaleem Wright, Nasia Thomas, Leandra Ellis-Gaston, and Zoe Jensen of SIX
Nasia Thomas, Leandra Ellis-Gaston, and Zoe Jensen
Taylor Iman Jones, Hailee Kaleem Wright, and Nasia Thomas
Taylor Iman Jones, Hailee Kaleem Wright, Nasia Thomas, Leandra Ellis-Gaston, and Zoe Jensen of SIX
Randy Rainbow, Jason Alexander, Bernadette Peters, Eric McCormack, Lilli Cooper, Dana Steingold, Laura Bell Bundy, and Nehal Joshi
Eric McCormack, Alex Moffat, Lilli Cooper, Laura Bell Bundy, and Nehal Joshi
Eric McCormack, Alex Moffat, Dana Steingold, Lilli Cooper, Laura Bell Bundy, and Nehal Joshi
Eric McCormack, Alex Moffat, Laura Bell Bundy, Nehal Joshi, and Lilli Cooper
Jason Alexander
Eric McCormack
Robyn Hurder, Mark Jacoby, and Will Swenson
Robyn Hurder
Reeve Carney, Eva Noblezada, Jelani Remy, and Bernadette Peters
Reeve Carney, Eva Noblezada, Jelani Remy, and Jewelle Blackman
Bernadette Peters and Donna Murphy
Victoria Clark
Victoria Clark
Steven Boyer, Justin Cooley, Alli Mauzey, Bonnie Milligan, Randy Rainbow, and Bernadette Peters
Steven Boyer and Justin Cooley
McKenzie Kurtz, John Dossett, and Bernadette Peters
Joanna "JoJo" Levesque
Arielle Jacobs and Clyde Alves
Kevin Del Aguila, Angie Schworer, and J. Harrison Ghee
Ashley D. Kelley and Andrew Durand
Alex Newell and Ashley D. Kelley
Derek Klena, Joanna “JoJo” Levesque, and Ayana George
Derek Klena, Joanna “JoJo” Levesque, and Ayana George
Colton Ryan, Clyde Alves, and Emily Skinner
Colton Ryan, Clyde Alves, and Randy Rainbow
Arielle Jacobs
Michael Kuhn, Daniel Torres, and company of Sweeney Todd
Samantha Pollino, Gaten Matarazzo, and company of Sweeney Todd
Josh Groban and company of Sweeney Todd
Josh Groban and company of Sweeney Todd
Annaleigh Ashford, Bernadette Peters, and company of Sweeney Todd
Jamie Jackson, Gaten Matarazzo, and John Rapson
Paolo Montalban and Anne L. Nathan
Paulo Szot, Betsy Wolfe, and Melanie La Barrie
Justin Guarini
Bernadette Peters, Melanie La Barrie, Betsy Wolfe, Paulo Szot, and Randy Rainbow
Jennifer Simard and company of Once Upon A One More Time
Justin Guarini
Bebe Neuwirth and Bernadette Peters
Randy Rainbow, Bebe Neuwirth, and Bernadette Peters
Randy Rainbow, Bebe Neuwirth, and Bernadette Peters
Broadway Barks featured 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 Centers of NYC, Anjellicle Cats Rescue, Best Friends Animal Society, Bideawee, 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, and Urban Cat League.
Proceeds from the free event benefit
the participating shelters and rescue groups. Illustrator and author
Hilary Knight designed this year’s poster art.
Broadway Cares 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 theatre community, since 1988 Broadway Cares has raised more than $300 million for essential services for people with HIV/AIDS and other critical illnesses across the United States.
Visit BroadwayBarks.org.
