Broadway barks loudly with a star-studded pet adoption event (Photos)

Broadway barks and meows in fine tune along with Bernadette Peters and Mary Tyler Moore on the Great White Way this Saturday, July 13 at the fifteenth annual Broadway Barks.

In celebration of the fifteenth anniversary meet with Bernadette Peters for a special signing event.

Arrive early to meet Bernadette Peters and "Eloise" famous illustrator and author Hilary Knight who designed of this year’s poster and Playbill cover. They will be in the famed Shubert Alley on Saturday, July 13, 2013 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. to sign special edition Broadway Barks posters and calendars. All proceeds from the signings benefits Broadway Barks.

Broadway Barks festivities continue after signing beginning at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 13.

Share in the fun attending “a star-studded dog and cat adoption event benefiting New York City animal shelters and adoption agencies” in the heart of the Broadway Theater District. Broadway Barks opens with a performance from the "Jersey Boys".

The wonderful event is produced by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and sponsored by the ASPCA® and with additional sponsorship by the New York Times. Broadway Bark's mission is to "help hundreds of New York City’s shelter animals find permanent homes by informing New Yorkers about the plight of the thousands of homeless dogs and cats in the metropolitan area".

Joining hosts Bernadette Peters and Mary Tyler Moore is a cast of stars coming out in support of this wonderful cause.

Celebrity presentations of pets from citywide animal shelters will take place from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. See the Broadway "debut of many adoptable animals presented by many stars from this season’s 'hottest' shows".

Annaleigh Ashford (Kinky Boots)

Matt Bogart (Jersey Boys)

Charl Brown (Motown The Musical)

Bertie Carvel (Matilda The Musical)

Joanna Christie (Once)

Bryan Terrell Clark (Motown The Musical)

Victoria Clark (Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella)

Corey Cott (Newsies)

Lilla Crawford (Annie)

Robert Cuccioli (Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark)

Charlotte d’Amboise (Pippin)

Brandon Victor Dixon (Motown The Musical)

John Dossett (Newsies)

Gabriel Ebert (Matilda The Musical)

Harvey Fierstein (Kinky Boots)

LaVon Fisher-Wilson (Newsies)

Drew Gehling (Jersey Boys)

Sophia Gennusa (Matilda The Musical)

Ann Harada (Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella)

Carol Kane (Wicked)

Morgan James (Motown The Musical)

Andy Karl (Jersey Boys)

Isabel Keating (Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark)

Oona Laurence (Matilda The Musical)

Valisia LeKae (Motown The Musical)

Kara Lindsay (Newsies)

Jane Lynch (Annie)

Terrence Mann (Pippin)

Lesli Margherita (Matilda The Musical)

Andrea Martin (Pippin)

Judy McLane (Mamma Mia)

Michael Mulheren (Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark)

Bebe Neuwirth

Laura Osnes (Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella)

David Hyde Pierce (Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike)

Billy Porter (Kinky Boots)

Andrew Rannells

Bailey Ryon (Matilda The Musical)

Stark Sands (Kinky Boots)

Dominic Scaglione, Jr. (Jersey Boys)

Milly Shapiro (Matilda The Musical)

Matthew James Thomas (Pippin)

Clarke Thorell (Annie)

Michael Urie (Buyer & Cellar)

Lauren Ward (Matilda The Musical)

Sigourney Weaver (Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike)

Shine on Broadway by joining in the star filled fun event in support of human’s best friends.

Saturday, July 15th in Shubert Alley of the Broadway Theater District (located between 44th and 45th Streets, between Broadway and Eighth Avenue).

• Signing from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. with festivities beginning at 3:30 p.m.
• Celebrity presentations of pets from citywide animal shelters will take place from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Visit the Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals table at the event to purchase an autographed hound.

Get there early to purchase one of the only 18 available Broadway Barks 15th Anniversary Autographed Hound, personally signed by Bernadette Peters and Mary Tyler Moore, at the Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals table at the event on Saturday, July 13. "All proceeds from the sales of the calendars and hounds will be used by the Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals to help save the lives of NYC’s homeless pets!"

Give to the cause by ordering a Broadway Barks 2014 calendar online.

The Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals is offering a wonderful 2014 Broadway Barks calendar online for those who cannot attend the event. "Special limited-edition calendars autographed by Bernadette Peters are $25, and non-autographed calendars are $20. Shipping and tax are included. All calendar orders will be mailed after July 13, 2013 ...All proceeds from calendar sales will be used by the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals to help save the lives of NYC's homeless pets."

"Filled with photos of some of the celebrities who have participated in Broadway Barks (Michael Cerveris, Peter Gallagher, Sean Hayes, Anjelica Huston, Jeremy Jordan, Angela Landsbury, Nathan Lane, Lea Michele, Mary Tyler Moore, Bebe Neuwirth, Bernadette Peters, David Hyde Pierce, Andrew Rannells, and Jo Anne Worley), along with lucky dogs and cats who found new homes at Broadway Barks, this limited-edition calendar is a keepsake that will make you smile every time you look at it. It's a great gift idea, too, so you'll probably want to purchase additional copies for family members and friends.

For fifteen years Broadway has been barking loudly in support of furry fans.

Beginning in 1999 six shelters and recues from New York City joined famed stars of Broadway to begin the Broadway Barks adoption event. This year marks the fifteenth anniversary of the wonderful annual event that now works with 27 animal shelters and rescue organizations. Along with the loyal hosts, Bernadette Peters and Mary Tyler Moore, Broadway Bark's mission is to encourage people to adopt and bring a furry new family member into their lives.

Join the Broadway royalty taking part in the fun of the barks and meows singing proud in support of a wonderful cause. Have a great day swaying to the sounds of Broadway Barks; never be afraid to dance!

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