The 28th Annual Broadway Barks

THE STAR-STUDDED DOG AND CAT ADOPTION EVENT

HOSTED BY BERNADETTE PETERS and ANDREW RANNELLS

SATURDAY, JULY 11^th – SHUBERT ALLEY

PRODUCED BY BROADWAY CARES/EQUITY FIGHTS AIDS

BROADWAY BARKS returns to Shubert Alley on Saturday, July 11, 2026, for the 28^th Annual star-studded dog and cat adoption event. Hosted by Bernadette Peters and Andrew Rannells, the event features adoptable animals from NYC area rescue groups along with Broadway’s biggest names who use their star power to help them find loving homes. 

Produced by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, the adoption event takes place in Shubert Alley (located between 44th and 45th Streets, between Broadway and Eighth Avenues).  BARKS begins at 3 p.m. with a ‘meet and greet’ of all the adoptable pets; from 5-6:30 p.m. adoptees make their Broadway debut on stage alongside some of Broadway’s favorite stars for the celebrity presentations.  

BROADWAY BARKS is free and open to the public. Proceeds from the event benefit the participating shelters and rescue groups. 

BARKS is thrilled to announce Fetch Pet Insurance as the premiere event sponsor with additional sponsorship from Tito’s Homemade Vodka and Humane World for Animals.

“Broadway Barks has spent more than two decades doing exactly what we believe in at Fetch, which is getting shelter pets into loving homes and making sure they stay there,” said Tom Murphy, Vice President, Corporate Responsibility and Cause Marketing at Fetch Pet Insurance. “We have built our product around removing barriers to adoption, and continuing to support Broadway Barks is a natural extension of our mission. We are proud to stand alongside this devoted community in celebrating and spotlighting every animal still waiting for their forever home.”

Celebrity participants lending their support include:

Isa Antonetti (Buena Vista Social Club)

Caleb A. Barnett (Aladdin)

Melissa Barrera (Titaníque)

Shoshana Bean (The Lost Boys)

Natalie Venetia Belcon (Buena Vista Social Club)

L.J. Benet (The Lost Boys)

Emily Bergl (Just in Time) 

Bill Berloni (The Fear of 13) 

Alex Brightman (Schmigadoon!)

Reeve Carney (The Great Gatsby)

Sara Chase (Schmigadoon!) 

Marcus Choi (Maybe Happy Ending)

Max Clayton (Schmigadoon!)

Lilli Cooper (The 25^th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee)

Ben Davis (Ragtime) 

Jennifer Duka (The Lost Boys)

Dez Duron (Maybe Happy Ending)

Ayo Edebiri (Proof)

Claybourne Elder (Little Shop of Horrors) 

Emma Flynn (Wicked)

Ana Gasteyer (Schmigadoon!)

Drew Gehling (& Juliet)

J. Harrison Ghee (Hadestown)

Miguel Gil (The Lost Boys)

Frankie Grande (Titaníque) 

Debbie Gravitte (Just in Time) 

Blake Hammond (Wicked) 

Ann Harada (Schmigadoon!) 

Sydney James Harcourt (Cats: The Jellicle Ball)

Gianna Harris (& Juliet)

Ellen Harvey (Wicked) 

Jessica Hecht (Dog Day Afternoon)

Ivan Hernandez (Schmigadoon!) 

Nikki M. James (Little Shop of Horrors) 

Isaiah Johnson (Hamilton) 

Hannah Kevitt (Maybe Happy Ending)

Julia Knitel (Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical) 

Jeff Kready (Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical)

McKenzie Kurtz (Schmigadoon!) 

Junior Labeija (Cats: The Jellicle Ball)

Caissie Levy (Ragtime) 

Alison Luff (& Juliet)

Laurie Metcalf (Death of Salesman) 

Da’Von Moody (Buena Vista Social Club)

Tempress Chasity Moore (Cats: The Jellicle Ball)

Gaby Moreno (Hadestown)

Bebe Neuwirth  

Eva Noblezada (The Great Gatsby)

Paul Alexander Nolan (The Lost Boys)

Brad Oscar (Schmigadoon!)

Benjamin Pajak (The Lost Boys) 

Zachary Noah Piser (Maybe Happy Ending)

John Riddle (Titaníque)

Amanda Jill Robinson (Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical)

Victor de Paula Rocha (Stranger Things)

Michael Shayan (Dog Day Afternoon) 

Carrie St. Louis (Just in Time)

Dennis Stowe (Aladdin)

Jake Termine (Death of a Salesman) 

Jordan Tyson (Hadestown) 

Ben Vereen

Maria Wirries (The Lost Boys)

Wesley Wray (Buena Vista Social Club)

Subject to change

BARKS will feature 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

Animal Care Centers of NYC

Anjellicle Cats Rescue

Badass Animal Rescue

Best Friends Animal Society

Bideawee

Big Apple Cat Rescue

Bobbi and the Strays

City Critters

Every Last One

Give Me Shelter

Hearts and Bones Rescue

Hudson Paws
Husky House

Linda’s Cat Assistance 

Little Shelter

Mid-Atlantic Great Dane Rescue League

North Shore Animal League

Pet ResQ Inc.

SaveKitty Foundation

SPCA of Westchester 

Urban Cat League

Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue

Subject to change

Broadway Barks was co-founded by Bernadette Peters and Mary Tyler Moore in 1998. Over the past 27 years, more than 2,500 dogs and cats have grabbed Broadway’s spotlight and the hearts of all who come to the event. Approximately 85% of these furry friends have successfully found forever homes.

Fetch Pet Insurance is a leading tech-enabled pet wellness company helping pet parents give their dogs and cats longer, healthier lives. As the most complete pet insurance in North America, Fetch Pet covers more types of injury and illness than other providers, offering up to 90% coverage on unexpected vet bills and 100% reimbursement on qualifying medications through Fetch Pet Rx.       

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, the philanthropic heart of Broadway,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 theater community, since 1988 Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS has awarded more than $300 million for essential services for people with HIV/AIDS and other critical illnesses across the United States.

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS is the major supporter of the social service programs at the Entertainment Community Fund (formerly The Actors Fund), including The Friedman Health Center for the Performing Arts, the HIV/AIDS Initiative and the Phyllis Newman Women’s Health Initiative. Broadway Cares provides annual grants to more than 450 AIDS and family service organizations in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., providing lifesaving medication, healthy meals, counseling and emergency assistance. At times of crisis, Broadway Cares also awards one-time humanitarian grants to provide emergency aid across the US and around the world.

For more information about Broadway Barks please visit: broadwaybarks.org. For more information about Broadway Cares, please visit broadwaycares.org.

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