Audra McDonald, Victoria Clark, Cole Escola, More Join 27th Annual Broadway Barks

Additional celebrity participants have been announced for the 27th annual Broadway Barks, set for July 12 in Shubert Alley.

The star-studded dog and cat adoption event, co-founded by Bernadette Peters and the late Mary Tyler Moore, features adoptable animals from NYC-area adoption agencies and rescue groups introduced by Broadway favorites. As previously reported, Tony winners Peters and Beth Leavel, who just ended an extended engagement in the Broadway premiere of Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends, will co-host.

Produced by Broadway Cares, the adoption event kicks off at 3 PM with a meet and greet of all the adoptable pets, followed by the celebrity presentations at 5 PM.

Newly announced celebrity presenters include Ali Louis Bourzgui (Hadestown), Preston Truman Boyd (Pirates! The Penzance Musical), Danny Burstein (Gypsy), Victoria Clark (Kimberly Akimbo), Glenn Davis (Purpose), Cole Escola (Oh, Mary!), Max von Essen (Chicago), Lana Gordon (Hadestown), Phillip Huber (BOOP! The Musical), LaTanya Richardson Jackson (Purpose), Jon Michael Hill (Purpose), Harry Lennix (Purpose), Audra McDonald (Gypsy), Bebe Neuwirth (Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club), Brad Oscar (Wicked), Zoë Roberts (Operation Mincemeat), Jordan Tyson (Gypsy), Samantha Williams (Pirates! The Penzance Musical), Azalea Wolfe (Stranger Things), Gianna Yanelli (SIX: The Musical), and Kara Young (Purpose).

These artists join the earlier announced 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), Florencia Cuenca (Real Women Have Curves), David Cumming (Operation Mincemeat), Stephen DeRosa (BOOP! The Musical), Jacob Dickey (Old Friends), Andrew Durand (Dead Outlaw), Kevin Earley (Old Friends), Paige Faure (Old Friends), Molly Griggs (John Proctor is the Villain), Claire-Marie Hall (Operation Mincemeat), Erika Henningsen (Just in Time), Natasha Hodgson (Operation Mincemeat), Mylinda Hull (Gypsy), Andy Karl (Moulin Rouge! The Musical), Julia Knitel (Dead Outlaw), Gavin Lee (Old Friends), Kecia Lewis (Hell’s Kitchen), Alexa Lopez (Old Friends), Alison Luff (& Juliet), Jak Malone (Operation Mincemeat), Lesli Margherita (Gypsy), Peter Neureuther (Old Friends), Greg Mills (Old Friends), Hagan Oliveras (John Proctor is the Villain), Michele Pawk (Just in Time), Orville Peck (Cabaret), Amanda Reid (Hell’s Kitchen), Jasmine Amy Rogers (BOOP! The Musical), Kyle Selig (Old Friends), Steven Skybell (Cabaret), Lili Thomas (Gypsy), Allie Trimm (Wicked), Jessica Vosk (Hell’s Kitchen), Michelle Williams (Death Becomes Her), Maria Wirries (Old Friends), and Daniel Yearwood (Old Friends).

The afternoon will feature adoptable animals from 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, Bobbi and the Strays, Catstoria Cat Rescue, City Critters, Francis’s Friends, Give Me Shelter, 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., Remember Me Rescue, SaveKitty Foundation, SPCA of Westchester, and Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue.

Over the past 26 years, more than 2,500 dogs and cats have grabbed Broadway’s spotlight with approximately 85% finding forever homes. The annual event is free and open to the public. Proceeds benefit the participating shelters and rescue groups.

For more information visit BroadwayBarks.org and BroadwayCares.org.