Bernadette Peters is back at Broadway Barks on July 11, and Andrew Rannells is joining her in Shubert Alley for the 28th annual dog and cat adoption event. The free public gathering starts at 3 p.m., putting adoptable animals from Empire State area rescue groups in front of Broadway audiences without a ticket barrier.
Shubert Alley on July 11
The setup is simple and useful: Broadway Barks returns to Shubert Alley for a single afternoon, with Peters and Rannells sharing host duties. Peters, who co-founded the event in 1998 with Mary Tyler Moore, remains the through line. I think that continuity is the real story here; this is not a reset, just a wider front for the same annual machine.
Rannells’ addition gives the event another recognizable stage presence, but the event still runs on the same core format. Broadway Barks brings adoptable animals from Empire State area rescue groups into a free public setting, which means the lineup is built around access rather than exclusivity. That is a practical advantage for anyone looking to meet animals in one place instead of moving from rescue group to rescue group.
Peters and Rannells
Peters is described as a self-proclaimed “doganizer,” which fits the role she has held since 1998. The phrase is playful, but the job is operational: she has helped make Broadway Barks a recurring adoption platform that pulls celebrity participation into a straightforward public event. Laurie Metcalf, Eva Noblezada, Ana Gasteyer, Frankie Grande, J. Harrison Ghee, Nikki M. James, Caissie Levy and Junior LaBeija are among the participants tied to this year’s gathering.
The free admission lowers the barrier for visitors, but the event brief does not give a count of how many animals will be on site or how many rescue groups will take part. That leaves the scale of the July 11 turnout open until the event itself, even as the host list already signals a crowded stage around the adoption tables.
3 p.m. in Shubert Alley
The clean takeaway for readers is immediate: if you want a shot at seeing adoptable animals in one place, July 11 at 3 p.m. is the window. The event’s value is in its simplicity, and Peters’ return with Rannells keeps Broadway Barks pointed at the same goal it has carried since 1998.
