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Broadway Barks

January 10, 2023

Broadway Barks is an annual animal charity event held in New York City to promote the adoption of shelter animals. Founded by Bernadette Peters and Mary Tyler Moore, the event has been held every July in Shubert Alley, starting in 1999. Performers, many from Broadway shows, present adoptable cats and dogs, with the participation of many animal groups from the New York City area.

Background

The event was founded in 1999 by Bernadette Peters with Mary Tyler Moore and others, who wanted to do "something for the animals" after a successful fund–raising campaign for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.[1][2] Performers, many appearing in Broadway shows, and other celebrities present cats and dogs from New York City and vicinity animal shelters for adoption.[3]

Peters received a special Tony Award in 2012, the Isabelle Stevenson Award for her work with Broadway Barks.[4] On August 21, 2012, Peters and Moore received a dedicated "Ride of Fame" bus on Gray Line New York. This honor "recognizes and honors leading New Yorkers and iconic New York establishments, whom they [Gray Line] identify as 'exemplary community figures and entities by bestowing a bus in their fleet to each dedicatee.' " The bus has a "custom decal" with Moore and Peters' likenesses as well as a Broadway Barks logo.[5]

The Adopt-a-thon

The event has been held every July since 1999 in Shubert Alley, in the Broadway Theater District. The first adopt–a–thon was held on July 24, 1999, and benefitted five animal welfare shelters and groups: the ASPCA, Center for Animal Care & Control (CACC), Bide-a-Wee, Humane Society and North Shore Animal League. Performers including Tom Wopat, Joel Grey, Andrea McArdle, and Edie Falco participated.[6] During the July 2007 event, more than 100 pets were adopted, and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg issued a proclamation making July 14, 2007 "Broadway Barks Day" in New York City.[7][8]

Broadway Barks has grown over the years until, by Broadway Barks 10 held on July 12, 2008, it benefitted some 25 animal adoption and welfare groups, with presenters who included Glenn Close, Phyllis Newman, Mario Lopez, and Nathan Lane introducing the adoptable animals.[9] Broadway Barks 11 was held on July 11, 2009, with the participation of and to benefit 26 animal adoption and welfare groups, including the ASPCA, BARC, and Long Island Greyhound Rescue. Many celebrity presenters attended, including Elizabeth Ashley, Michael Cerveris, David Hyde Pierce, Audra McDonald and Michael Urie.[10][11][12]

Broadway Barks 12 was held on July 10, 2010, and included the animal adoption and welfare groups ASPCA, BARC, Humane Society of New York and the North Shore Animal League. Among the celebrity participants were John Dossett, Alexander Hanson, Sean Hayes, Jackie Hoffman, Karen Olivo, Katie Finneran, Tony Goldwyn, Ruthie Henshall, Hunter Ryan Herdlicka, Beth Leavel, Judy McLane, Jan Maxwell, Tony Shalhoub and Richard Thomas.[13][14][15] In honor of the event, the lights of the Empire State Building were lit in pink, purple and yellow.[16][17]

Broadway Barks 13 was held on July 9, 2011.[18] Performers from many of the Broadway shows presented the adoptable animals: Nina Arianda and Michael McGrath (Born Yesterday); Heidi Blickenstaff, Jackie Hoffman, Bebe Neuwirth and Brad Oscar (The Addams Family); Steel Burkhardt, Matt DeAngelis, Josh Lamon, Paris Remillard and Kacie Sheik (Hair); Kerry Butler, Linda Hart and Aaron Tveit (Catch Me If You Can); Bobby Cannavale, Elizabeth Rodriguez and Yul Vázquez (The Motherf**ker With the Hat); Reeve Carney, T.V. Carpio, Jennifer Damiano, Isabel Keating and Patrick Page (Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark), Victoria Clark and Patina Miller (Sister Act), Paige Davis (Boeing-Boeing), Sutton Foster, Adam Godley, Joel Grey and John McMartin (Anything Goes), John Benjamin Hickey (The Normal Heart), Nikki M. James, Rory O'Malley and Andrew Rannells (The Book of Mormon), Beth Leavel (Baby It's You), Judy McLane (Mamma Mia!), Will Swenson (Priscilla Queen of the Desert) and William Berloni, "trainer to Broadway’s four-legged stars and behavior consultant for the Humane Society of New York."[19]

Broadway Barks 14 was held on July 14, 2012. In addition to the celebrity presentation of adoptable cats and dogs, Peters autographed a new Broadway Barks calendar.[20] To acknowledge the event, Peters rang the NASDAQ closing bell on July 13, 2012.[21][22]

There were some 27 animal shelters and adoption agencies that participated, including the ASPCA, Mid Atlantic Great Dane, and Urban Cat League. Broadway and television performers presented the adoptable animals, such as Nina Arianda, Joel Grey, Megan Hilty, Anjelica Huston, Steve Kazee, Audra McDonald, Bebe Neuwirth and Ben Vereen.[23][24] Neuwirth jokingly remarked (in a newspaper article) "I’m the designated crazy cat lady." She has been at Broadway Barks every year to "help showcase the many cats available for adoption."[25]

Broadway Barks 15 was held on July 13, 2013.[26] Peters and Harvey Fierstein (substituting for Moore, who could not attend) co-hosted. David Hyde Pierce, Sigourney Weaver, Andrew Rannells, Jane Lynch, Billy Porter and others presented the adoptable animals.[27] Among the 27 shelters represented were Bobbi and the Strays, City Critters, The Humane Society of New York, Husky House, KittyKind, Loving Touch Animal Center, Manhattan Valley Cat Rescue, Metropolitan Maltese Rescue, Mid-Atlantic Great Dane Rescue League, NY Pet-I-Care, Pet ResQ, P.L.U.T.O. Rescue (Pet Lovers United Together as One), Russell Refuge, SaveKitty Foundation, Sean Casey Animal Rescue, Stray from the Heart, Tigger Foundation and Urban Cat League.[28]

Broadway Barks 16 was held on July 12, 2014,[29] with hosts Peters and James Franco.[30] Presenters included performers from many shows on Broadway appeared, including Bullets Over Broadway, Matilda The Musical, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Cinderella, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Aladdin, Rocky and Of Mice and Men (and many more). Performers included Zach Braff, Bebe Neuwirth, Marin Mazzie, Audra McDonald, Will Swenson, and Danny Burstein.[31]

Broadway Barks 17 was held on July 11, 2015 in Shubert Alley, with Peters as host and special guest host Andrew Rannells. Many shelters participated, including ASPCA, Adopt a Boxer Rescue, Animal Care and Control of NYC (AC&C), Animal Haven, Anjellicle Cat Rescue, BARC (Brooklyn Animal Resource Coalition), Bideawee, Bobbi & the Strays, Humane Society of New York (HSNY), Manhattan Valley Cat Rescue, Metropolitan Maltese Rescue, Mid-Atlantic Great Dane Rescue, P.L.U.T.O. Rescue (Pet Lovers United Together As One), Sean Casey Animal Rescue, Stray from the Heart, Tigger Foundation and Urban Cat League.[32] Presenters included Sierra Boggess, Christian Borle and the cast from Something Rotten, and Michael Cerveris and the cast from Fun Home.[33]

Broadway Barks 18 was held on July 30, 2016, with Gloria Estafan as guest co-host with Peters.[34][35] Performers from most of the shows on Broadway presented the adoptable cats and dogs, from Beautiful and The Humans to Waitress and Wicked, and included perennial presenter Bebe Neuwirth.[36]

Broadway Barks 19 was held on July 8, 2017, with Peters joined by Malcolm McDowell as her guest co-host. To honor co-founder, the late Mary Tyler Moore, a special award was announced: The Mary Tyler Moore Award, given initially in July 2017 to Sophie Gamand, a French photographer and animal advocate.[37] Broadway Barks 20 was held on July 14, 2018, with Peters joined by Victor Garber as her guest co-host.[38] The Barks adoptathon was cancelled for 2019 due to construction in Shubert Alley. (Peters made the announcement in an amusing video, aided by Laurie Metcalf and Santino Fontana.)[39]

Broadway Barks was held virtually via the internet on May 23, 2021, hosted by Peters. The presentation featured many performers such as Carol Burnett, Gloria Estafan, Kelly Ripa and Mary Steenburgen and Ted Danson The many animal shelters included ASPCA and Urban Cat League. The event was produced by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and Paul Wontorek.[40] In 2022, Broadway Barks returned for its first in-person event since the COVID-19 pandemic began, with many Broadway stars in attendance and many shelter organizations participating.[41] Activists protesting against the Humane Society of New York, one of the shelter organizations represented at the event, briefly interrupted Peters's speech there.[42]

Benefits

Special benefit concert (2009)

Peters held a one-time-only concert, "A Special Concert for Broadway Barks Because Broadway Cares", at the Minskoff Theatre, New York City, on November 9, 2009 as a benefit for both Broadway Barks and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids. The concert raised an estimated $615,000 for the two charities.[43][44][45]

Film

Alan Cumming wrote and directed a short film Ultimate Encore in 2015, which shows the newly renovated "Living Room" at the hotel W New York, in Times Square. The film raises funds and awareness for Broadway Barks. Cumming said: "...to be able to make a film that both celebrates the elevated version of Times Square that the newly renovated Living Room at W New York – Times Square represents and highlights the great pet adoption work of Broadway Barks was the perfect combo."[46]

Others

Daniel Reichard gave two concerts at Birdland on December 13 and 20, 2015, "Daniel Reichard's Under the Mistletoe!", to benefit Broadway Barks. Reichard said: "Having happily participated at the Broadway Barks adoption event in the past, I am so proud to further support this important organization. My dog has changed my life for the better."[47]

Tim Realbuto presented a concert "Tim Realbuto Is Inappropriate" at Birdland in New York on February 8, 2016, with a portion of the proceeds donated to Broadway Barks.[48]

Books and songs

Broadway Barks

To promote the charity, Peters wrote a children's picture book, Broadway Barks, with mixed-media collage illustrations by Liz Murphy.[49] The book was released in 2008 by Blue Apple Books and is designed for ages four through eight. It reached #5 on The New York Times Bestseller List for Children's Picture Books for the week of June 8, 2008.[50] It tells the story of Douglas, an abandoned dog, as he follows a "pretty lady" (whose looks are similar to Peters) to a Broadway Barks pet adoption event in Shubert Alley in New York City. He takes his turn singing, but people laugh at him, hearing only barking. A girl named Isabelle understands that he is performing and adopts him, renaming him "Kramer."[51]

The book is accompanied by a CD, which has the story and a lullaby being read and sung by Peters herself. The lullaby, "Kramer's Song", has music and lyrics written by Peters.[52] Additionally, Kramer has a plush toy dog named after him; proceeds from sales of the toy go to the Broadway Barks charity.[53]

The mixed-breed dog named Kramer, who Peters adopted from a shelter, and her goddaughter Isabelle were the inspirations for the characters in the book.[52] The interactive book app for iPad was published, based on the book.[54]

Stella is a Star

Peters has written a second children's book named after her other dog, Stella, titled Stella is a Star, with illustrations again by Liz Murphy and including a CD with an original song, "Stella's Song," written and performed by Peters. Stella is a pit bull who would rather be a pig ballerina, but learns to accept herself. It was released in April 2010 by Blue Apple Books, with proceeds going to the Broadway Barks charity.[55][56] The CD also contains Peters' narration of the book.[57] Peters introduced the book with a reading (and also singing the song for Stella) at the L.A. Times Festival of Books, Los Angeles, California, on April 24, 2010.[58] She also participated in New York City's Learning Leaders Great School Volunteer Week by reading the book to pupils at a local New York City school in May 2010.[59]

Stella and Charlie Friends Forever

Her third children's book, Stella and Charlie Friends Forever, tells the story of the shelter dog Charlie coming to live with adopted shelter dog Stella and their "mom", resulting in jealousy on Stella's part and the ultimate friendship that develops. Illustrations are by Liz Murphy. Peters introduced the book at a book signing on June 23, 2015 in New York City. The book was released in August 2015.[60]

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Broadway Barks is an annual animal charity event held in New York City to promote the adoption of shelter animals Founded by Bernadette Peters and Mary Tyler Moore the event has been held every July in Shubert Alley starting in 1999 Performers many from Broadway shows present adoptable cats and dogs with the participation of many animal groups from the New York City area Contents 1 Background 2 The Adopt a thon 3 Benefits 3 1 Special benefit concert 2009 3 2 Film 3 3 Others 4 Books and songs 5 References 6 External linksBackground EditThe event was founded in 1999 by Bernadette Peters with Mary Tyler Moore and others who wanted to do something for the animals after a successful fund raising campaign for Broadway Cares Equity Fights AIDS 1 2 Performers many appearing in Broadway shows and other celebrities present cats and dogs from New York City and vicinity animal shelters for adoption 3 Peters received a special Tony Award in 2012 the Isabelle Stevenson Award for her work with Broadway Barks 4 On August 21 2012 Peters and Moore received a dedicated Ride of Fame bus on Gray Line New York This honor recognizes and honors leading New Yorkers and iconic New York establishments whom they Gray Line identify as exemplary community figures and entities by bestowing a bus in their fleet to each dedicatee The bus has a custom decal with Moore and Peters likenesses as well as a Broadway Barks logo 5 The Adopt a thon EditThe event has been held every July since 1999 in Shubert Alley in the Broadway Theater District The first adopt a thon was held on July 24 1999 and benefitted five animal welfare shelters and groups the ASPCA Center for Animal Care amp Control CACC Bide a Wee Humane Society and North Shore Animal League Performers including Tom Wopat Joel Grey Andrea McArdle and Edie Falco participated 6 During the July 2007 event more than 100 pets were adopted and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg issued a proclamation making July 14 2007 Broadway Barks Day in New York City 7 8 Broadway Barks has grown over the years until by Broadway Barks 10 held on July 12 2008 it benefitted some 25 animal adoption and welfare groups with presenters who included Glenn Close Phyllis Newman Mario Lopez and Nathan Lane introducing the adoptable animals 9 Broadway Barks 11 was held on July 11 2009 with the participation of and to benefit 26 animal adoption and welfare groups including the ASPCA BARC and Long Island Greyhound Rescue Many celebrity presenters attended including Elizabeth Ashley Michael Cerveris David Hyde Pierce Audra McDonald and Michael Urie 10 11 12 Broadway Barks 12 was held on July 10 2010 and included the animal adoption and welfare groups ASPCA BARC Humane Society of New York and the North Shore Animal League Among the celebrity participants were John Dossett Alexander Hanson Sean Hayes Jackie Hoffman Karen Olivo Katie Finneran Tony Goldwyn Ruthie Henshall Hunter Ryan Herdlicka Beth Leavel Judy McLane Jan Maxwell Tony Shalhoub and Richard Thomas 13 14 15 In honor of the event the lights of the Empire State Building were lit in pink purple and yellow 16 17 Broadway Barks 13 was held on July 9 2011 18 Performers from many of the Broadway shows presented the adoptable animals Nina Arianda and Michael McGrath Born Yesterday Heidi Blickenstaff Jackie Hoffman Bebe Neuwirth and Brad Oscar The Addams Family Steel Burkhardt Matt DeAngelis Josh Lamon Paris Remillard and Kacie Sheik Hair Kerry Butler Linda Hart and Aaron Tveit Catch Me If You Can Bobby Cannavale Elizabeth Rodriguez and Yul Vazquez The Motherf ker With the Hat Reeve Carney T V Carpio Jennifer Damiano Isabel Keating and Patrick Page Spider Man Turn Off the Dark Victoria Clark and Patina Miller Sister Act Paige Davis Boeing Boeing Sutton Foster Adam Godley Joel Grey and John McMartin Anything Goes John Benjamin Hickey The Normal Heart Nikki M James Rory O Malley and Andrew Rannells The Book of Mormon Beth Leavel Baby It s You Judy McLane Mamma Mia Will Swenson Priscilla Queen of the Desert and William Berloni trainer to Broadway s four legged stars and behavior consultant for the Humane Society of New York 19 Broadway Barks 14 was held on July 14 2012 In addition to the celebrity presentation of adoptable cats and dogs Peters autographed a new Broadway Barks calendar 20 To acknowledge the event Peters rang the NASDAQ closing bell on July 13 2012 21 22 There were some 27 animal shelters and adoption agencies that participated including the ASPCA Mid Atlantic Great Dane and Urban Cat League Broadway and television performers presented the adoptable animals such as Nina Arianda Joel Grey Megan Hilty Anjelica Huston Steve Kazee Audra McDonald Bebe Neuwirth and Ben Vereen 23 24 Neuwirth jokingly remarked in a newspaper article I m the designated crazy cat lady She has been at Broadway Barks every year to help showcase the many cats available for adoption 25 Broadway Barks 15 was held on July 13 2013 26 Peters and Harvey Fierstein substituting for Moore who could not attend co hosted David Hyde Pierce Sigourney Weaver Andrew Rannells Jane Lynch Billy Porter and others presented the adoptable animals 27 Among the 27 shelters represented were Bobbi and the Strays City Critters The Humane Society of New York Husky House KittyKind Loving Touch Animal Center Manhattan Valley Cat Rescue Metropolitan Maltese Rescue Mid Atlantic Great Dane Rescue League NY Pet I Care Pet ResQ P L U T O Rescue Pet Lovers United Together as One Russell Refuge SaveKitty Foundation Sean Casey Animal Rescue Stray from the Heart Tigger Foundation and Urban Cat League 28 Broadway Barks 16 was held on July 12 2014 29 with hosts Peters and James Franco 30 Presenters included performers from many shows on Broadway appeared including Bullets Over Broadway Matilda The Musical A Gentleman s Guide to Love and Murder Cinderella Hedwig and the Angry Inch Aladdin Rocky and Of Mice and Men and many more Performers included Zach Braff Bebe Neuwirth Marin Mazzie Audra McDonald Will Swenson and Danny Burstein 31 Broadway Barks 17 was held on July 11 2015 in Shubert Alley with Peters as host and special guest host Andrew Rannells Many shelters participated including ASPCA Adopt a Boxer Rescue Animal Care and Control of NYC AC amp C Animal Haven Anjellicle Cat Rescue BARC Brooklyn Animal Resource Coalition Bideawee Bobbi amp the Strays Humane Society of New York HSNY Manhattan Valley Cat Rescue Metropolitan Maltese Rescue Mid Atlantic Great Dane Rescue P L U T O Rescue Pet Lovers United Together As One Sean Casey Animal Rescue Stray from the Heart Tigger Foundation and Urban Cat League 32 Presenters included Sierra Boggess Christian Borle and the cast from Something Rotten and Michael Cerveris and the cast from Fun Home 33 Broadway Barks 18 was held on July 30 2016 with Gloria Estafan as guest co host with Peters 34 35 Performers from most of the shows on Broadway presented the adoptable cats and dogs from Beautiful and The Humans to Waitress and Wicked and included perennial presenter Bebe Neuwirth 36 Broadway Barks 19 was held on July 8 2017 with Peters joined by Malcolm McDowell as her guest co host To honor co founder the late Mary Tyler Moore a special award was announced The Mary Tyler Moore Award given initially in July 2017 to Sophie Gamand a French photographer and animal advocate 37 Broadway Barks 20 was held on July 14 2018 with Peters joined by Victor Garber as her guest co host 38 The Barks adoptathon was cancelled for 2019 due to construction in Shubert Alley Peters made the announcement in an amusing video aided by Laurie Metcalf and Santino Fontana 39 Broadway Barks was held virtually via the internet on May 23 2021 hosted by Peters The presentation featured many performers such as Carol Burnett Gloria Estafan Kelly Ripa and Mary Steenburgen and Ted Danson The many animal shelters included ASPCA and Urban Cat League The event was produced by Broadway Cares Equity Fights AIDS and Paul Wontorek 40 In 2022 Broadway Barks returned for its first in person event since the COVID 19 pandemic began with many Broadway stars in attendance and many shelter organizations participating 41 Activists protesting against the Humane Society of New York one of the shelter organizations represented at the event briefly interrupted Peters s speech there 42 Benefits EditSpecial benefit concert 2009 Edit Peters held a one time only concert A Special Concert for Broadway Barks Because Broadway Cares at the Minskoff Theatre New York City on November 9 2009 as a benefit for both Broadway Barks and Broadway Cares Equity Fights Aids The concert raised an estimated 615 000 for the two charities 43 44 45 Film Edit Alan Cumming wrote and directed a short film Ultimate Encore in 2015 which shows the newly renovated Living Room at the hotel W New York in Times Square The film raises funds and awareness for Broadway Barks Cumming said to be able to make a film that both celebrates the elevated version of Times Square that the newly renovated Living Room at W New York Times Square represents and highlights the great pet adoption work of Broadway Barks was the perfect combo 46 Others Edit Daniel Reichard gave two concerts at Birdland on December 13 and 20 2015 Daniel Reichard s Under the Mistletoe to benefit Broadway Barks Reichard said Having happily participated at the Broadway Barks adoption event in the past I am so proud to further support this important organization My dog has changed my life for the better 47 Tim Realbuto presented a concert Tim Realbuto Is Inappropriate at Birdland in New York on February 8 2016 with a portion of the proceeds donated to Broadway Barks 48 Books and songs EditBroadway BarksTo promote the charity Peters wrote a children s picture book Broadway Barks with mixed media collage illustrations by Liz Murphy 49 The book was released in 2008 by Blue Apple Books and is designed for ages four through eight It reached 5 on The New York Times Bestseller List for Children s Picture Books for the week of June 8 2008 50 It tells the story of Douglas an abandoned dog as he follows a pretty lady whose looks are similar to Peters to a Broadway Barks pet adoption event in Shubert Alley in New York City He takes his turn singing but people laugh at him hearing only barking A girl named Isabelle understands that he is performing and adopts him renaming him Kramer 51 The book is accompanied by a CD which has the story and a lullaby being read and sung by Peters herself The lullaby Kramer s Song has music and lyrics written by Peters 52 Additionally Kramer has a plush toy dog named after him proceeds from sales of the toy go to the Broadway Barks charity 53 The mixed breed dog named Kramer who Peters adopted from a shelter and her goddaughter Isabelle were the inspirations for the characters in the book 52 The interactive book app for iPad was published based on the book 54 Stella is a StarPeters has written a second children s book named after her other dog Stella titled Stella is a Star with illustrations again by Liz Murphy and including a CD with an original song Stella s Song written and performed by Peters Stella is a pit bull who would rather be a pig ballerina but learns to accept herself It was released in April 2010 by Blue Apple Books with proceeds going to the Broadway Barks charity 55 56 The CD also contains Peters narration of the book 57 Peters introduced the book with a reading and also singing the song for Stella at the L A Times Festival of Books Los Angeles California on April 24 2010 58 She also participated in New York City s Learning Leaders Great School Volunteer Week by reading the book to pupils at a local New York City school in May 2010 59 Stella and Charlie Friends ForeverHer third children s book Stella and Charlie Friends Forever tells the story of the shelter dog Charlie coming to live with adopted shelter dog Stella and their mom resulting in jealousy on Stella s part and the ultimate friendship that develops Illustrations are by Liz Murphy Peters introduced the book at a book signing on June 23 2015 in New York City The book was released in August 2015 60 References Edit Donahue Dick A New Tune for Bernadette Peters Publishers Weekly May 8 2008 McNulty Charles Peters writes a new role for herself Los Angeles Times July 20 2008 Blank Matthew Photo Special Pooches and Felines and Theatre Stars The Very Best of Broadway Barks 2000 2013 Playbill July 9 2014 accessed November 9 2016 Gans Andrew Broadway s Big Night Neil Patrick Harris Hosts 66th Annual Tony Awards June 10 Archived 2012 06 11 at the Wayback Machine Playbill June 10 2012 Gans Andrew Bernadette Peters and Mary Tyler Moore Will Be Honored Aug 21 Playbill August 20 2012 accessed November 9 2016 Szabo Julia New York Pet Peters Pet Project The New York Post July 18 1999 p 59 Broadway Barks 9 Was A Doggone Success Broadwaycares org Gans Andrew Broadway Barks for a Good Cause July 14 Peters and Moore Co Host Playbill July 14 2007 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July 9 Playbill July 9 2022 Brockington Ariana Bernadette Peters shuts down protesters at Broadway Barks event Is that not what you want Today July 10 2022 Gans Andrew Peters Concert Raises More Than Half a Million for Charities Archived 2009 11 20 at the Wayback Machine Playbill com November 10 2009 Zielinski Peter James Photo Coverage Bernadette Peters A Special Concert In Performance at the Minskoff Theatre Broadwayworld com November 11 2009 Bernadette Peters A Special Concert For Broadway Barks Because Broadway Cares Raises 615 000 Broadwaycares org accessed June 9 2010 Gambino Joe New Alan Cumming Short Film Starring Bernadette Peters Raises Money for Broadway Barks Plus Video Playbill December 4 2015 Gans Andrew Original Jersey Boys Star Daniel Reichard Sings to Benefit Broadway Barks New EP Available Too Playbill December 13 2015 Rickwald Bethany Stephanie D Abruzzo and More Set for Tim Realbuto Is Inappropriate permanent dead link theatermania com January 13 2016 Sokol Robert 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Signing with Tony Winner Bernadette Peters Will Be Held in NYC Playbill June 23 2015External links EditOfficial Website Photo Call Broadway Barks in Shubert Alley July 14 2008 The Book and Song of Bernadette theatermania com May 7 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Broadway Barks amp oldid 1132374449, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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