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Broadway Barks has announced additional guests for their 28th annual dog and cat adoption event on Saturday, July 11, 2026, in Shubert Alley. The lineup will include Don Cheadle (Proof), Leana Rae Concepcion (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee), Deborah Cox (Titaníque), Emma Flynn (Wicked), Jin Ha (Proof), Jeremy Jordan(Just in Time), Ricki Lake, Jak Malone (Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical), Eva Noblezada (The Great Gatsby), Christiani Pitts (Two Strangers (Carry A Cake Across New York)), Jasmine Amy Rogers (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee), Adrienne Warren (Proof) and Richard Riaz Yoder (Schmigadoon!).
This year’s poster art was created by 3-time Tony Award-winning Costume Designer Gregg Barnes.
BARKS will begin at 3 p.m. with a ‘meet and greet’ of all the adoptable pets; from 5-6:30 p.m. adoptees will make their “Broadway debut” alongside many of Broadway’s favorites for the celebrity presentations.
Cast members from & Juliet – Gabe Amato, Reese Britts, Michael Iván Carrier, Makai Hernandez, Elsa Keefe, Nathan Levy, Alaina Vi Maderal, Daniel J. Maldonado, Cassie Silva, Zalah Vallien and Darien Van Rensalier – will perform a special rendition of “I Kissed a Girl” to kickoff the celebrity presentations
As previously announced, the event will be hosted by Bernadette Peters and Andrew Rannells. It is produced by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS with corporate sponsorship by Fetch Pet Insurance and additional sponsorship from Tito’s Handmade Vodka and Humane World for Animals.
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.
