Cancel your therapy and rearrange your dinner plans, I’ve got an event for you TONIGHT!! 

The ASPCA will be celebrating ‘Go Orange for Animals’ this evening in Union Square. The party fill feature adoptable animals, live music, refreshments, and a variety of pet-friendly festivities that will appeal to pet-lovers of all ages.

‘Go Orange for Animals’ is an event kicking-off Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month on April 7 when iconic buildings and landmarks across the country show their support  by lighting up orange. 

And of course what kind of event would it be without some famous faces?

Broadway, movie and television actress Bernadette Peters will take the stage at around 7:30 to welcome the crowd and flip the switch, lighting up NYC buildings to the sound of the The X Brothers band. 

So join Bernadette, The X Brothers and tons of animal lovers tonight from 4-8 p.m. at the south side of Union Square Park for some animal friendly fun!

A couple months ago Ecorazzi told you that two-time Tony Award winning actress Bernadette Peters, along with tons of other big Broadway stars, would be participating in the 10th annual Broadway Barks event to raise money and awareness for New York City dogs living in shelters. Well, Bernadette has taken it a step further by publishing a children’s book by the same name (Broadway Barks) and will sign copies next month at the Broadhurst theater.

Broadway Barks tells the story of Kramer, a down-on-his-luck dog who after being abandoned follows a woman home from the park and finds a whole new life.  The book was released in late April and features illustrations by Liz Murphy and a CD with an original song penned by Peters herself.  Proceeds from the sales benefit Broadway Barks, the charitable organization co-founded by Peters and good friend Mary Tyler Moore.

The book signing will take place at 12:30 PM on July 12th at the Broadhurst Theater, shortly preceeding the Broadway Barks event which begins at 3:30 in Shubert Alley. About Broadway Barks, Peters says: ”Our work is bringing us closer to the day when we will no longer have to euthanize any healthy and treatable homeless cats and dogs because of a lack of space. As a community, we are most effective in helping animals when we pool our strengths to achieve what is, after all, a shared goal — the elevation and continued welfare of animals in our society.”

So if you live in NYC make sure you stop by the Broadhurst Theater and Shubert Alley on July 12th with your copy of Broadway Barks and help improve the lives of a few lovely shelter dogs. 

It’s just been announced that Broadway Barks, Broadway’s annual adopt-a-pet benefit, will be held on July 12th at Shubert Alley in New York City. Broadway Barks was started 10 years ago by Bernadette Peters and Mary Tyler Moore to promote the adoption of shelter animals.

Each year, the Broadway Barks fundraiser features an auction of celebrity autographed memorabilia as well as celebrity presentations of pets from animal shelters. In the past, celebrities such as David Hyde Pierce, Audra McDonald, Angela Lansbury, Harry Hamlin and Bebe Neuwirth pitched in to help raise awareness.

Bernadette Peters stated, “It’s bringing us closer to the day when we will no longer have to euthanize any healthy and treatable homeless cats and dogs because of a lack of space. As a community, we are most effective in helping animals when we pool our strengths to achieve what is, after all, a shared goal — the elevation and continued welfare of animals in our society.”

Make sure to visit Broadway Barks to learn how you can get involved! Also, visit Shubert Alley on July 12th to meet some of your favorite Broadway stars and find a new four-legged friend. I’ll be there all day, so if you stop by, make sure to say HELLO to your beloved Ecorazzi blogger!