Celebrities to Appear at 'Broadway Barks!' Benefit

The pets are the stars of the show at the 13 annual Broadway Barks!, which is a benefit for animal shelters and adoption agencies in New York City.

On July 9, Mary Tyler Moore and Bernadette Peters will host the event produced by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and sponsored by the ASPCA and the New York Times.

A new lineup of celebrities attending the event has been announced: Nick Adams (“Priscilla Queen of the Desert”), Nina Arianda (“Born Yesterday”), Heidi Blickenstaff (“The Addams Family”), Kerry Butler (“Catch Me If You Can”), John Benjamin Hickey (“The Normal Heart”), Jackie Hoffman (“The Addams Family”), Beth Leavel (“Baby, Its You”), Michael McGrath (“Born Yesterday”), Judy McLane (“Mamma Mia”), Patina Miller (“Sister Act”), Michael Mulheren (“Spiderman”), Bebe Neuwirth, Rory O’Malley (“The Book of Mormon”), Brad Oscar (“The Addams Family”), and Elizabeth Rodriguez (“The Mother With the Hat”).

Broadway Barks! will be held at the Shubert Alley between 44th and 45th Streets, between Broadway and Eighth Avenue. The event will also feature an auction of celebrity autographed memorabilia.

Pictured: Mary Tyler Moore (Photo: Getty Images)