Photo Coverage: Broadway Ruffin' It- Go Inside 17th Annual BROADWAY BARKS!

The 17th annual Broadway Barks fundraiser - the star-studded dog and cat adoption event to benefit New York City animal shelters and adoption agencies founded by Bernadette Peters and Mary Tyler Moore - was held July 11 in Shubert Alley. This year's event was co-hosted by Tony winner Peters and Tony nominee Andrew Rannells. BroadwayWorld brings you lots of photos with your favorite Broadway stars and some adorable animals!

"Since 2003, the lives of more than 250,000 dogs and cats have been saved through the combined efforts of the Alliance Participating Organizations, many of which, including Animal Care & Control of NYC, have participated in Broadway Barks over the years," added Jane Hoffman, president of the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals. "This spirit of a collaborative community, manifested so clearly in Broadway Barks, is moving us closer to the day when no New York City dog or cat of reasonable health and temperament will be killed simply because we do not have a home for them. We congratulate Bernadette Peters and Mary Tyler Moore for 17 brilliant years of saving lives through Broadway Barks."

Broadway Barks featured adoptable animals from many New York City animal shelters and adoption agencies.

Celebrity participants included the following: Brooks Ashmanskas (Something Rotten!), Clyde Alves(On the Town), James Barbour (The Phantom of the Opera), Ian Barford (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time), Bill Berloni (Trainer to the Animal Stars), Heidi Blickenstaff (Something Rotten!), Sierra Boggess (It Shoulda Been You), Christian Borle (Something Rotten), Caroline Bowman (Wicked), Marylouise Burke (Fish in the Dark), Mary Callanan (Mamma Mia!), Scott J. Campbell (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical), John Cariani (Something Rotten!), Carolee Carmello (Finding Neverland), Michael Cerveris (Fun Home), Leanne Cope (An American in Paris), Corey Cott (Gigi), Veanne Cox (An American in Paris), Gavin Creel (The Book of Mormon), Nikki Renée Daniels (The Book of Mormon), and many more.

Photo Credit: Jessica Fallon Gordon