BroadwayWorld.com has learned that Bernadette Peters's book 'Broadway Barks' will rank in at #5 on the Sunday NY Times children's best seller list on June 1st 2008.
A long time advocate for pet adoption, Peters and fellow actress Mary Tyler Moore started the organization Broadway Barks! Each year they hold a star-studded dog and cat adopt-a-thon, benefiting New York City animal shelters and adoption agencies. The event is produced by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and sponsored by the ASPCA. The book, authored by Peters, with illustrations by Liz Murphy, is published by Blue Apple Books and is the star's first foray into the publishing world. She did it at the prompting of friends and agreed to not only write the book, loosely based on how she adopted her dog Kramer, but also penned an original song, again at the prompting of both friends and her publisher, which comes on a CD inside the book along with her charming reading of the story...sound effects and all!
The publisher's notes for 'Broadway Barks' read, 'In a park in New York City lives a lonely little dog. He remembers when he used to get taken for walks, fed dinner every night, and told he was a good dog. Now, he's all alone and must fend for himself. But everything changes one day when he sees a lady reading in the park and decides to follow her-all the way to a place where he might become a star!'
WHO: Chesapeake Shakespeare Company WHAT: William Shakespeare's Macbeth WHEN: November 30 - December 2 (No performances Thanksgiving weekend); Fri-Sat at 8PM, Sun at 3PM. HOW MUCH: $25 General; $15 Students/Seniors
WHO: JHU Barnstormers WHAT: Six Degrees of Separation WHEN: Through 11/11. Fri - Sat at 8PM, Sun at 3PM WHERE: Johns Hopkins University Swirnow Theatre TICKETS/INFORMATION: Reservations recommended. www.thejhubarnstormers.org, campus info at www.jhu.edu
BroadwayWorld.com readers can save 40% off POLITICAL IDOL - the funniest political parody of the season! Now playing Tuesday nights at 9PM at the Triad Theatre, New York.
Last year, BroadwayWorld premiered the stunning Broadway digital art of Norn Cutson. Now, Norn is proud to share his portrait of Karen Finley, performing Wake Up! at The Green Room at 45 Bleeker.
Darren Holden, the talented singer/songwriter and stage performer, formed his own band at the age of 16 - and continues to rock as the Piano Man in the national tour of Movin' Out
On September 5th, Stuff Happens, the critically acclaimed David Hare political drama that ended its hit Public Theater run on June 25th, will be seen in a staged reading featuring much of its original cast at the Delacorte Theatre
Bush is Bad: The Musical Cure for the Blue-State Blues, now playing Off-Broadway at The Triad Theatre, 158 West 72nd Street (between Broadway and Columbus), will add special performances for the Saturdays in July at 7:00 pm in addition to the regular Thursday and Friday performances
Cast members from Broadway's Jersey Boys will perform at the White House in Washington D.C. for the Senate Spouses Luncheon given by First Lady Laura Bush on Monday, June 12.
The Bistro and Fringe Award-winner will star in his self-titled The Misadventures of Rob Maitner at the Duplex Cabaret Theatre on May 6th, 13th and 20th at 7 PM
The New York premiere of David Hare's critically acclaimed play STUFF HAPPENS will be extended for the second time, adding a total of eight weeks to the original run.
The Bistro and Fringe Award-winner will star in his self-titled The Misadventures of Rob Maitner at the Duplex Cabaret Theatre on May 6th, 13th and 20th at 7 PM
The Mayor's office announced today that The Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City, the NYC Department of Sanitation, and Waste Management, Inc. in conjunction with Keep America Beautiful have joined with the long-running New York hit, STOMP, to create a series of compelling and percussive public service announcements, as well as subway, bus and other outdoor print ads under the banner STOMP OUT LITTER.
