West End Woofs

Yes, I read about this.

It is my understanding that Bernadette Peters and Mary Tyler Moore set up Broadway Barks with the intention of housing stray dogs quite some time ago. It's an annual event

When Mary Tyler Moore passed (again, my understanding) Bebe Neworth has taken over, with other big Broadway names associated.

Bernadette Peters and Elaine Paige have been friends for many years and now that Ms Peters is here in the UK for a period of time, it only seems logical.

I'm not sure exactly how it works but if it's charity and some little dog- or in the case, a cat get's re-homed- it can't be a bad thing surely?

* Whenever she's here Ms Peters also always takes time out to go to the National Gallery to see the Seurat painting- The Bathers at Asnières.

Bradley Jaden has also put this on his Instagram.
Do you think he maybe up adoption?
If so I bagsey first dibs.

The first ever live West End Woofs event (uk equivalent to the Broadway Barks annual event) is being held tomorrow at St Paul’s Church Covent Garden - tickets for sale here: westendwoofs.dog/

Is anyone else going?

No. I am certainly aware of it and for the money would love a selfie with Bernadette.

But this is not what it's about and much as a dog person that I am (always had a dog back home) but and now that I am here, my current living arrangements are not appropriate for a dog.

As stated I am a dog person. I am not a cat person. Ironically though, cat forms part of my surname.

A signed Old Friends poster would be a great collectors item.

Is a pets backstage policy purely up to each theatre as I've sometimes seen performers walking their dogs between shows or on the way to theatres?

Merged

Yes I know but still have to get there and back in the rain and I hate rain.

That’s a shame. Would have liked one of the old friends.

So, as you can tell from my previous post, I went down with the hope of purchasing a signed Sondheim Old Friends theatre poster. Disappointingly, they were only selling signed West End Woofs posters.

I've no doubt the weather kept many away but the set up outside was similar to that of the West End Flea market, with a few stall on either side of the central pathway. However it was a little muddy and there were lots of wet dogs. The main event was talking place inside the church, which I did not have a ticket for. However, despite the rain an the mud, it was kinda busy.

As I said in a previous post, my current living arrangements are not suitable for a dog.

The casts of Sondheim's Old Friends, Les Miserables, The Phantom of the Opera and Hamilton were all there wearing a t-shirt from the respective show that were all in.

On the left hand side of the church is where official photographs were being taken. (I swear) that some of the cast of Coronation Street were there and I saw Gail Platt.

I too took photographs of- not with- Elaine Paige and Bernadette Peters. Theatreloverlondon, as I don't know what you look like, you must have been very close to me.

It was like, literally, playing spot the actor.

I spoke to Joanna Riding and Jeremy Secomb briefly and with Killian Donnelly at quite some length.

Others I saw, but didn't speak to- Biggins (he's always there), Jordan Luke Gage, Bonnie Langford, Charlie Stemp, Janie Dee, Damian Humbley.

Worth a visit just to see Ms Paige and Ms Peters in the flesh.

Ah, see I never got into the church

Hadn’t seen much media around this but was a bit concerned to see Joanna Riding holding a two week old puppy for the cameras. It shouldn’t be removed from its mother at such a young age, that’s for sure.

I hope the event was a success though of course.