Homeless Dog Hits Broadway
A 10 year old caramel-blonde cocker spaniel who had been relinquished by his owner four months ago has found a new “leash” on life.
Whiskey was cast in a New York based production of Annie out of a group of 11 other shelter dogs. He posed for pictures and licked his 12 year old co-star, Marissa O’Donnell.
He will understudy the role of Sandy, the dog that befriends the orphan Annie. The main dog filling the role, Lola, was also found in a shelter. The choice of using otherwise forgotten dogs adds a new depth to the performance of a story that chronicles a lonely girl and her adoption by a billionaire.
The shelter has said that they hope that this role will help find a new home for Whiskey, and his son Cocoa, who were given up when their owners could no longer care for them.
It would be a charming and beautiful parallel to the play for the dogs. The publicity should be a step in the right direction.
I just wanted to let you know that this was a great idea to have these dogs in Annie. The publicity generated from it helped to get both Whiskey and Cocoa adopted. We live in CT and heard about the story and went to New York to adopt Cocoa.