{"id":7790,"date":"2025-02-21T16:20:10","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T16:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/how-tony-winner-bill-berloni-turns-rescue-dogs-into-stars-of-stage\/"},"modified":"2025-02-21T16:20:10","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T16:20:10","slug":"how-tony-winner-bill-berloni-turns-rescue-dogs-into-stars-of-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/how-tony-winner-bill-berloni-turns-rescue-dogs-into-stars-of-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"How Tony winner Bill Berloni turns rescue dogs into stars of stage\u200b"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>On a sprawling farm in Connecticut, Bill Berloni has spent nearly five decades turning rescue dogs into<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/chicago\/tag\/broadway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\"> stars of stage<\/a> and screen. The Tony Award-winning animal trainer has worked with between 200-300 dogs since 1976, all of them rescued from shelters.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Someone told me they had cheap dogs at the animal shelter and I went looking one day,&#8221; Berloni recalls of his first theatrical dog training experience. &#8220;I found this little dog who was gonna be put to sleep the next day, adopted him and that was the original production of &#8220;Annie&#8221; and that was the original Sandy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>That chance beginning launched a remarkable career. Berloni became the first trainer to feature a dog in a major role on <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/feature\/broadway-and-beyond\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Broadway<\/a><\/span>, and remains the only animal trainer to receive a <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/tony-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Tony Award<\/a><\/span> for Excellence in Theater.<\/p>\n<p>His current roster of performers includes Bowdie, who starred as Nana in &#8220;Peter Pan Live,&#8221; and Myrtle, who plays Charlotte York&#8217;s dog in &#8220;And Just Like That &#8230;&#8221; One of his newest stars, Tana June, was rescued just four months before landing a role alongside six-time Tony winner Audra McDonald in Broadway&#8217;s &#8220;Gypsy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These are the original method actors because you&#8217;re on stage and they&#8217;re in the moment,&#8221; Berloni said.<\/p>\n<p>The trainer and his team prepare the dogs extensively for live theater&#8217;s unpredictable environment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We prepare them by taking them to shows ahead of time. We desensitize them to the things they&#8217;re gonna be in touch with,&#8221; he explains.<\/p>\n<p>For Berloni, working exclusively with rescue animals is a moral imperative.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My answer is why not? And as a result, two to 300 animals have lived wonderful lives who might not have been alive,&#8221; he says.<\/p>\n<p>When their performing days are over, all of Berloni&#8217;s dogs retire to his farm.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The thought of adopting a dog, exploiting it for money and then getting rid of it just didn&#8217;t make any sense to me,&#8221; he explains.<\/p>\n<p>Looking back on his unexpected career path, Berloni said, &#8220;I think I&#8217;m the luckiest guy in the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"chartbeat\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation component--type-recirculation-collection\">\n<p>                  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/feature\/the-tony-awards\/?intcid=CNI-00-10aaa3a\" class=\"component__view-more component__view-more--sm\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\"><br \/>\n            More<br \/>\n            <svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" class=\"icon__caret-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-caret-down\"\/><\/svg><\/a><br \/>\n                    <\/aside>\n<p><!-- tags --><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/nancy-chen\/\" class=\"content-author__name\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Nancy Chen<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author__bio\">\n<div class=\"content-author__image\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/nancy-chen\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\"><br \/>\n              <span class=\"img \"><img alt=\"headshot-600-nancy-chen.jpg \" height=\"80\" width=\"80\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/05\/17\/24d79023-96a6-4c29-9129-107c4affd550\/thumbnail\/80x80\/1d0ed1bb63fd772255e3d75b7babe1c6\/headshot-600-nancy-chen.jpg?v=db3d87ba7bf4d4ff13b65eabcf0d9bea 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/05\/17\/24d79023-96a6-4c29-9129-107c4affd550\/thumbnail\/160x160\/224ea4493fe8170337c263b25c0ae47f\/headshot-600-nancy-chen.jpg?v=db3d87ba7bf4d4ff13b65eabcf0d9bea 2x\"\/><\/span><br \/>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"content-author__full-information\">\n<p class=\"content-author__text\">Nancy Chen is a CBS News correspondent, reporting across all broadcasts and platforms. 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