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Behind the Awards with Eila Mell & Bruce GotliebBill Berloni - Barks! Bows! Broadway!Broadway’s premier animal trainer Bill Berloni joins Behind the Awards to chat about his current dogs starring in Gypsy & Left on Tenth. Bill also talks in depth about how he started his career with the original production of Annie. Bill gives us the inside Scoop about working with Naomi Watts for the upcoming Feature Film The Friend.Also in this episode - Diahann Carroll’s 1972 Tony Award for Lead Actress in a Musical for No Strings. A review of Vape! A Musical ParodyBill Berloni of William Berloni Theatri...2025-03-1956 min
The Theatre Podcast with Alan SealesBill Berloni: A Lifetime of Rescues, Roles and RehearsalsBill Berloni has dedicated nearly five decades to bringing animals to life on stage and screen, all while championing rescue work and humane training practices. From his semi-accidental start training Sandy for the original production of Annie to working with a menagerie of animals for Broadway, film, and TV, Bill’s journey is as heartwarming as it is inspiring. In this episode, Bill shares stories of training everything from dogs and cats to butterflies and snakes, and how he has created unforgettable moments in productions like Gypsy, The Greatest Showman, and Legally Blonde. He also discusses his groundbreaking work wi...2025-01-2858 min
The Joke Zero PodcastEpisode 14: William BerloniIn episode 14 of The Joke Zero Podcast, host Anna Roisman is joined by professional animal trainer William "Bill" Berloni. Bill talks about being the most sought after animal trainer on the East Coast for film, television, and Broadway, working with Beyoncé and Martin Scorsese, and training Cat Sajak who played Jon Heder's cat in Joke Zero's feature film, Plan B.2024-11-0426 min
Richard Skipper CelebratesBill Berloni for The Theatrical Animals Fund (8/17/2020)William “Bill” Berloni is an American Animal Behaviorist, Humanitarian and Author, known for his training of rescue animals for stage, film and television. Bill Berloni was a 20-year-old apprentice at the Goodspeed Opera House when Martin Charnin offered him his big break: a chance to act professionally and gain his Equity Card. In return, all Bill had to do was find and train a dog to play Sandy in the original production of Annie. What Bill didn’t know was that this was a bigger challenge than it seemed. Animal performances in movies or television can be stitched together using differ...2020-08-1859 min
Richard Skipper CelebratesBill Berloni for The Theatrical Animals Fund (8/17/2020)William “Bill” Berloni is an American Animal Behaviorist, Humanitarian and Author, known for his training of rescue animals for stage, film and television. Bill Berloni was a 20-year-old apprentice at the Goodspeed Opera House when Martin Charnin offered him his big break: a chance to act professionally and gain his Equity Card. In return, all Bill had to do was find and train a dog to play Sandy in the original production of Annie. What Bill didn’t know was that this was a bigger challenge than it seemed. Animal performances in movies or television can be stitched together using differ...2020-08-1859 min
Richard Skipper CelebratesBill Berloni for The Theatrical Animals Fund (8/17/2020)William “Bill” Berloni is an American Animal Behaviorist, Humanitarian and Author, known for his training of rescue animals for stage, film and television. Bill Berloni was a 20-year-old apprentice at the Goodspeed Opera House when Martin Charnin offered him his big break: a chance to act professionally and gain his Equity Card. In return, all Bill had to do was find and train a dog to play Sandy in the original production of Annie. What Bill didn’t know was that this was a bigger challenge than it seemed. Animal performances in movies or television can be stitched together using differ...2020-08-1800 min
Show & Tell with Frank DiLellaBroadway Animal Trainer William Berloni Talks About His Career And Pet AdoptionCelebrated Broadway animal trainer William Berloni shares stories from his career and how he got his start with the original production of Annie. William also talks pet adoption and how to prepare for a new pet.2020-05-0812 min
Talk of the HoundTalk of the Hound - William BerloniWilliam Berloni (Bill Berloni) is an American animal behaviorist, humanitarian, and author, known for his training of rescue animals for stage, film and television. Currently the subject of Discovery Family Reality Show premiering August 2015. He is known training numerous shelter animals (particularly dogs) for film, television, and especially theater. http://www.theatricalanimals.com/
2019-11-2033 min
WorkingWorking Animals: How Does a Theater Dog Work?Continuing our season on animals with jobs: Jacob Brogan sits down with trainer William Berloni to talk about Bowdie, a dog and the star of the stage musical "Because of Winn Dixie". They discuss what makes a trainable dog, Bowdie's daily routine, his role on stage, and how it's possible to train a dog to perform over 100 cues on stage. Please fill out the Slate podcast survey at slate.com/podcastsurvey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2018-02-2557 min
CityscapeCityscape: Broadway TailsIn the musical Annie, the lead character meets and comforts a stray dog named Sandy. Every dog that’s played Sandy since Annie’s world premiere in 1976 has been a rescue. On this week's Cityscape, we'll meet the man who found and trained that original Sandy, and has since turned countless other shelter animals into Broadway and Hollywood stars. William Berloni writes about rescuing animals and turning them into stars in his book Broadway Tails: Heartfelt Stories of Rescued Dogs Who Became Showbiz Superstars.2013-04-1330 minCityscapeCityscape: Broadway TailsIn the musical Annie, the lead character meets and comforts a stray dog named Sandy. Every dog that’s played Sandy since Annie’s world premiere in 1976 has been a rescue. On this week's Cityscape, we'll meet the man who found and trained that original Sandy, and has since turned countless other shelter animals into Broadway and Hollywood stars. William Berloni writes about rescuing animals and turning them into stars in his book Broadway Tails: Heartfelt Stories of Rescued Dogs Who Became Showbiz Superstars.2013-04-1330 min
2011 Tony Award Nominees "Cues"William Berloni and Oliver The Dog - Other than awards recognition, how do you define success in the theatre?Animal Trainer William Berloni (and special guest Oliver), recipient of the 2011 Tony Honor for Excellence in the Theatre, talks about following up after your first "big hit."2011-06-0300 min
ATW - In The WingsAnimal Trainer - October, 2009William Berloni, theatrical Animal Trainer, discusses the interaction between human and actors and their animal co-stars; how the animals learn cues and what they do if they misunderstand; how the animals adapt and learn one step at a time from Bill's backyard to an applause-filled theatre; how much to expect from animals that are onstage eight times a week; the story of how the original "Sandy" was found and trained for the first production of "Annie";and why he uses likes to use animals that have been rescued from shelters.2009-10-2100 minATW - In The WingsAnimal Trainer - October, 2009William Berloni, theatrical Animal Trainer, discusses the interaction between human and actors and their animal co-stars; how the animals learn cues and what they do if they misunderstand; how the animals adapt and learn one step at a time from Bill's backyard to an applause-filled theatre; how much to expect from animals that are onstage eight times a week; the story of how the original "Sandy" was found and trained for the first production of "Annie";and why he uses likes to use animals that have been rescued from shelters.2009-10-2105 min