Banana Joe, winner of best in show at Westminster Kennel Club, to make Broadway debut

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Ernesto Lara runs with Banana Joe, an affenpinscher, who won best in show during the 137th Westminster Kennel Club dog show Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

NEW YORK, N.Y. – The Best in Show winner at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is heading to Broadway. Not to see a show — to be in one.

The Roundabout Theatre Company said Banana Joe, the 5-year-old affenpinscher who emerged triumphant Tuesday at America’s premier dog competition, will appear for one night only in “The Mystery of Edwin Drood” on Wednesday.

The dog will replace Macaco, the 5-year old Maltese-Yorkie mix that is the real-life pet of actress Stephanie J. Block. The role requires very little: Block at one point appears to bolt from the theatre in a huff while carrying a dog.

“Drood” and the revival of “Annie” are the only Broadway shows that currently feature live animals. Later this spring, a cat joins the fraternity when “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” opens.

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