CUNY TV to Host 7-Hour Tony Awards Marathon, June 8

On Tony Awards Sunday -- June 8 -- CUNY TV will present 7-1/2 hours of glorious Broadway interviews related to this year's nominated musicals, plays, and individuals - from 12:30 p.m. right up till Tony time (8 p.m. on CBS).

CUNY TV is broadcast over-the-air in the tri-state area on Ch. 25.3, and cablecast in the five boroughs of New York City on Ch. 75 (Time Warner and Optimum), Ch. 77 (RCN) and Ch. 30 (Verizon FiOS).

Sunday, June 8 Tony Marathon on CUNY TV:

12:30 PM

Theater Talk

Songwriters Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, plus Jessie Mueller from Beautiful - The Carole King Musical. Co-hosted by Michael Riedel and Susan Haskins.

1:00 PM

CUNY TV Special: 2014 Tony Awards Preview

Hosts: Pat Collins and Harvey Fierstein. Interviews with Tyne Daly, Sarah Greene, Lena Hall, Joshua Henry, James Monroe Iglehart, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Andy Karl, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Terrence McNally, Michael Mayer, Jefferson Mays, Alan Menken, Jessie Mueller, Kelli O'Hara, Bryce Pinkham, Anika Noni Rose, Tony Shalhoub and Leigh Silverman.

1:30 PM

Theater Talk

Tony Predictions, with Jesse Green (New York Magazine), Michael Musto (Out.com), and Patrick Pacheco (Los Angeles Times). Co-hosted by Michael Riedel and Susan Haskins.

2:00 PM

Theater Talk

Composer/lyricist Steven Lutvak performs songs from A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder. Co-hosted by Michael Riedel and Susan Haskins.

2:30 PM

Theater Talk

Mothers and Sons, with playwright Terrence McNally and actress Tyne Daly. Co-hosted by Michael Riedel and Susan Haskins.

3:00 PM

Theater Talk

Actresses LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Sophie Okonedo and Anika Noni Rose from A Raisin in The Sun, plus director Casey Nicholaw and actor James Monroe Iglehart from Aladdin. Co-hosted by Michael Riedel and Susan Haskins.

3:30 PM

Theater Talk

Playwright Harvey Fierstein talks about his new play Casa Valentina. Co-hosted by Michael Riedel and Susan Haskins.

4:00 PM

Conversations with William M. Hoffman

Guest: Darko Tresnjak, on A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder. Part 1 of 2.

4:30 PM

Conversations with William M. Hoffman

Guest: Darko Tresnjak, on A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder. Part 2 of 2.

5:00 PM

TimesTalks

Featured are Neil Patrick Harris, John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask on Hedwig and the Angry Inch, interviewed by A.O. Scott.

6:00 PM

Theater Talk

Songwriters Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, plus Jessie Mueller from Beautiful - The Carole King Musical. Co-hosted by Michael Riedel and Susan Haskins.

6:30 PM

CUNY TV Special: 2014 Tony Awards Preview

Hosts: Pat Collins and Harvey Fierstein. Interviews with Tyne Daly, Sarah Greene, Lena Hall, Joshua Henry, James Monroe Iglehart, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Andy Karl, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Terrence McNally, Michael Mayer, Jefferson Mays, Alan Menken, Jessie Mueller, Kelli O'Hara, Bryce Pinkham, Anika Noni Rose, Tony Shalhoub and Leigh Silverman.

7:00 PM

Theater Talk

Critics Ben Brantley (The New York Times), Peter Marks (The Washington Post) and Terry Teachout (The Wall Street Journal) assess the season. Co-hosted by Michael Riedel and Susan Haskins.

7:30 PM

Theater Talk

Tony Predictions, with Jesse Green (New York Magazine), Michael Musto (Out.com), and Patrick Pacheco (Los Angeles Times). Co-hosted by Michael Riedel and Susan Haskins.