THEATER TALK to Celebrate July 4th with Interview Highlights from 1776's Peter Stone

Celebrate Peter Stone's "lowdown" on 1776 -- the event and the show -- on the Independence Day/Weekend installment of THEATER TALK.

The late Stone, one of the wittiest men on Broadway and the librettist for hit musicals including Woman of The Year,Titanic and 1776, talks about the signing of the Declaration of Independence, as well as wry anecdotes about historical figures ranging from John Adams to Richard Nixon. He also includes valuable tips on how to write the book for a successful Broadway show.

THEATER TALK with Peter Stone, hosted by Michael Riedel of the New York Post and Susan Haskins, will be broadcast on Friday, July 4 at 1am (early Saturday morning) on Thirteen; and on CUNY TV on Saturday 7/5 at 8:30pm,Sunday 7/6 at 12:30pm, and Monday 7/7 at 7:30am, 1:30pm, and 7:30pm. The episode can also be viewed anytime online at http://www.cuny.tv/show/theatertalk/PR1008051.

CUNY TV, the City University of New York television station, is broadcast in the New York metro area on digital Ch. 25.3, and cablecast in the five boroughs of New York City on Ch. 75 (Time Warner Cable and Optimum/Cablevision Brooklyn), Ch. 77 (RCN) and Ch. 30 (Verizon).

THEATER TALK is jointly produced by the not-for-profits Theater Talk Productions and CUNY TV.

Pictured: "Signing of the Declaration of Independence," painting by John Trumbull.