THEATER TALK to Host 8-Hour Tony Awards Marathon Next Sunday

On TONY AWARDS Sunday (June 7), CUNY TV will present 8 hours of interviews related to this year's nominated musicals, plays, and individuals - from 12 noon right up till Tony time (8 p.m. on CBS). Included in the mix is the premiere at 7 p.m. of an all-new episode of THEATER TALK, Critics Review the Broadway Season, with Ben Brantley of The New York Times, Peter Marks of The Washington Post, John Simon of the Westchester Guardian, and Terry Teachout of The Wall Street Journal.

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 7 TONY Marathon on CUNY TV Schedule:

12 PM
CUNY TV Special: TONY Preview 2015, co-hosted by Pat Collins and multi TONY-winner Harvey Fierstein from Sardi's, featuring interviews with 28 TONY nominees including Kristin Chenoweth, Michael Cerveris, Bradley Cooper, Carey Mulligan, and more.

12:30 PM

Theater Talk
Humorist David Javerbaum (a TONY-nominated lyricist in 2008), on his new play of An Act of God, now at Studio 54, which stars Jim Parsons in the title role; followed by a look at The York Theatre Company's new musical Cagney with actor/co-composer/lyricist Robert Creighton, director Bill Castellino and The York's Producing Artistic Director James Morgan. Co-hosted by Michael Riedel and Susan Haskins.

1:00 PM

Theater Talk
TONY-nominated actress Chita Rivera of The Visit, along with her leading man Roger Rees (A TONY-winning leading actor in 1980), its 2015 TONY-nominated (and 3-time winning) composer John Kander and director John Doyle (a TONY-winner in 2006); Next, actors Tyne Daly (winner of the 1990 TONY for Best Lead Actress in a Musical) and Harriet Harris (winner in 2002 for TONY for Best Featured Actress in a Musical), librettist Brian Hargrove and director David Hyde-Pierce (a 2007 TONY winner for Best Lead Actor in a Musical) on their new show, It Shoulda Been You. Co-hosted by Michael Riedel and Susan Haskins.

1:30 PM

Theater Talk
Playwright Ayad Akhtar talks about his TONY-nominated, Pulitzer Prize-winning play Disgraced; also a look at the Off-Broadway superhero musical, Brooklynite with director (a TONY-winner in 2010) Michael Mayer, actor Matt Doyle and composer/lyricist Peter Lerman. Co-hosted by Michael Riedel and Susan Haskins.

2:00 PM

Theater Talk
TONY-nominated composer/lyricist Sting on THE LAST SHIP with actor Michael Esper, and librettist John Logan; plus a discussion of the Off-Broadway comedy Tail! Spin! with actors Rachel Dratch and Nate Smith, plus playwright Mario Correra Co-hosted by Michael Riedel and Susan Haskins.

2:30 PM

Theater Talk
Playwright David Hare and TONY-nominated director Stephen Daldry on Hare's TONY-nominated revival of a Play, Skylight. Co-hosted by Michael Riedel and Susan Haskins.

3:00 PM

Theater Talk
TONY-nominated actors Bill Nighy and Carey Mulligan from Skylight, a TONY-nominated Best revival of a Play. Co-hosted by Michael Riedel and Susan Haskins.

3:30 PM

Theater Talk
The subject is 2015 TONY-nominated play WOLF HALL Parts One & Two with Hilary Mantel, the source novel's writer (and a co-nominee for Best Play), TONY-nominated actors Ben Miles and Nathaniel Parker, plus TONY-nominated director Jeremy Herrin. Co-hosted by Michael Riedel and Susan Haskins.

4:00 PM

Theater Talk
A discussion about Hand to God, a 2015 TONY-nominated play with TONY-nominated actor Steven Boyer, TONY- nominated playwright Robert Askins, TONY-nominated director Moritz von Stuelpnagel and Tyrone, the possessed sock puppet; also a look at 24/6: A Jewish Theater Company with Artistic Directors Yoni Oppenheim and Avi Shapiro . Co-hosted by Michael Riedel and Susan Haskins.

4:30 PM

Theater Talk

The subject is the 2015 TONY-nominated play The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time with TONY- nominated actor Alex Sharp, TONY-nominated director Marianne Elliott, and TONY-nominated playwright Simon Stephens. Co-hosted by Michael Riedel and Susan Haskins.

5:00 PM

Theater Talk
TONY-nominated actress Helen Mirren on The Audience. Co-hosted by Michael Riedel and Susan Haskins.

5:30 PM

Theater Talk
The subject is 2015 TONY-nominated musical Fun Home's TONY-nominated book writer and lyricist Lisa Kron and TONY-nominated composer Jeanine Tesori (who perform songs from the show) and Alison Bechdel who wrote the graphic novel on which the show is based. Co-hosted by Michael Riedel and Susan Haskins.

6:00 PM

The Stoler Report - New York's Business Report - I Want to Be A Broadway Producer!
TONY-nominated musical Fun Home's lead producers Kristin Casky, Mike Isaacson, Barbara Whitman and Circle in THE SQUARE co-owner Paul Libin talk about producing and mounting Fun Home.

6:30 PM
CUNY TV Special: TONY Preview 2015, co-hosted by Pat Collins and Harvey Fierstein from Sardi's, featuring interviews with 28 Tony nominees including Kristin Chenoweth, Michael Cerveris, Bradley Cooper, Carey Mulligan, and more.

7:00 PM

Theater Talk (NEW)
Critics Ben Brantley (The New York Times), Peter Marks (The Washington Post), John Simon (Westchester Guardian) and Terry Teachout (The Wall Street Journal) review significant productions of the season. Co-hosted by Michael Riedel and Susan Haskins.

7:30 PM

Theater Talk
"2015 TONY Predictions Spectacular," with Jesse Green (New York Magazine), Michael Musto (Out.com), Patrick Pacheco (Los Angeles Times) and Elisabeth Vincentelli (New York Post). Co-hosted by Michael Riedel and Susan Haskins.