Pat Collins & Harvey Fierstein to Co-Host 2015 TONY AWARDS PREVIEW on CUNY TV This Weekend

A star-studded countdown to the 69th Annual Tony Awards® ceremony begins on CUNY TV with the all-new special, 2015 TONY AWARDS PREVIEW, co-hosted by entertainment reporter Pat Collins and four-time Tony winner Harvey Fierstein. Collins and Fierstein team up at Sardi's in Times Square, and introduce segments consisting of clips and interviews in all of the leading categories, including Best Play, Best Musical and Best Revivals. With exclusive interviews totaling 28 Tony nominees, the special debuts Friday, May 29 (2015) on CUNY TV* at 10am, 3pm and 8:30pm; is repeated Sunday 5/31 at noon and Friday 6/5 at 10am, 3pm and 8:30pm, and returns as part of a multi-show Tony Marathon on Sunday, June 7, leading right up to the TONY AWARDS telecast. Beginning May 29, the program also may be viewed anytime on www.cuny.tv.

In alphabetical order, the nominees, their categories and shows in the special are:

AYAD AKHTAR - Best Play / Disgraced

JOSHUA BERGASSE - Best Choreography / On the Town

CHRISTIAN BORLE - Best Featured Actor in a Musical / Something Rotten!

STEVEN BOYER - Best Actor in a Play / Hand to God

GENEVA CARR - Best Actress in a Play / Hand to God

MICHAEL CERVERIS - Best Actor in a Musical / Fun Home

KRISTIN CHENOWETH - Best Actress in a Musical / On the Twentieth Century

PATRICIA CLARKSON - Best Featured Actress in a Play / The Elephant Man

BRADLEY COOPER - Best Actor in a Play / The Elephant Man

SAM GOLD - Best Direction of a Musical / Fun Home

LYDIA LEONARD - Best Featured Actress in a Play / WOLF HALL Parts One & Two

BETH MALONE - Best Actress in a Musical / Fun Home

TERRENCE McNALLY - Best Book of a Musical / The Visit

BEN MILES - Best Actor in a Play / WOLF HALL Parts One & Two

RUTHIE ANN MILES - Best Featured Actress in a Musical / The King and I

HELEN MIRREN - Best Actress in a Play / The Audience

ELISABETH MOSS - Best Actress in a Play / The Heidi Chronicles

CAREY MULLIGAN - Best Actress in a Play / Skylight

CASEY NICHOLAW - Best Direction of a Musical and Best Choreography / Something Rotten!

ALESSANDRO NIVOLA - Best Featured Actor in a Play / The Elephant Man

KELLI O'HARA - Best Actress in a Musical / The King and I

NATHANIEL PARKER - Best Featured Actor in a Play / WOLF HALL Parts One & Two

EMILY SKEGGS - Best Featured Actress in a Musical / Fun Home

SARAH STILES - Best Featured Actress in a Play / Hand to God

MAX VON ESSEN - Best Featured Actor in a Musical / An American in Paris

KEN WATANABE - Best Actor in a Musical / The King and I

CHRISTOPHER WHEELDON - Best Direction of a Musical & Best Choreography / An American in Paris

TONY YAZBECK - Best Actor in a Musical / On the Town

For 2015 TONY AWARDS PREVIEW - Producer: Alex J. Diamond. Executives in Charge of Production: Gail R. Yancosek and Susan Iger. Executive Producer: Robert Isaacson.

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