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This week on "Sunday Morning" (June 2)

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A look at the features for this week’s broadcast of the 2023 News & Documentary Emmy-winner for Outstanding Recorded News Program, hosted by Jane Pauley.
The Emmy Award-winning « CBS News Sunday Morning » is broadcast on CBS Sundays beginning at 9:00 a.m. ET.  « Sunday Morning » also streams on the CBS News app beginning at 12:00 p.m. ET. (Download it here.) 
Hosted by Jane Pauley

COVER STORY: Trump trial
CBS News chief election & campaign correspondent Robert Costa reports.

ALMANAC: June 2
« Sunday Morning » looks back at historical events on this date.
STAGE: « Illinoise » and the origin of an unlikely Broadway musical
The new Broadway show « Illinoise » is a choreographed indie-rock musical with no dialogue, based on Sufjan Stevens’ 2005 concept album. It’s received four Tony Award nominations, including best musical. « Sunday Morning » contributor Kelefa Sanneh talks with choreographer Justin Peck, playwright Jackie Sibblies Drury, and musician Shara Nova about the show, an ode to the origins of storytelling and theatre-making.
BOOKS: How James Patterson completed Michael Crichton’s « Eruption »
Writer Michael Crichton, whose blockbuster novels, films and TV series included « Jurassic Park » and « ER, » died in 2008, leaving behind an unfinished thriller about a volcanic eruption that imperils all life on Earth. Bestselling author James Patterson was tasked with completing Crichton’s book, and now, 16 years later, « Eruption » is finally being unleashed in bookstores. Correspondent Tracy Smith talks with Patterson, and with Michael’s widow, Sherri Alexander Crichton, about bringing back the voice of a master storyteller.

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