Category: ARCHIVES – Interviews

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/7/2025): LESLIE (HOBAN) BLAKE

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/15/2024): LESLIE (HOBAN) BLAKE

On the 20th annual special TotalTheater Broadway special, theater critic Leslie (Hoban) Blake weighs in on the 2025 Director of a Musical Tony Award nominations.

Segment airs June 7, 2025 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (5/24/2025): BERNIE FURSHPAN & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with public speaker BERNIE FURSHPAN

Topics include: cabaret, Metropolitan Room, the Holocaust, Judaism

Segment aired May 24, 2025 as part of the 984th episode of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio/video podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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More information on Dave’s Gone By: http://www.davesgoneby.com 

More information about Rabbi Sol Solomon: shalomdammit.com

Dave’s Gone By Interview (5/3/2025): BRETT SINGER & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with comedian and former theatrical press agent BRETT SINGER

Topics include: stand-up comedy, press agents, theater, writing, Into the Woods

Segment aired May 3, 2025 as part of the 984th episode of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio/video podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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All content (c)2025 TotalTheater Productions.                                                   

More information on Dave’s Gone By: http://www.davesgoneby.com 

More information about Rabbi Sol Solomon: shalomdammit.com

Dave’s Gone By Interview (4/26/2025): ALEX LYRAS & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with actor and playwright ALEX LYRAS

Topics include: Desperelics, Aristotle/Alexander, Los Angeles, theater, Northwestern University, Mike Nichols, screenwriting.

Segment aired April 26, 2025 as part of the 983rd episode of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio/video podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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All content (c)2025 TotalTheater Productions.                                                   

More information on Dave’s Gone By: http://www.davesgoneby.com 

More information about Rabbi Sol Solomon: shalomdammit.com

Dave’s Gone By Interview (3/29/2025): ROBERT W. SCHNEIDER & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with theatrical director Robert W. Schneider

Topics include: Smile, Elaine Stritch, theater, j2 Spotlight, 54 Below, Debbie Gravitte

Segment aired March 29, 2025 as part of the 981st episode of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio/video podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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More information about Rabbi Sol Solomon: shalomdammit.com

Dave’s Gone By Interview (3/8/2025): ADAM NEDEFF

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Dave Lefkowitz chats with author ADAM NEDEFF

Topics include: game shows

Segment aired March 8, 2025 as part of the 979th episode of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio/video podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (2/22/2025): JOEL SAMBERG & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with author JOEL SAMBERG

Topics include: Benny Bell, Karen Carpenter, Jackie Jester, writing

Segment aired Feb. 22, 2025 as part of the 978th episode of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio/video podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (2/15/2025): TAD NELSON & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with attorney TAD NELSON

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Topics include: DNA, trials, DWI

Segment aired Feb. 15, 2025 as part of the 977th episode of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio/video podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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More information about Rabbi Sol Solomon: shalomdammit.com

Dave’s Gone By Interview (2/8/2025): BILLY VAN ZANDT & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with comedy writer BILLY VAN ZANDT

Topics include: Jane Milmore, Richard Lewis, theater, Jamie Lee Curtis, Bob Newhart

Segment aired Feb. 8, 2025 as part of the 976th episode of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio/video podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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All content (c)2025 TotalTheater Productions.                                                   

More information on Dave’s Gone By: http://www.davesgoneby.com 

More information about Rabbi Sol Solomon: shalomdammit.com

Dave’s Gone By Interview (1/23/2025): MARION THOMPSON

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Dave Lefkowitz chats with entrepreneur MARION THOMPSON

Topics include: Next Destination Transportation

Segment aired Jan. 23, 2025 as part of the special birthday episode of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio/video podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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All content (c)2024 TotalTheater Productions.