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On the 15th annual special TotalTheater Tony show, theater critic Charles Gross weighs in on the 2019 Tony Awards. His category: Egregious Omissions.
Segment aired June 1, 2019 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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Here is the 698th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By. It’s the annual Tony Awards/Broadway special, and it aired live on Facebook, Sat, June 1, 2019.
Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: Dave’s wife Joyce, spiritual leader Rabbi Sol Solomon, and theater critics Leslie (Hoban) Blake (Two on the Aisle), Stuart Brown (Sounds of Broadway), Joe Dziemianowicz (Theater News Online), David Finkle (The Clyde Fitch Report), Charles Gross (Two on the Aisle), Eva Heinemann (Hi! Drama), Brian Scott Lipton (Cititour), Michael Portantiere (This Week on Broadway), Ed Rubin (TotalTheater), David Sheward (TheaterLife.com), Zachary Stewart (Theatermania).
00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN 00:06:00 GUEST: Stuart Brown 00:17:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE, pt. 1 (box office, Straight White Men, Head Over Heels) 00:25:00 GUEST: Charles Gross 00:29:00 GUEST: David Finkle 00:42:00 QUIZ – Part 1 00:49:00 GUEST: Joe Dziemianowicz 01:00:00 GUEST: David Sheward 01:11:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE, pt. 2 (Gettin’ the Band Back Together, Pretty Woman, Bernhardt/Hamlet) 01:14:00 01:14:00 GUEST: Brian Scott Lipton
01:33:30 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #159 – 2019 Tonys
01:41:30 GUEST: Ed Rubin
01:53:00 GUEST: Michael Portantiere
02:06:30 GUEST: Leslie (Hoban) Blake
02:19:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE, pt. 3 (The Nap, Lifespan of a Fact, The Ferryman, The Waverly Gallery)
02:22:00 QUIZ – Part 2
02:29:30 GUEST: Zachary Stewart
02:43:30 GUEST: Eva Heinemann
02:51:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE, pt. 4 (Torch Song, American Son, King Kong, Mike Birbiglia-The New One, The Prom, The Illusionists, The Cher Show, Network, Ruben & Clay’s Christmas, To Kill a Mockingbird, Choir Boy, True West, Be More Chill, Kiss Me, Kate; Ain’t Too Proud, What the Constitution Means to Me, King Lear, Oklahoma!, Burn This, Hadestown, Hillary and Clinton, Gary, All My Sons, Tootsie, Ink, Beetlejuice)
03:29:00 QUIZ – Part 3
03:31:30 DAVE GOES OUT
June 1, 2019 Playlist: “Road to Hell” (00:00:30; Hadestown off-Broadway cast). “Way Down in Hadestown” (03:38:30; Hadestown Broadway cast). “We Got the Beat” (00:23:00; Head Over Heels cast). “The Lady’s Improving” (02:50:30; The Prom Broadway cast). “A Guy That I’d Kinda Be Into” (03:07:30; Be More Chill NJ cast).
Stuart BrownCharles GrossDavid FinkleJoe DziemianowiczDavid ShewardBrian Scott LiptonLeslie (Hoban) BlakeEd RubinMichael PortantiereEva HeinemannZachary Stewart
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Here is the 697th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook, Saturday, May 25, 2019. More info: davesgoneby.com.
Guest: Dave’s wife Joyce
00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (where’s Chaffie?, old a.c., dead raccoons, civil servant, emu oil) 00:50:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES 01:24:30 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED – Idaho Springs 01:29:30 POTATO NEWS 01:38:30 INSIDE BROADWAY (news & reviews: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (01:46:30), Broadway by the Year (02:05:00)) 02:17:00 Friends of the Daverhood 02:23:00 STORYTIME – Hello, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, part 2 02:43:00 DAVE GOES OUT
May 25, 2019 Playlist: “Hard Candy Christmas” (02:13:30; The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 1978 Broadway cast). “Forever Young” (02:46:00; Baby Jane Dexter)
Scott Siegel hosting Broadway by the YearDr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde at the Soho PlayhousePotato NewsIdaho Springs, CO
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Here is the 696th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook, Saturday, May 11, 2019. More info: davesgoneby.com.
Host: Dave Lefkowitz
GUEST: Dave’s wife Joyce
Featuring: Inside Broadway, Greeley Crimes & Old Times, StoryTime (Hello, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle), Colorado Limerick of the Damned (Hugo).
00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (milk, meat spread, intermissions, taxi sign) 00:29:30 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN w/ Joyce (23 and Us, interventions, you’re excused) 00:59:00 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED – Hugo 01:02:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES 01:25:00 INSIDE BROADWAY (news & reviews: The Ferryman (01:33:00), Avenue Q (01:48:00)) 01:57:30 Friends of the Daverhood 02:04:00 StoryTime – Hello, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, part 1 02:37:30 Dave Goes Out
May 11, 2019 Playlist: “Everyone’s a Little Bit Racist” Avenue Q 2003 cast). “Motherly Love” (02:42:00; Frank Zappa).
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Here is the 695th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook May 4, 2019. More info: davesgoneby.com.
Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: singer Nellie McKay, Dave’s wife Joyce
Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with Nellie McKay, Greeley Crimes & Old Times, Colorado Limerick of the Damned (Hoyt), StoryTime (Quantum Computing for Babies), Inside Broadway. 00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce 00:06:30 DAVE’S GONE CULTURAL – Street Poem 00:20:30 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES 00:47:00 POTATO NEWS 01:04:30 STORYTIME – Quantum Computing for Babies 01:20:00 INSIDE BROADWAY (news & review (Ink 01:30:30 & Beetlejuice (01:47:00)) 02:01:00 Friends of the Daverhood 02:15:30 POTATO HOTLINE 02:11:30 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED – Hoyt 02:19:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Nellie McKay 03:09:00 DAVE GOES OUT Playlist: “I Love Him” (01:58:00; The Most Happy Fella 1956 Broadway cast w/ Jo Sullivan Loesser). “David” (03:08:00) & “Sentimental Journey” (03:12:00; Nellie McKay).
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Here is the 694th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook Saturday, April 27, 2019.
Host: Dave Lefkowitz
GUESTS: singer Julie Budd, Dave’s wife Joyce
Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with Julie Budd, Greeley Crimes & Old Times, Colorado Limerick of the Damned (Hotchkiss), StoryTime with Rabbi Sol (more Passover rules), Inside Broadway.
00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (matzoh man, MetroCard madness) 00:26:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Julie Budd 01:27:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES 01:53:00 INSIDE BROADWAY (news & review (Hadestown) 02:45:00 Friends of the Daverhood 02:52:30 STORYTIME: The Laws of Pesach, pt. 2 03:04:30 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED – Hotchkiss 03:07:00 DAVE GOES OUT
April 27, 2019 Playlist: “My Shining Hour” (00:25:00), “All the Way” (01:11:30) & “I’m Always Chasing Rainbows” (03:10:00; Julie Budd).
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Here is the 693rd episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook Saturday, April 20, 2019. More info: davesgoneby.com.
Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Chauncey Howell, StoryTime with Rabbi Sol (Passover rules), Greeley Crimes & Old Times, Colorado Limerick of the Damned (Hooper).
00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (Seder time) 00:31:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES 00:45:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Chauncey Howell 01:36:00 INSIDE BROADWAY 02:18:30 STORYTIME: The Laws of Pesach 02:44:00 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED – Hooper 02:46:30 Friends of the Daverhood 02:54:30 DAVE GOES OUT
April 20, 2019 Playlist: “Love is Always Lovely in the End” (02:16:00; The Drowsy Chaperone 2006 Broadway cast w/ Georgia Engel). “Song of the Seder Paraders” (02:59:00; Gladys Gewirtz).
Note: Chauncey Howell passed away Sept. 20, 2020 at age 86.
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Here is the 692nd episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook Sat, April 6, 2019. More info: davesgoneby.com.
Host: Dave Lefkowitz
GUESTS: Librettist Tom Jones, Dave’s wife Joyce.
Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews librettist Tom Jones, Greeley Crimes & Old Times, Inside Broadway, Potato News, Potato Hotline, Colorado Limerick of the Damned (Holly), Dave Goes Off (No Collusion).
00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (tax relief?) 00:42:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES 01:07:30 POTATO NEWS 01:19:30 POTATO HOTLINE 01:30:00 INSIDE BROADWAY (news & reviews: What the Constitution Means to Me (01:36:30); Accidentally Brave; (01:54:00)) 02:09:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Tom Jones 03:10:00 DAVE GOES OFF – No Collusion 03:36:30 Friends of the Daverhood 03:45:30 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED – Holly 03:47:30 DAVE GOES OUT
April 6, 2019 Playlist: “Oh, What a Beautiful Morning” (02:07:30; Oklahoma! 1943 Broadway cast). “They were You” (03:07:30; The Fantasticks 1960 off-Broadway cast). “My Cup Runneth Over” (03:52:30; I Do! I Do! Broadway cast w/ Mary Martin).
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Here is the 691st episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which included an interview with musician Robyn Hitchcock and aired live on Facebook, Saturday, March 30, 2019.
Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Robyn Hitchcock, Greeley Crimes & Old Times, Potato Hotline, Inside Broadway, Colorado Limerick of the Damned (Grand Junction), StoryTime (Oscar the Grouch).
00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN (Daily Grouch, 30th birthday, dog diarrhea) 00:35:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Robyn Hitchcock 01:24:00 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN (college radio, chickendale) 01:35:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES 01:59:00 POTATO HOTLINE 02:09:00 INSIDE BROADWAY (news & reviews: Ain’t Too Proud (02:13:00) & Kiss Me, Kate (02:34:00)) 02:47:00 STORYTIME – Oscar’s Book 02:58:00 Friends of the Daverhood 03:04:30 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED – Grand Junction 03:07:30 DAVE GOES OUT
March 30, 2019 Playlist: “One Long Pair of Eyes” (00:35:30) & “Saturday Groovers” (03:13:30; Robyn Hitchcock). “Where is the Life that Late I Led?” (Kiss Me, Kate w/ Alfred Drake).
Robyn HitchcockOscar’s Book for StoryTimeKiss Me, KateAin’t Too ProudGrand Junction, CO
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Here is the 690th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook Saturday, March 23, 2019.
Host: Dave Lefkowitz
GUEST: Director Kim T. Sharp, Dave’s wife Joyce.
Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Kim T. Sharp, Greeley Crimes & Old Times, Inside Broadway, Colorado Limerick of the Damned (Golden), StoryTime (New Jersey finale), Potato Hotline.
00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (sad eyes, robot walmart) 00:28:00 GUEST Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Kim T. Sharp 00:53:00 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN (then and now) 01:03:00 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED – Golden 01:06:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES 01:32:30 POTATO HOTLINE 01:45:40 INSIDE BROADWAY (news & review (02:03:00; My Fair Lady)) 02:23:00 Friends of the Daverhood 02:37:00 STORYTIME – New Jersey: Past and Present, pt. 4 02:52:00 DAVE GOES OUT
March 23, 2019 Playlist: “I Could have Danced All Night” (02:20:30; My Fair Lady 1959 London cast). “The Man Who Invented Himself” (03:00:00; Robyn Hitchcock).
Kim T. SharpLaura Benanti in Lincoln Center Theater’s My Fair LadyNew Jersey: Past and PresentGolden, CO
