Dave’s Gone By #644 (3/17/2018): PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS

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Here is the 644th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook, March 17, 2018. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: performance artist Penny Arcade, Dave’s wife Joyce

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with actress Penny Arcade. Plus: Inside Broadway, Greeley Crimes & Old Times, Dave Goes Off (Cincinnati), Storytime (A Cow for Hansel, pt. 3), Saturday Segues (blarney, in the news), Dave’s new song (“Kiss Me, I’m Irish”).

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN (shoutouts)
00:20:30 DAVE GOES OFF w/ Joyce (Cincinnati)
00:59:30 INSIDE BROADWAY, part 1
01:17:30 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:49:00 INSIDE BROADWAY, part 2
02:05:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Penny Arcade
03:02:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Blarney
03:25:30 Friends
03:34:00 Storytime – A Cow for Hansel, part 3
03:47:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News
04:40:30 DAVE GOES OUT

March 17, 2018 Playlist: “Cincinnati” (00:56:00; Marie Christine 2000 Broadway cast). “For the First Time in Forever” (“Frozen” 2013 soundtrack). “Drink `Til I’m Drunk” (03:03:00), “Seamus, the Urine Man” (03:07:30), “Blarney O’Bunions” (03:09:30) & “Kiss Me, I’m Irish” (03:20:00; Dave). “Cover’d with Crap” (03:16:00; Dave & Scott Rodolitz). “A Secretary is not a Toy” (03:48:30; How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying 1995 Broadway cast). “God and the F.B.I.” (03:15:00; Janis Ian). “Visit from the Dead Dog” (04:00:00; Ed Harcourt). “The Bridge” (04:23:00; Elton John). “Galaxy Song” (04:29:30; Stephen Hawking). “All of Your Toys” (04:34:00; The Monkees).



(pictured: Penny Arcade, Cincinnati, Irish couture, A Cow for Hansel)

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/10/2017): EVA HEINEMANN

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews Hi! Drama theater critic Eva Heinemann

Topics include: Tony Awards, actress, War Paint, Christine Ebersole, Patti LuPone, Eva Noblezada, Denee Benton, Bette Midler.

Segment airs June 10, 2017 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” 13th Annual TotalTheater Tony Special, hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/11/2016): ED RUBIN

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews theater journalist Ed Rubin

Topics include: Tony Awards, Broadway, Frank Langella, The Father, Jessica Lange, Long Day’s Journey into Night, Actress, Sophie Okonedo, Hamilton.

Segment aired June 11, 2016 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” 12th Annual TotalTheater Tony Special, hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

Note: Farewell to our Friend of the Daverhood, Ed Rubin (aka “Fast Eddy”), who passed June 15, 2025 at age 84.

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/11/2016): JEFF MYHRE

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews NYTheaterGuide.com editor Jeff Myhre

Topics include: Tony Awards, theater, Broadway, actress, Jayne Houdyshell.

Segment scheduled to air June 11, 2016 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” 12th Annual TotalTheater Tony Special, hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/6/2015): CHARLES GROSS

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews Two on the Aisle theater critic Charles Gross

Topics include: Actress, Broadway, Tony Awards, Honeymoon in Vegas, You Can’t Take it With You, Hand to God.

Segment aired June 6, 2015 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” 11th Annual TotalTheater Tony Special, hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/6/2015): ISA GOLDBERG

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews theater critic Isa Goldberg

Topics include: Tony Awards, Featured Actress in a Musical, Fun Home, The King and I.

Segment scheduled to air June 6, 2015 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” 11th Annual TotalTheater Tony Special, hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/6/2015): JESSE GREEN

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews New York Magazine theater critic Jesse Green

Topics include: Actress, Tony Awards, Kelli O’Hara, Chita Rivera, Kristin Chenoweth

Segment scheduled to air June 6, 2015 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” 11th Annual TotalTheater Tony Special, hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/7/2014): CHARLES GROSS

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews theater critic Charles Gross 

Topics include: Tony Awards, Lead Actress in a Musical, Jessie Mueller, Kelli O’Hara, Idina Menzel.

Segment scheduled to air June 7, 2014 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” 10th Anniversary TotalTheater Tony Special, hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/7/2014): MICHAEL PORTANTIERE

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews theater critic Michael Portantiere

Topics include: Tony Awards, Featured Actress, Linda Emond.

Segment aired June 7, 2014 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” 10th Anniversary TotalTheater Tony Special, hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By #225 (6/10/2007): PEDI-PHILES

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Here is the 225th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on NY’s WGBB-AM radio, June 10, 2007. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Dave chats with actress and entertainer Christine Pedi. Plus: Inside Broadway, with critic Simon Saltzman on the Tonys

host: Dave Lefkowitz
guest co-host: Jeff Goodman
guests: actress Christine Pedi & critic Simon Saltzman

00:00:01  DAVE GOES IN
00:03:00  INSIDE BROADWAY – the 2007 Tonys (w/ Simon Saltzman)
00:20:00  GUEST: Peter Fitzgerald interviews Christine Pedi
00:56:00  The Wedding Choker
00:58:00  DAVE and JEFF – “The 2007 Tonys” (w/ Jeff Goodman)
01:10:00  DAVE GOES OUT

June 10, 2007 Playlist: “The Bitch of Living” (“Spring Awakening”), Christine Pedi medley.

Simon Saltzman
Simon & LucyAnn Saltzman
Dave `n Jeff Goodman