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Dave’s Gone By Interview (2/6/2016): MISHA BERSON

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews Seattle Times theater critic Misha Berson

Topics include: Seattle Times, Martin Guerre, Lone Star Love, Cider House Rules, Seattle.

Segment aired Feb. 6, 2016 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/7/2014): DAVID SHEWARD

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews theater critic David Sheward

Topics include: Tony Awards, Featured Actor in a Musical, James Monroe Iglehart, Nick Cordero, Danny Burstein, Sardi’s.

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

Dave’s Gone By #355 (6/11/2011): THE 7th ANNUAL TOTALTHEATER TONY SHOW

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Here is the 355th episode–our annual Broadway Tony Awards special–of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, June 11, 2011. info: davesgoneby.com.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: Jonathan Abarbanel (theater critic, WBEZ Radio), John Ekeberg (programming & operations director, Denver Center Attractions), Leslie (Hoban) Blake (vice president, Drama Desk), Rosalind Friedman (theater critic, WMNR adio), Eric Grode (critic, New York Times), Brian Scott Lipton (editor, TheaterMania.com), Michael Portantiere (columnist, BroadwayStars.com), Michael Riedel (columnist, New York Post), Simon Saltzman (president, Outer Critics Circle), Richmond Shepard (producer), David Sheward (editor, BackStage). Bonus Guest: Paul Williams (composer, recorded June 2010).

Featuring: Dave celebrates the Tony Awards with NYC theater critics making picks and predictions on the 7th Annual TotalTheater Tony show. Plus: Chicago critic Jonathan Abarbanel, The Denver Center’s John Ekeberg, Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection on the Tonys, and a chat with composer Paul Williams.

Note: Technical difficulties added slight audio hiccups and truncated the recorded versions of interviews with Leslie (Hoban) Blake and Jeff Goodman. Apologies!

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN
00:03:00 GUEST: Michael Riedel
00:34:00 GUEST: Eric Grode
00:52:30 DAVE: Sponsors & Quiz, part one
00:57:30 GUEST: Brian Scott Lipton
01:18:00 GUEST: John Ekeberg
01:39:00 GUEST: Simon Saltzman
01:52:30 GUEST: Rosalind Friedman
02:05:00 GUEST: Jonathan Abarbanel
02:21:30 GUEST: Michael Portantiere
02:36:30 GUEST: Richmond Shepard
02:51:30 Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection on the 2011 Tony Awards
02:59:00 GUEST: David Sheward
03:20:00 Quiz, part two
03:26:30 Dave – post-show message
03:30:30 GUEST: Leslie (Hoban) Blake
03:42:30 GUEST: Jeff Goodman
03:49:00 Quiz, part three
00:25:30 DAVE GOES OUT
03:56:30 BONUS GUEST: Paul Williams (2010)

June 11, 2011 Playlist: (part one) “Overture” (00:00:02) & “The Company Way” (02:03:00) & “Exit Music” (03:54:30; How to Succeed in Business…, 2010 Bway cast), “Southern Days” (00:30:00) & “It’s Gonna Take Time” (02:08:30; The Scottsboro Boys, 2010 off-Bway cast); “Hello” (00:46:30) & “Turn it Off” (03:23:30; The Book of Mormon, 2011 Bway cast), “Finishing the Hat” (00:50:00; Sunday in the Park with George, 1984 Bway cast), “Thoroughly Modern Millie” (01:14:30; Thoroughly Modern Millie, 2002 Bway cast). “Mad Tea Party” (01:32:00) & “Home” (02:47:30; Wonderland, 2011 Bway cast); “Tonight’s the Night” (01:33:00; Crazy for You, 1992 Bway cast); “Now I Have Everything” (01:34:30; Fiddler on the Roof, 1964 Bway cast); “Someday” (01:36:30; Memphis, 2010 Bway cast); “By the Sea” (01:48:30; Sweeney Todd, 1979 Bway cast); “If This isn’t Love” (02:19:00; Finian’s Rainbow, 1947 Bway cast); “It’s De-lovely” (02:33:00; Anything Goes, 1962 off-Bway cast); “The Song that Goes Like This” (03:16:00; Spamalot, 2005 Bway cast).

Dave’s Gone By Interview (10/16/2010): PHILIP WUNTCH

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews former Dallas Morning News film critic Philip Wuntch

Topics include: film criticism, journalism.

Segment originally aired Oct. 16, 2010 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/25/2006): PERRY TANNENBAUM

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Joined by guest co-host Jeff Goodman, Dave Lefkowitz interviews theater critic Perry Tannenbaum

Topics include: theater, Cleveland, Canada, the Stratford & Shaw Festivals

Segment originally aired June 25, 2006 as part of a New Year’s Eve special edition of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

All content (c)2006 TotalTheater Productions.

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (5/28/2006): JEFFREY SWEET

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews playwright and theater critic Jeffrey Sweet

Topics include: playwriting, theater, Flyovers, The Value of Names

Segment originally aired May 28, 2006, as part of the Tony Awards special edition of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By #129 (6/2/2005): THE FIRST ANNUAL TOTALTHEATER TONY SHOW

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Here is the 129th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By. The show’s first annual “Tony Awards” theater special, it aired on NY’s WGBB-AM radio, June 2, 2005. Info: davesgoneby.com.

host: Dave Lefkowitz

guest co-hosts: Charles Gross & Jeff Goodman

guests: Julius Novick, Iris Dorbian, Jeannie Lieberman, Rosalind Friedman, Rabbi Sol Solomon.

Featuring: Tony Awards theater special, co-hosted by Charles Gross & Jeff Goodman, with guest theater critics making their picks and predictions.

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN
00:19:00 GUEST – theater critic Julius Novick
00:43:00 Ticket Giveaway
00:49:00 GUEST – theater critic Iris Dorbian
01:02:30 More with Jeff and Charlie
01:15:00 GUEST – theater critic Jeannie Lieberman
01:30:30 GUEST – theater critic Rosalind Friedman
01:40:00 More with Jeff and Charlie
01:57:00 SKIT: Rabbi Sol Solomon on Special Theatrical Event
02:08:00 More with Jeff and Charlie
02:21:30 GUEST – more with Julius Novick
02:33:00 DAVE GOES OUT

June 2, 2005 Playlist: “The Announcement” (00:07:30; Dottie Burman). “You Won’t Succeed on Broadway” (00:31:00; Spamalot (original Bway cast). “Great Big Stuff” (00:59:00; Dirty Rotten Scoundrels).

Dave’s Gone By #58 (12/29/2003): PRETTY GOOD YEAR

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Here is the 58th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on WGBB-AM radio Dec. 29, 2003. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Dave bids farewell to 2003 with reasons to be grateful and a chat with theater critic Charles Gross (TV’s Two on the Aisle).

host: Dave Lefkowitz
guest: theater critic Charles Gross

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN: Greetings w/ New Year’s Hoopla.
00:18:00 DAVE’S GOT GUESTS: Theater critic Charles Gross discusses Taboo, Wicked, Wonderful Town & Never Gonna Dance.
01:04:00 YEAR END: Dave gives bunches o’ reasons why 2003 was a “pretty good year.”
01:23:00 DAVE GOES OUT: Thank yous.
December 29, 2003 Playlist: “Pretty Good Year” (Tori Amos); “Popular” & “Defying Gravity” (Wicked Broadway cast); “These Are Days” (10,000 Maniacs); “These Are The Days” (Van Morrison).

Dec. 29, 2004 Playlist: “Pretty Good Year” (Tori Amos), “Defying Gravity” (Wicked original cast), “These Are Days” (10,000 Maniacs).