Dave’s Gone By #738 (3/21/2020): BUSCH LEAGUE

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Here is the 738th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook, Saturday, March 21, 2020. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Guests: playwright Charles Busch, Dave’s wife Joyce

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews actor Charles Busch, Inside Broadway, Colorado Limerick of the Damned (Silt), Wretched Pun of Destiny (Opry), Today Yesterday (March 21).

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (COVID-19)
00:53:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:21:00 WRETCHED PUN OF DESTINY #63 (Opry)
01:28:30 INSIDE BROADWAY
02:49:30 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Charles Busch
03:00:00 TODAY YESTERDAY (March 21)
03:35:30 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED (Silt)
03:38:00 DAVE GOES OUT

March 21, 2020 Playlist: “Those Were the Days” (01:45:00) & “Touch Me in the Morning” (02:49:30; Charles Busch).

Charles Busch
Silt
Grand Ole Opry
COVID-19

Dave’s Gone By #663 (8/18/2018): HELRIDE

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Here is the 663rd episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook Aug. 18, 2018. More info: davesgoneby.com. 

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guest: actor Sandy Helberg

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews actor Sandy Helberg, Inside Broadway, Dave’s Big Dictionary, Colorado Limerick of the Damned (Bonanza), Potato News.

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (Laura, the next story, hoodies or the crop, Joyce’s Philly trip)
00:30:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:00:30 POTATO NEWS
01:11:30 Sponsors
01:15:00 INSIDE BROADWAY
01:46:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Sandy Helberg
02:48:00 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED – Bonanza
02:52:30 Friends of the Daverhood
02:58:30 DAVE’S BIG DICTIONARY – Reef
03:15:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News
03:47:30 DAVE GOES OUT

Aug. 18, 2018 Playlist: “Gettin’ the Band Back Together” (01:43:00; Gettin’ the Band Back Together 2018 Broadway cast). “The Stroke” (03:16:30; Billy Squier). “Cold Turkey” (03:23:00; Lenny Kravitz). “Wacky Dust” (03:26:00; Ella Fitzerald & Chick Webb). “The Bridge” (03:33:00; Elton John). “I Say a Little Prayer for You” (03:35:30) & “Respect” (03:55:00; Aretha Franklin)



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Dave’s Gone By #654 (6/9/2018): THE 14th ANNUAL TOTALTHEATER TONY SPECIAL

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Here is the 654th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook, June 9, 2018. More info: davegsoneby.com. 

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: Arvada Center artistic director of plays Lynne Collins, Dave’s wife Joyce, Rabbi Sol Solomon, and theater critic Leslie (Hoban) Blake & Charles Gross (“Two on the Aisle”), Joe Dziemianowicz (NY Daily News), Eva Heinemann (“Hi! Drama”), Michall Jeffers (TotalTheater.com), Simon Saltzman (Outer Critics Circle), Zachary Stewart (TheaterMania), Elisabeth Vincentelli (“Three on the Aisle”).

Featuring: A look at the 2017-2018 Broadway season and Tony Award nominees with interviews, trivia, showtunes, Broadway Timeline, a giveaway, and Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection on the Tonys.

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce
00:10:00 BROADWAY
00:26:00 GUEST: Leslie (Hoban) Blake
00:39:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE – 1984, Marvin’s Room, Prince of Broadway, Springsteen
00:52:00 GUEST: Joe Dziemianowicz
00:59:30 Sponsors – TotalTheater
01:03:00 GUEST: Michall Jeffers
01:15:00 BROADWAY TIME – Time and the Conways, M. Butterfly, Junk, The Band’s Visit, Latin History for Morons, Home for the Holidays
01:29:00 TRIVIA, part 1
01:34:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE – Meteor Shower, The Parisian Woman, Once on this Island, SpongeBob SquarePants
01:44:30 GUEST: Zachary Stewart
01:54:30 GUEST: Elisabeth Vincentelli
02:06:30 BROADWAY TIMELINE – Farinelli and the King, Stories by Heart, Escape to Margaritaville
02:20:00 Other Awards, part 1
02:24:30 BROADWAY TIMELINE – Frozen, Angels in America, Lobby Hero, Rocktopia
02:38:30 Sponsors – Hewlett Minuteman Press
02:43:00 GUEST: Lynne Collins
02:58:30 Giveaway 1
03:03:00 Other Awards, part 2
03:07:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE – Three Tall Women, Mean Girls
03:17:30 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #155 – 2018 Tonys
03:27:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE – Children of a Lesser God, Carousel
03:35:00 GUEST: Charles Gross
03:50:00 GUEST: Ed Rubin
04:04:00 Giveaway 2
04:07:00 Other Awards, part 3
04:09:30 GUEST: Simon Saltzman
04:20:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE – The Terms of My Surrender, My Fair Lady, Harry Potter, Summer
04:40:30 TRIVIA, part 2
04:49:30 GUEST: Eva Heinemann
05:01:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE – Travesties, Saint Joan, The Iceman Cometh
05:09:00 NEXT SEASON!
05:15:30 Thank Yous
05:20:00 DAVE GOES OUT

June 9, 2018 Playlist: “Sincerely Me” (00:22:30; Dear Evan Hansen 2016 Broadway cast). “You’ve Got Possibilities” (00:44:00; Prince of Broadway 2017 Broadway cast). “The Wish” (00:49:30; Bruce Springsteen). “It is What it Is” (01:23:30) & “Answer Me” (05:22:30; The Band’s Visit 2018 Broadway cast). “Some Girls” (01:38:00; Once on this Island 2018 Broadway cast). “SpongeBob SquarePants Theme” (01:44:00; SpongeBob SquarePants 2018 Broadway cast). “Tin Cup Chalice” (02:14:30; Escape to Margaritaville 2018 Broadway cast). “Let it Go” (“Frozen” 2013 film soundtrack). “Beethoven’s 9th” (02:36:00; “Rocktopia”). “I’d Rather Be Me” (03:13:30; Mean Girls 2018 Broadway cast). “If I Loved You” (03:32:00; Carousel 2018 Broadway cast). “Laura Benanti Explains the Plays” (03:47:00) & “Laura Benanti Explains the Musicals” (04:29:00; Laure Benanti). “A Hymn to Him” (04:26:00; My Fair Lady 1987 studio cast w/ Jeremy Irons). “On the Radio” (04:38:30; Donna Summer).


(pictured: Leslie (Hoban) Blake, Joe Dziemianowicz, Michall Jeffers, Zachary Stewart, Elizabeth Vincentelli, Lynne Collins, Charles Gross, Ed Rubin, Simon Saltzman, Eva Heinemann, Rabbi Sol Solomon)

Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/9/2018): ED RUBIN

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews theater critic Ed Rubin

Topics include: Tony Awards, Frozen, Carousel, Angels in America, Mean Girls, Outer Critics Circle, critics, Joshua Henry, Tina Fey, Martha Plimpton.

Segment aired June 9, 2018 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” 14th 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 #653 (6/2/2018): A LITTLE BIT OF LUCK

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Here is the 653rd episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on Facebook, June 2, 2018. Info: davesgoneby.com. 

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: actor Laurence Luckinbill, Dave’s wife Joyce

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews actor Laurence Luckinbill, Greeley Crimes & Old Times, Saturday Segue (in the news), Inside Broadway, Colorado Limerick of the Damned (Ault), StoryTime (A Cow for Hansel, pt. 12), Dave’s Big Dictionary (mill), Wretched Pun of Destiny (golf).

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (wormy and the epileptic octopus, castoreum , whoopee!, skullcap, Big Dave )
00:34:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:01:30 Sponsors
01:06:30 INSIDE BROADWAY
01:37:30 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Laurence Luckinbill
02:42:00 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED – Ault
02:44:00 Friends of the Daverhood
02:55:00 STORYTIME – A Cow for Hansel, pt. 12
03:11:00 WRETCHED PUN OF DESTINY #62 – Golf
03:13:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News
03:45:30 DAVE’S BIG DICTIONARY – Mill
03:54:00 DAVE GOES OUT
DAVE GOES OUT

June 2, 2018 Playlist: “Castoria” (00:27:00; Nicolas Slonimsky). “Welcome to the Tonys (01:34:30; Forbidden Broadway vol. 8). “Rosanne” (03:14:30; Vic Damone). “Pardon Me” (03:26:00; Emitt Rhodes). “Trade War” (03:34:30; Van Dyke Parks). “Leaving Home” (03:40:00; Grafitti Thrill). “June Hymn” (03:56:00; The Decemberists).


(pictured: Laurence Luckinbill, A Cow for Hansel, Ault, Tourettes Golf, Dairy Barn)

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Dave’s Gone By #651 (5/19/2018): KEEPING SCORE

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Here is the 651st episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook, May 19, 2018. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Note: This episode was recorded away from the UNC radio studio, so there are some minor issues with audio quality

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: entrepreneur Tom Melcher (Show-Score.com), Dave’s wife Joyce

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with entrepreneur Tom Melcher. Plus: Greeley Crimes & Old Times, Inside Broadway, Saturday Segue (in the news), Colorado Limerick of the Damned (Arriba), Wretched Pun of Destiny (rock legends), StoryTime (A Cow for Hansel, pt. 10), Dave’s Big Dictionary (tap).

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (locked out!, The Grape White Way, strange rainbow, psycho squirrel, tilting kilts, yanny/laurel)
00:38:30 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:05:00 INSIDE BROADWAY (news & review (Frozen 01:17:30).
01:29:30 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Tom Melcher
02:13:00 Sponsors
02:19:30 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED – Arriba
02:22:00 STORYTIME – A Cow for Hansel (pt. 10)
02:42:00 Friends
02:51:30 WRETCHED PUN OF DESTINY #61 – Rock Legends
02:54:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News
03:47:30 DAVE’S BIG DICTIONARY – tap
03:56:00 DAVE GOES OUT

May 19, 2018 Playlist: “Tomorrow Is” (01:25:30; SpongeBob SquarePants 2017 Broadway cast). “Lois Lane” (02:56:00; Uncle Bonsai). “A Kidney’s Work is Never Done” (03:02:30; National Kidney Foundation). “New Jerusalem” (03:05:00; The Weavers). “In the Mirror” (03:11:30; Yanni). “Santa Fe” (03:18:30; Bob Dylan). “The Lone Wolf” (03:29:00; Kathleen Edwards). “Beautiful Day for a Wedding” (03:38:00; Side Show 1997 Broadway cast). “Last Year” (04:00:30; Best Coast).

(pictured: Tom Melcher, Frozen, Arriba, Colorado; A Cow for Hansel) 

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Dave’s Gone By Song (4/21/2018): CHESTER’S GAY

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A coming-out song about things going in.

Note: contains adult themes.

Song airs March 17, 2018, as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Chester’s Gay

(sung to the melody of John Lennon and Paul McCartney’s “Yesterday”)


Chester’s gay

Came out to his parents yesterday

Now he needs a place to hide away

They can’t believe that Chester’s gay

They can’t see 

he’s been hiding objects anally

And removing them quite painfully

Aw, Chester’s gay as a cucumber tree

He’ll go out to bars, 

and he’ll throw the night away

Then he’ll sit in cars and he’ll blow 

Because he’s gay, (gay gay gay)

Chester’s gay

And I don’t just mean he’s gay for pay

He’s a donut puncher all the way

Oh, why did Chester turn that way?

Mom and dad,

They don’t want to see their son as bad

But their Christian faith is ironclad

So now they’re feeling oh so sad.

Chester’s queer

He puts massive objects in his rear

Too bad mom and dad are so severe

`cause it’s so clear that Chester’s gay.

Mm hmm hmm hmm 

Chester’s gay.

©2018 David Lefkowitz

Dave’s Gone By Interview (4/7/2018): IRIS RAINER DART & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with author Iris Rainer Dart

Topics include: Beaches, The People in the Picture, theater, musicals, Judaism.

Segment airs April 7, 2018 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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Dave’s Gone By Song (3/17/2018): KISS ME, I’M IRISH

A song for the Irishman in all of us.

Note: contains profanity and adult themes.

Song airs March 17, 2018, as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By Song (2/26/2018): OFF COLOUR

A song for, and about, young and old. Sung to the melody of Donovan’s “Colours.”

Song airs March 3, 2018, as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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