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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

CHESTER’S GAY

(lyrics by David Lefkowitz. Melody: 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.

He’ll fly to the Keys
where he’ll please a host of boys
Down on hands and knees
he will squeeze their greased-up toys (toys toys toys)

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.

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NOTES & BACKSTORY:
Backed by a karaoke instrumental of “Yesterday” and sprinkled with soundbites like “Hoowah!” and Harvey Fierstein cooing “I just love boys,” the song debuted on the March 31, 2018 episode of Dave’s Gone By.

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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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More information about Rabbi Sol Solomon: http://www.shalomdammit.com

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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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KISS ME, I’M IRISH

(music & lyrics by David Lefkowitz)

I come from down in Donegal
My family comes from Cork
My sisters live in Sligo
Though my brother’s in New York

My background is a source of pride
I’m Celtic through and through
And that makes me superior
To you and you and you

Now, Ireland isn’t perfect
We’ve had our little wars
We may have spilled some English blood
When settling old scores

But look around Hibernia
And how can you complain?
The grass is green and gorgeous
`cause there’s so much fecking rain

Kiss me, I’m Irish
Touch me, I’m a Turk
Marry me, I’m Mexican
and don’t believe in work

It doesn’t matter where you’re from
Or what your parents think
So kiss me on the Blarney Stone
And buy me one more drink.

The home of Sean O’Casey
And heavy woolen clothes
There’s Bono and there’s Enya
Apologies for those

The fighting and starvation
They show that we are tough
And when it comes to booze and sex
We never get enough, so

Kiss me, I’m Irish
French me, I’m French
Squeeze me, please, I’m Portuguese
If you can stand the stench

It doesn’t matter where you’re from
Or if you’re straight or queer
Just kiss me on St. Patrick’s Day
And buy me one more beer.

Now, you might call me racist
For mocking what I hate
But bashing Jews and towelheads
Is kind of fucking great!

I know that I’m a drunkard
With a three-inch, flaccid penis
But I feel like a porn star
when I’m guzzling my Guinness

There’s nothing we love better
Than a bonny, red-haired girl
To bring her on a date
where we can drink until we hurl

Sure, girls from other lands are fine
But an Irish female’s finer
`Cause she has fluffy flaming fecking hair
`round her vaginer!

Kiss me, I’m Irish
Lick me, I’m a Swede
Shake my hand, I’m African
And all I do is breed

It doesn’t matter where you’re from
Or if you’re lower class
So kiss me down in Dublin town
And buy me one more glass.

(slower)
It doesn’t matter where you’re from
Or if you’re short or tall
Just kiss me, I’m Irish
And give me alkyhol.

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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Dave’s Gone By Interview (2/24/2018): JOHN DiRESTA

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Dave chats with comedian and TV personality John DiResta

Topics include: Hewlett, Robert DeNiro, Jay Leno, police, NYC transit, stand-up comedy

Segment aired Feb. 17, 2018 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By #640 (2/10/2018): MIKE DROP

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Here is the 640th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook and UNC Radio, Feb. 10, 2018. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz

Guests: author Mike Peters (The Cornfield), Dave’s wife Joyce

Featuring: Dave chats with Greeley Tribune columnist Mike Peters. Plus: Inside Broadway, Dave’s Big Dictionary (bottom), Saturday Segue (Valentine’s Day, In the News).

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN
00:01:00 GUEST: Mike Peters w/ Joyce
00:29:30 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES w/ Mike Peters
01:04:00 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN w/ Joyce (Olympics)
01:12:30 INSIDE BROADWAY
01:36:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Valentine’s Day
02:03:30 Friends
02:13:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News
02:55:30 Weather
02:58:00 DAVE’S BIG DICTIONARY (bottom)
03:12:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Feb. 10, 2018 Playlist: “Daily News” (01:00:30; Tom Paxton). “On the Sunny Side of the Street” (01:34:30; “Frasier” w/ John Mahoney). “Dedicated to the One I Love” (01:38:00; The Mamas and the Papas). “Extra Love” (01:41:30; Michael Hurley). “If Love Were All” {live} (01:44:30; Rufus Wainwright). “The Lovers are Here and They’re Full of Sweat” (01:47:00; Jonathan Richman). “Love You Till the Day” (01:50:00; It Shoulda Been You 2015 Broadway cast). “I Stand Corrected” (02:14:00; Vampire Weekend). “Hey Porter” (02:17:00; Johnny Cash). “Two Trains Running” (02:19:00; Dave Van Ronk). “The Music Never Stopped” (02:22:30; Grateful Dead). “In a Parade” (02:27:00; Paul Simon). “Tesla’s Hotel Room” (02:29:30; The Handsome Family). “The Loving” (03:19:00; XTC).

(pictured: Mike Peters, his book, and his Greeley Tribune column, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Happy Valentine’s Day!)
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