Ellis Nassour – Dave's Gone By

Dave’s Gone By #561 (6/11/2016): THE 12TH ANNUAL TOTALTHEATER TONY SHOW

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Here is the 561st episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, June 11, 2016. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz

Guests: lyricist Glenn Slater (School of Rock), Dave’s wife Joyce, critics Joe Dziemianowicz (NY Daily News), Elisabeth Vincentelli (NY Post), Jeff Myhre (NY Theater Guide), Ed Rubin (Artes), Charles Gross (Two on the Aisle), Leslie (Hoban) Blake (Two on the Aisle), Eva Heinemann (Hi! Drama), Jeff Myhre (NY Theater Guide), Simon Saltzman (Outer Critics Circle), Ellis Nassour (TotalTheater).

Featuring: A look at the 2015-2016 Broadway season and Tony Award nominees with interviews (including Tony-nominated lyricist Glenn Slater), trivia, showtunes, Broadway Timeline, a giveaway, and Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection on the Tonys.

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce
00:18:30 LAST YEAR’S WINNERS
00:25:30 SEASON STATS
00:28:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE, Part 1
00:37:00 GUEST: Eva Heinemann
00:49:30 GUEST: Jeff Myhre
00:58:30 Sponsors
01:00:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE, Part 2
01:10:00 TRIVIA, Part 1
01:18:30 GUEST: Simon Saltzman
01:30:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE, Part 3
01:43:30 GUEST: Elisabeth Vincentelli
02:01:00 Sponsors
02:08:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE, Part 4
02:26:00 GUEST: Joe Dziemianowicz
02:40:00 GIVEAWAY
02:46:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE, Part 5
03:01:30 TRIVIA, Part 2
03:10:30 GUEST: Glenn Slater
03:51:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE, Part 6
04:12:00 GUEST: Leslie (Hoban) Blake
04:28:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE, Part 7
04:37:00 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #140 – The 2016 Tony Awards
04:44:00 Sponsors
04:47:30 BROADWAY TIMELINE, Part 8
05:01:30 GUEST: Ellis Nassour
05:13:30 BROADWAY TIMELINE, Part 9
05:30:30 GUEST: Charles Gross
05:53:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE, Part 10
06:12:00 TRIVIA, Part 3
06:17:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE, Part 11
06:35:00 Thank Yous
06:40:30 GUEST: Ed Rubin
07:01:00 DAVE GOES OUT

June 11, 2016 Playlist: “Ring of Keys” (00:21:30; Fun Home 2015 Broadway cast). “I Still Believe” (00:35:00; Amazing Grace 2015 Broadway cast w/ Erin Mackey). “Alexander Hamilton” (01:01:30; Hamilton 2016 Broadway cast). “The Mirror-Blue Night” (01:41:30; Spring Awakening 2006 Broadway cast). “Star Tar” (02:23:30; Dames at Sea 1969 London cast). “Mega-Mix” (02:55:30; On Your Feet 2016 Broadway cast). “Here at Horace Green” (03:11:00), “Where Did the Rock Go” (03:27:00) & “Stick it to the Man” (03:44:30; School of Rock 2016 Broadway cast). “Ishi Kara Ishi” (03:54:00; Allegiance 2015 Broadway cast w/ George Takei & Lea Salonga). “Miss Celie’s Pants” (04:10:00; The Color Purple 2016 Broadway cast w/ Cynthia Erivo). “Do You Love Me” (04:31:30; Fiddler on the Roof 2016 Broadway cast w/ Danny Burstein & Jessica Hecht). “Promotional Reel” (04:58:00; Disaster 2016 Broadway cast). “Ice Cream” (05:19:00; She Loves Me 1963 Broadway cast w/ Barbara Cook). “Sun is Gonna Shine Again ” (05:27:30; Steve Martin & Edie Brickell). “Everything Changes” (06:08:30; Waitress 2016 Broadway cast w/ Jessie Mueller). “Everlasting” (06:22:00; Tuck Everlasting 2016 Broadway cast w/ Sarah Charles Lewis). “I’m Cravin’ for That Kind of Love” (06:31:00; Shuffle Along w/ Eubie Blake & Noble Sissle). “Sun is Gonna Shine Again” (07:09:30; Bright Star 2016 Broadway cast w/ Carmen Cusack).

Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/11/2016): ELLIS NASSOUR

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews theater journalist Ellis Nassour

Topics include: Tony Awards, Featured Actress, Jane Krakowski, She Loves Me, On Your Feet.

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

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More information on Dave’s Gone By: http://www.davesgoneby.com

Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/6/2015): ELLIS NASSOUR

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews theater journalist Ellis Nassour

Topics include: Tony Awards, Finding Neverland.

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

More information on Dave’s Gone By: http://www.davesgoneby.com

Dave’s Gone By #512 (6/6/2015): THE 11th ANNUAL TOTALTHEATER TONY SHOW

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Here is the 512th episode–our annual Broadway Tony Awards special–of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, June 6, 2015. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: A look at the 2014-2015 Broadway season and Tony Award nominees with interviews, trivia, showtunes, Broadway 101, a Wretched Pun, and a theatrical Rabbinical Reflection from Rabbi Sol Solomon.
Guests: Entertainer Richard Skipper, Musical Director Richard Shore, spiritual leader Rabbi Sol Solomon, Dave’s wife Joyce, and critics: Leslie (Hoban) Blake (Two on the Aisle), Joe Dziemianowicz (NY Daily News), David Finkle (Huffington Post), Isa Goldberg (Go magazine), Jesse Green (New York Magazine), Charles Gross (Two on the Aisle), Eva Heinemann (Hi! Drama), Michall Jeffers (TotalTheater.com), Brian Scott Lipton (In New York magazine), Andy McGibbon (TheAndyGram.com), Ellis Nassour (Broadwaystars.com), Michael Portantiere (Broadwaystars.com), Richmond Shepard (TotalTheater.com), Elisabeth Vincentelli (New York Post).

00:00:01 Pre-show Warmup (excerpt) w/ Joyce
00:04:00 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce
00:11:00 BROADWAY STATS
00:13:00 GUEST: Ellis Nassour
00:28:00 TRIVIA 1 w/ Ellis Nassour
00:43:30 Sponsors
00:46:00 GUEST: Michall Jeffers
01:05:00 BROADWAY 101 – Part 1
01:24:00 GUEST: Jesse Green
01:36:00 BROADWAY 101 – Part 2
01:42:00 GUEST: David Finkle
01:54:00 TRIVIA 2
01:57:00 BROADWAY 101 – Part 3
02:05:30 Sponsors
02:09:00 BROADWAY 101 – Part 4
02:16:30 GUEST: Isa Goldberg
02:28:30 TRIVIA 3
02:32:30 BROADWAY 101 – Part 5
02:41:30 GUEST: Andy McGibbon
02:55:00 THE WRETCHED PUN OF DESTINY #39 – Soprano
02:57:00 GUEST: Richmond Shepard
03:07:00 BROADWAY 101 – Part 6
03:20:00 GUEST: Elisabeth Vincentelli
03:29:30 BROADWAY 101 – Part 7
03:33:30 GUEST: Joe Dziemianowicz
03:46:30 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #126 – 2015 Tony Nominees
03:54:30 GUEST: Michael Portantiere
04:06:00 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN w/ Joyce
04:10:00 BROADWAY 101 – Part 8
04:22:00 GUEST: Charles Gross
04:34:30 BROADWAY 101 – Part 9
04:46:30 GUEST: Richard Skipper
05:05:30 BROADWAY 101 – Part 10
05:10:00 GUEST: Brian Scott Lipton
05:20:30 BROADWAY 101 – Part 11
05:22:30 GUEST: Richard Shore
05:27:30 NAME THAT (SHOW)TUNE w/ Richard Shore
05:46:30 The Miracle of Long Johns
05:56:00 GUEST: Leslie (Hoban) Blake
06:08:30 BROADWAY 101 – Part 12
06:19:30 OTHER AWARDS
06:23:30 BROADWAY 101 – Part 13
06:35:30 GUEST: Eva Heinemann
06:46:00 TRIVIA 4
06:48:30 BROADWAY 101 – Part 14
06:58:00 NEXT SEASON
07:03:00 Sponsors & Thanks w/ Joyce
07:25:30 DAVE GOES OUT

June 6, 2015 Playlist: “Overture” (00:04:00), “When You Say Vegas” (02:38:00) & “You Made the Wait Worthwhile” (07:28:30; Honeymoon in Vegas 2014 Bway cast). “Foolish to Think” (00:59:00; A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder 2014 Broadway cast w/ Bryce Pinkham). “Holler if Ya Hear Me” (01:08:00; Holler if Ya Hear Me 2014 Bway cast w/ Saul Williams). “Lucky to Be Me” (01:21:00; On the Town 2014 Bway cast w/ Tony Yazbeck. “Underground River” (01:39:30; The Last Ship 2014 Bway cast w/ Jimmy Nail). “Who Will Love Me as I Am?” (Side Show 2014 Bway cast w/ Erin Davie & Emily Padgett). “Get Ready” (02:15:00; The Temptations). “I’d Do it Again” (02:50:30; Baker Street (1965 Bway cast w/ Inga Swensen). “I’ve Got it All” (03:15:30; On the Twentieth Century 1978 Bway cast w/ Madeline Kahn & John Cullum). Wendy Wasserstein interview clip (03:32:00). “May Your Heart Stay Young” (03:40:30; The Zulu and the Zayda 1965 Bway cast w/ Menasha Skulnick). Hand to God excerpt (2015 Bway cast). “Gigi” (04:32:00; Gigi 2015 Bway cast). “I Got Rhythm” (04:41:30; An American in Paris 2015 Bway cast). It Shoulda Been You excerpts (05:07:30). Finding Neverland excerpt (05:19:00). “Something Wonderful” (06:06:30; The King and I 2015 Bway cast w/ Ruthie Ann Miles). “Ring of Keys” (06:15:30; Fun Home 2015 Bway cast w/ Sydney Lucas). “Lara Says Goodbye to Yuri” (“Dr. Zhivago” 1965 soundtrack by Maurice Jarre). “Welcome to the Renaissance” (06:32:00; Something Rotten! 2015 Bway cast). “Love and Love Alone” (06:52:00; The Visit w/ promo w/ Chita Rivera).

Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/4/2007): ELLIS NASSOUR

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As part of the Third Annual Tony Awards Special, Dave Lefkowitz interviews BroadwayStars.com theater journalist Ellis Nassour

Topics include: Tony Awards, BroadwayStars.

Segment originally aired June 4, 2007 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

More information on Dave’s Gone By: http://www.davesgoneby.com

Dave’s Gone By #224 (6/4/2007): THE THIRD ANNUAL TOTALTHEATER TONY SHOW

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Here is the 224th episode–the third annual Broadway and Tony-Awards-themed special–of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on NY’s WGBB-AM radio June 4, 2007. Info: davesgoneby.com.

host: Dave Lefkowitz
guest hosts: Jeff Goodman & Simon Saltzman

Guests: Richmond Shepard, Michael Riedel, Bill T. Jones, Rebecca Luker, Rosalind Friedman, Jeannie Lieberman, Michael Portantiere, Iris Dorbian, Ellis Nassour, Glenn Loney.

Special three-hour, pre-Tony Awards theater special, co-hosted by Jeff Goodman & Simon Saltzman w/ choreographer Bill T. Jones, actress Rebecca Luker, and writers Richmond Shepard, Michael Riedel, Rosalind Friedman, Jeannie Lieberman, Michael Portantiere, Iris Dorbian, Ellis Nassour and Glenn Loney.

Note: Glenn Loney passed April 16, 2018, at age 89.

00:00:01 OPENING w/ Dave, Jeff & Simon
00:07:00 GUEST: theater owner, Richmond Shepard
00:16:00 DAVE, JEFF & SIMON: Special Events
00:18:00 GUEST: columnist, Michael Riedel
00:28:30 DAVE, JEFF & SIMON: Broadway memories
00:34:00 GUEST: choreographer, Bill T. Jones
00:47:30 GUEST: critic, Glenn Loney
00:57:30 Hour Two w/ Dave, Jeff & Simon – hits n’ flops
01:03:00 GUEST: critic, Rosalind Friedman
01:14:00 GUEST: critic, Charles Gross
01:28:00 Some Thank Yous
01:29:00 GUEST: critic, Michael Portantiere
01:39:00 GUEST: critic, Iris Dorbian
01:50:00 Hour Three w/ Dave, Jeff & Simon
01:54:00 GUEST: critic, Ellis Nassour
02:07:00 GUEST: actress, Rebecca Luker
02:17:00 GUEST: critic, Jeannie Lieberman
02:27:00 DAVE, JEFF & SIMON – Best Play & Musical
02:34:00 FINALE w/ Dave, Jeff & Simon
June 4, 2007 Playlist: “The Song of Purple Summer” (02:36:30; Spring Awakening, original Bway cast).

Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/8/2003) : ELLIS NASSOUR

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On Tony night, Dave Lefkowitz interview theater critic Ellis Nassour

Topics include: Broadway, theater, Take Me Out.

NOTE: Segment was only partially recorded; alas, the second half is lost.

Segment originally aired June 8, 2003 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

All content (c)2003 TotalTheater Productions.

More information on Dave’s Gone By: http://www.davesgoneby.com

Dave’s Gone By #36 (6/8/2003): I HAVE NO IDEA

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Here is the 36th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on NY’s WGBB-AM June 8, 2003.

host: Dave Lefkowitz
guest: author Ellis Nassour

Featuring: Dave chats with author and entertainment expert Ellis Nassour. Plus: the satirical News Gone By, more on the WGBB saga, and Rabbi Sol Solomon explains the holiday of Shavuoth.

Notes: Because of technical glitches, the CD intro had to be newly recorded, 1/17/06, and the second half of the Ellis Nassour interview is gone forever. Sorry!)

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN: As the WGBBleeds
00:11:00 NEWS GONE BY: Road Map to Pieces, Stamp Out Queen Liz, Fool-Proof Abortions, Teacher with a Hairbrush, Drop the Chalupa, Sosa puts a cork in it.
00:26:00 DAVE’S GONE CULTURAL – w/ guest Ellis Nassour: Theater critic and journalist Nassour talks about the Tonys (Note: segment partially missing from archive tape)
00:31:00 SKIT – RABBI SOL SOLOMON on Shavuoth: w/ the Ten Commandments.
00:45:00 DAVE GOES OUT: Things in limbo…

June 8, 2003 Playlist: no songs.