Dave’s Gone By Interview (12/31/2020): DAVID SHEWARD

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (12/31/20): DAVID SHEWARD

Dave chats with theater critic David Sheward

Topics include: New Year’s Eve, coronavirus, theater

Segment aired Dec. 31, 2020 as part of the annual New Year’s Eve special edition of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio show/podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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David Sheward

Dave’s Gone By #749 (6/6/2020): THE 16th ANNUAL TOTALTHEATER BROADWAY SPECIAL

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Here is the 749th episode–our annual celebration of Broadway–of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired Saturday, June 6, 2020. More info: davesgoneby.com.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz

Guests: actor Lewis J. Stadlen, theater critics Leslie (Hoban) Blake, Joe Dziemianowicz, Charles Gross, Eva Heinemann, Brian Scott Lipton, Ed Rubin, Simon Saltzman, David Sheward, Zachary Stewart. Dave’s wife Joyce.

Featuring: Dave chats with two-time Tony-nominated actor Lewis J. Stadlen (The Producers, Minnie’s Boys, The Nance); theater critics weigh in on the Broadway season and their favorite all-time shows; Rabbi Sol Solomon offers his Rabbinical Reflection on post-pandemic Broadway; a 2019-20 Broadway Timeline; Trivia Quiz.

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN
00:04:00 GUEST: Zachary Stewart
00:13:30 BROADWAY TIMELINE, pt. 1
00:28:00 TRIVIA QUIZ, pt. 1
00:35:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE, pt. 2
00:45:00 GUEST: Eva Heinemann
00:56:30 GUEST: Joe Dziemianowicz
01:09:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE, pt. 3
01:15:00 GUEST: David Sheward
01:29:00 GUEST: Lewis J. Stadlen
02:10:30 GUEST: Brian Scott Lipton
02:20:00 GUEST: Ed Rubin
02:35:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE, pt. 4
02:48:30 GUEST: Leslie (Hoban) Blake
03:02:00 GUEST: Simon Saltzman
03:18:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE, pt. 5
03:29:30 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #163 (Broadway 2020)
03:38:30 BROADWAY PASSINGS
03:42:30 BROADWAY TIMELINE, pt. 6
03:46:30 GUEST: Charles Gross
03:56:30 BROADWAY TIMELINE, pt. 7
04:05:30 TRIVIA QUIZ, pt. 2
04:14:30 DAVE GOES OUT

June 6, 2020 Playlist: “Road to Nowhere” (04:19:00; David Byrne’s American Utopia).

Leslie (Hoban) Blake
Joe Dziemianowicz
Charles Gross
Eva Heinemann
Brian Scott Lipton
Ed Rubin
David Sheward
Lewis J. Stadlen
Zachary Stewart
Rabbi Sol Solomon
Dave doing last year’s Tony show

Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/6/2020): EVA HEINEMANN

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Dave Lefkowitz chats with Hi! Drama theater critic Eva Heinemann

Topics include: Tony Awards, COVID-19, off and off-off-Broadway.  

Segment aired June 6, 2020 as part of the annual Broadway theater special edition of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio show/podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By #698 (6/1/2019): THE 15th ANNUAL TOTALTHEATER TONY SHOW

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Here is the 698th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By. It’s the annual Tony Awards/Broadway special, and it aired live on Facebook, Sat, June 1, 2019.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz

Guests: Dave’s wife Joyce, spiritual leader Rabbi Sol Solomon, and theater critics Leslie (Hoban) Blake (Two on the Aisle), Stuart Brown (Sounds of Broadway), Joe Dziemianowicz (Theater News Online), David Finkle (The Clyde Fitch Report), Charles Gross (Two on the Aisle), Eva Heinemann (Hi! Drama), Brian Scott Lipton (Cititour), Michael Portantiere (This Week on Broadway), Ed Rubin (TotalTheater), David Sheward (TheaterLife.com), Zachary Stewart (Theatermania).

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN
00:06:00 GUEST: Stuart Brown
00:17:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE, pt. 1 (box office, Straight White Men, Head Over Heels)
00:25:00 GUEST: Charles Gross
00:29:00 GUEST: David Finkle
00:42:00 QUIZ – Part 1
00:49:00 GUEST: Joe Dziemianowicz
01:00:00 GUEST: David Sheward
01:11:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE, pt. 2 (Gettin’ the Band Back Together, Pretty Woman, Bernhardt/Hamlet) 01:14:00
01:14:00 GUEST: Brian Scott Lipton
01:33:30 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #159 – 2019 Tonys
01:41:30 GUEST: Ed Rubin
01:53:00 GUEST: Michael Portantiere
02:06:30 GUEST: Leslie (Hoban) Blake
02:19:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE, pt. 3 (The Nap, Lifespan of a Fact, The Ferryman, The Waverly Gallery)
02:22:00 QUIZ – Part 2
02:29:30 GUEST: Zachary Stewart
02:43:30 GUEST: Eva Heinemann
02:51:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE, pt. 4 (Torch Song, American Son, King Kong, Mike Birbiglia-The New One, The Prom, The Illusionists, The Cher Show, Network, Ruben & Clay’s Christmas, To Kill a Mockingbird, Choir Boy, True West, Be More Chill, Kiss Me, Kate; Ain’t Too Proud, What the Constitution Means to Me, King Lear, Oklahoma!, Burn This, Hadestown, Hillary and Clinton, Gary, All My Sons, Tootsie, Ink, Beetlejuice)
03:29:00 QUIZ – Part 3
03:31:30 DAVE GOES OUT

June 1, 2019 Playlist: “Road to Hell” (00:00:30; Hadestown off-Broadway cast). “Way Down in Hadestown” (03:38:30; Hadestown Broadway cast). “We Got the Beat” (00:23:00; Head Over Heels cast). “The Lady’s Improving” (02:50:30; The Prom Broadway cast). “A Guy That I’d Kinda Be Into” (03:07:30; Be More Chill NJ cast).

Stuart Brown
Charles Gross
David Finkle
Joe Dziemianowicz
David Sheward
Brian Scott Lipton
Leslie (Hoban) Blake
Ed Rubin
Michael Portantiere
Eva Heinemann
Zachary Stewart

Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/1/2019): EVA HEINEMANN

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On the 15th annual special TotalTheater Tony show, theater critic Eva Heinemann (of Hi! Drama) weighs in on the 2019 Tony Awards. Her topic: Director of a Musical.

Segment aired June 1, 2019 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz. 

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

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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 #609 (6/10/2017): THE 13th ANNUAL TOTALTHEATER TONY SHOW

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Here is the 609th episode–our annual Broadway Tony Awards special–of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, June 10, 2017. Info: davesgoneby.com.

June 10, 2017 (show #609) THE 13TH ANNUAL TOTALTHEATER TONY SHOW

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: composer-lyricists Irene Sankoff & David Hein (Come from Away), Dallas Morning News theater critic Nancy Churnin, Dave’s wife Joyce, critics Joe Dziemianowicz (NY Daily News), Ed Rubin (Artes), Charles Gross (“Two on the Aisle”), Leslie (Hoban) Blake (“Two on the Aisle”), Eva Heinemann (“Hi! Drama”), Simon Saltzman (Outer Critics Circle).

Featuring: A look at the 2016-2017 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 (on the show)
00:17:30 BROADWAY TIMELINE – By the Numbers, Cirque, Act of God, 2016 Tonys, Motown, Cats
00:36:30 GUEST: Charles Gross
00:49:30 Sponsors
00:53:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE – Black, Encounter, Holiday Inn, Oh Hello
00:59:30 TRIVIA
01:03:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE – Heisenberg, Cherry Orchard, Front Page, Valli, Falsettos
01:17:30 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #146 – The 2017 Tony Awards
01:28:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE – Liaisons, Cheno, Natasha
01:36:00 GUEST: Eva Heinemann
01:46:30 BROADWAY TIMELINE – Illusionists, Alton Brown, A Bronx Tale
01:53:00 AWARDS ROUNDUP
02:02:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE – Dear Evan Hansen
02:09:00 GUEST: Michall Jeffers
02:21:30 BROADWAY TIMELINE – In Transit
02:24:00 GIVEAWAY
02:26:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE – The Present, Jitney, Sunset Boulevard, Sunday, Significant Other, Glass Menagerie, Come from Away
02:45:30 GUESTS: Irene Sankoff & David Hein
03:06:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE – Price, Miss Saigon
03:14:00 GUEST: Simon Saltzman
03:26:30 BROADWAY TIMELINE – Sweat, Goes Wrong, Amelie, Present Laughter, War Paint, Oslo, Groundhog Day
03:36:30 GUEST: Leslie (Hoban) Blake
04:00:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE – Indecent, Little Foxes, Hello, Dolly!
04:09:00 GUEST: Nancy Churnin
04:23:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE – Charlie
04:30:00 MORE TRIVIA
04:35:00 MUSICALS IN MEDIA
04:42:30 GUEST: Edward Rubin
04:57:30 ANOTHER GIVEAWAY
05:00:00 Sponsors
05:01:30 BROADWAY TIMELINE – Anastasia
05:06:00 GUEST: Joe Dziemianowicz
05:15:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE – Six Degrees, Bandstand
05:25:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE – A Doll’s House Part 2, Tony Info
05:28:30 NEXT SEASON!
05:32:30 Thank Yous
05:37:30 DAVE GOES OUT

June 10, 2017 Playlist: “History has its Eyes on You” (00:25:00; Hamilton 2016 Broadway cast). “Memory” (00:31:30; Cats 1982 Broadway cast). “Blue Skies” (00:56:00; Holiday Inn 2016 Broadway cast). “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” (01:08:00; Jersey Boys 2005 Broadway cast). “Four Jews in a Room Bitching” (01:13:00; March of the Falsettos 1981 off-Broadway). “Charming” (01:32:00; Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812, 2013 off-Broadway cast). “Out of Your Head” (01:50:00; A Bronx Tale 2016 Broadway cast). “Waving Through a Window” (02:03:00; Dear Evan Hansen 2017 Broadway cast). “Laura Benanti Explains the Plays” (02:07:00) & “Laura Benanti Explains the Musicals” (05:21:00; Laura Benanti). “In Transit (excerpts)” (02:23:00; In Transit 2016 Broadway cast). “With One Look” (02:30:30; Sunset Boulevard 1994 L.A. cast). “Children and Art” (02:36:30; Sunday in the Park with George 2006 London cast). “Me and the Sky” (03:01:30) & “Finale” (05:39:00; Come from Away 2017 Broadway cast). “The Movie in My Mind” (03:09:00; Miss Saigon (2014 London cast). “Times are Hard for Dreamers” (03:30:30; Philippa Soo). “War Paint” Excerpts (03:37:00; War Paint 2017 Broadway cast). “Playing Nancy” (03:43:30; Groundhog Day 2017 Broadway cast). “Before the Parade Passes By” (04:05:00; Hello, Dolly! 2017 Broadway cast). “It Must Be Seen to be Believed” (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 2013 London cast). “City of Stars” (04:40:00; “La La Land” 2016 film soundtrack). “My Petersburg” (05:03:00; Anastasia 2017 Broadway cast). “Welcome Home” (05:19:30; Bandstand 2017 Broadway cast).


(pictured: your humble host, Charles Gross, Rabbi Sol Solomon, Eva Heinemann, Michall Jeffers, Irene Sankoff & David Hein, Simon Saltzman, Leslie (Hoban) Blake, Nancy Churnin, Edward Rubin,  Joe Dziemianowicz)

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).

Glenn Slater
Leslie (Hoban) Blake
Joe Dziemanowicz
Charles Gross
Eva Heinemann
Jeff Myhre
Ellis Nassour
Simon Saltzman
Elisabeth Vincentelli
Ed Rubin

Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/6/2015): EVA HEINEMANN

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews Hi! Drama theater critic Eva Heinemann

Topics include: Score, Tony Awards, Broadway, Fun Home, The Last Ship, Sting.

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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).

Ellis Nassour
Michall Jeffers
Leslie (Hoban) Blake
Jesse Green
David Finkle
Isa Goldberg
Andrew McGibbon
Richmond Shepard
Elisabeth Vincentelli
Charles Gross
Richard Skipper
Richard Shore
Eva Heinemann
Joe Dziemianowicz
Michael Portantiere
Brian Scott Lipton
Rabbi Sol Solomon