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Dave’s Gone By #986 (6/7/2025): THE 20th ANNUAL TOTALTHEATER TONY SPECIAL

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Here is the 986th episode of the long-running radio show/video podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook, Saturday morning, June 7, 2025.

Special Broadway edition! Featuring: Host Dave Lefkowitz chats with Muny artistic director and executive producer Mike Isaacson and with theater critics Leslie (Hoban) Blake, David Finkle, Charles Gross, Brian Scott Lipton, Jonathan Mandell, Carey Purcell, David Sheward, Raven Snook, Zachary Stewart about the Tony Award nominees; critics Robert Viagas, David Sheward, and Eva Heinemann play Tony Trivia; Rabbi Sol Solomon offers his Rabbinical Reflection on the Tony nominations; and Dave offers a quick season overview and Says Bye to theatrical friends of the Daverhood who have left us.

Guests: artistic director Mike Isaacson; theater critics Leslie (Hoban) Blake, David Finkle, Charles Gross, Eva Heinemann, Brian Scott Lipton, Jonathan Mandell, Carey Purcell, David Sheward, Raven Snook, Zachary Stewart, Robert Viagas; spiritual leader Rabbi Sol Solomon.

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN
00:09:00 Other Awards
00:18:00 GUEST: Jonathan Mandell
00:27:00 GUEST: Carey Purcell
00:43:30 GUEST: Mike Isaacson
01:01:30 GUEST: Brian Scott Lipton
01:15:00 GUEST: David Finkle
01:30:00 TONY TRIVIA w/ Eva Heinemann, David Sheward, Robert Viagas
02:19:30 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #193: Tony Awards 2025
02:29:00 GUEST: Charles Gross
02:39:30 GUEST: Zachary Stewart
02:52:00 DAVE SAYS BYE: in memorium
02:57:00 GUEST: Raven Snook
03:08:30 GUEST: Leslie (Hoban) Blake
03:19:30 The Season Overview
03:30:00 DAVE GOES OFF

June 7, 2025 Playlist: “Blossom Time” (00:00:01; Joseph C. Smith); “Oh, Lady Be Good” (03:38:30; Carl Fenton)

Dave’s Gone By #984 (5/3/2025): THE UNMASKED SINGER

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Here is the 984th episode of the long-running radio show/video podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook, Saturday morning, May 3, 2025.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews comedian Brett Singer and an excerpt of Sol’s 2005 interview with singer-songwriter Jill Sobule; Greeley Times; Colorado Limerick of the Damned (Brumley, CO); Dave’s Big Dictionary (sleuth);

Guests: comedian Brett Singer; spiritual leader Rabbi Sol Solomon.

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN: Jill Sobule, Ruth Buzzi
00:25:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Brett Singer
01:17:00 GREELEY TIMES
01:38:00 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN: Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival
01:56:30 DAVE’S BIG DICTIONARY: sleuth
02:12:30 Friends of the Daverhood
02:23:00 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED: Brumley, CO
02:28:30 GUEST (vintage, from 2005): Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Jill Sobule
02:58:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Dave’s Gone By Interview (5/3/2025): BRETT SINGER & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with comedian and former theatrical press agent BRETT SINGER

Topics include: stand-up comedy, press agents, theater, writing, Into the Woods

Segment aired May 3, 2025 as part of the 984th episode of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio/video podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By #982 (4/12/2025): EXODUST

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Here is the 982nd episode of the long-running radio show/video podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook, Saturday morning, April 12, 2025.

Featuring: StoryTime with Rabbi Sol Solomon (“Passover, Here I Come!”); Greeley Times; Colorado Limerick of the Damned (Brown’s Corner); Dave Says Bye (Michael Hurley, William Finn); Inside Broadway (Old Friends).

Guest: spiritual leader Rabbi Sol Solomon

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce: throwin’ sloths, Passover
00:30:00 DAVE GOES AWAY – NYC and NJ: rest stops
00:50:00 GREELEY TIMES
01:13:00 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN: poo pants
01:16:00 INSIDE BROADWAY (review: Old Friends)
01:42:00 STORYTIME w/ Rabbi Sol Solomon (“Passover, Here I Come!” by D.J. Steinberg)
02:15:00 DAVE SAYS BYE: Michael Hurley, William Finn
02:29:00 Friends of the Daverhood
02:39:30 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED: Brown’s Corner, CO
02:42:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Dave’s Gone By #981 (3/29/2025): ON THE SCHNEID

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Here is the 981st episode of the long-running radio show/video podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook, Saturday morning, March 29, 2025.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews director Robert W. Schneider; Greeley Times; Dave’s Big Dictionary (elucidate); StoryTime (Undies, Please!); Colorado Limerick of the Damned (Broughton).

Guest: theatrical director Robert W. Schneider, spiritual leader Rabbi Sol Solomon

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce: new toys
00:35:30 GREELEY TIMES
01:02:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Robert W. Schneider
02:13:00 STORYTIME: Undies, Please! (Sumana Seeboruth)
02:24:00 INSIDE BROADWAY (reviews: Redwood, Operation Mincemeat)
02:52:00 DAVE’S BIG DICTIONARY: elucidate
03:02:00 Friends of the Daverhood
03:13:30 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED: Broughton, CO
03:16:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Dave’s Gone By #980 (3/15/2025): THE IDES HAVE IT

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Here is the 980th episode of the long-running radio show/video podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook, Saturday morning, March 15, 2025.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection #191 (Mahmoud Khalil), Greeley Times; Bunion Watch; Dave’s Big Dictionary (stratagem); StoryTime (Farmer White’s Best Friend); Colorado Limerick of the Damned (Bristol).

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce: big duck, pie, Chipotle, Baylen’s tics
00:58:30 GREELEY TIMES
01:18:00 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN w/ Joyce: rest-stop frogs
01:28:00 STORYTIME: Farmer White’s Best Friend
01:41:00 BUNION WATCH: Pringles!
01:46:30 DAVE’S BIG DICTIONARY: stratagem
01:58:30 DAVE GOES OFF: The Trumpet of the Swan
02:11:30 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #191: Mahmoud Khalil
02:20:00 Friends of the Daverhood
02:29:30 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED: Bristol, CO
02:33:30 DAVE GOES OUT

Dave’s Gone By Interview (3/8/2025): ADAM NEDEFF

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Dave Lefkowitz chats with author ADAM NEDEFF

Topics include: game shows

Segment aired March 8, 2025 as part of the 979th episode of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio/video podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

Dave’s Gone By #978 (2/22/2025): PLAY IT AGAIN, SAMBERG

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Here is the 978th episode of the long-running radio show/video podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook, Saturday morning, Feb. 22, 2025.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with author Joel Samberg; Greeley Times; Colorado Limerick of the Damned (Brick Center); StoryTime: Floridius Bloom; Bunion Watch; Dave’s Big Dictionary (enema).

Guests: novelist Joel Samberg; spiritual leader Rabbi Sol Solomon

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN
00:26:00 DAVE GOES OFF: Yankee beards
00:36:30 GREELEY TIMES
01:00:00 GUEST: Joel Samberg & Rabbi Sol Solomon
01:45:00 DAVE’S BIG DICTIONARY: enema
02:00:00 BUNION WATCH
02:04:30 STORYTIME: Floridius Bloom and the Planet of Gloom
02:20:00 Friends of the Daverhood
02:35:00 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED: Brick Center, CO
02:38:30 DAVE GOES OUT