Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/7/2014): BRIAN SCOTT LIPTON


Dave Lefkowitz interviews theater critic Brian Scott Lipton

Topics include: Tony Awards, Lead Actor in a Musical, Andy Karl, Neil Patrick Harris, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Jefferson Mays, Bryce Pinkham, Ramin Karimloo, Les Miserables, Twelfth Night, Mark Rylance.

Segment aired June 7, 2014 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” 10th Anniversary TotalTheater Tony Special, hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/7/2014): MICHAEL PORTANTIERE

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews theater critic Michael Portantiere

Topics include: Tony Awards, Featured Actress, Linda Emond.

Segment aired June 7, 2014 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” 10th Anniversary TotalTheater Tony Special, hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By #471 (6/7/2014): THE 10th ANNUAL TOTALTHEATER TONY SHOW

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Here is the 471st episode–our annual Broadway theater special–of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, June 7, 2014. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: A look at the 2013-2014 Broadway season and Tony Award nominees with interviews, trivia, showtunes, Broadway 101 and a theatrical Rabbinical Reflection from Rabbi Sol Solomon.
Guests: UNC Radio Programming Director Matthew Davis, Dave’s wife Joyce Weil and critics: Leslie (Hoban) Blake (Two on the Aisle), Joe Dziemianowicz (NY Daily News), David Finkle (Huffington Post), Rosalind Friedman (The Theater Circuit), Isa Goldberg (President of the Drama Desk), Jesse Green (New York Magazine), Charles Gross (Two on the Aisle), Eva Heinemann (Hi! Drama), Michall Jeffers (TotalTheater.com), Leonard Jacobs (The Clyde Fitch Report), Brian Scott Lipton (Cititour.com), Andy McGibbon (TheAndyGram.com), Ed Rubin (Artes Magazine), Richmond Shepard (TotalTheater.com), David Sheward (Critics Choice Tours), Rabbi Sol Solomon, Elisabeth Vincentelli (New York Post), Matt Windman (AM New York).

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN
00:06:00 GUEST: Matthew Davis
00:12:30 GUEST: Charles Gross
00:23:30 Broadway Stats
00:27:30 Broadway 101 – Part 1 (Last Season)
00:33:30 Broadway 101 – Part 2 (Summer 2013)
00:48:30 Elisabeth Vincentelli
01:04:00 Trivia Question 1
01:07:00 GUEST: Leslie (Hoban) Blake
01:17:00 Broadway 101 – Part 3 (Early Fall 2013)
01:29:00 GUEST: David Sheward
01:38:30 Giveaway I – CD
01:42:00 GUEST: David Finkle
01:58:30 Broadway 101 – Part 4 (Fall 2013)
02:11:00 GUEST: Joe Dziemianowicz
02:22:30 Other Awards
02:27:00 Trivia Question 2
02:30:00 GUEST: Michael Portantiere
02:39:00 Broadway 101 – Part 5 (Mid-Fall 2013)
02:58:00 GUEST: Brian Scott Lipton
03:14:30 GUEST: Michall Jeffers
03:25:00 Broadway 101 – Part 6 (Late Fall 2013)
03:38:30 GUEST: Andy McGibbon
03:55:00 A bit of a Break with Joyce Weil
04:02:00 Broadway 101 – Part 7 (Early Winter 2014)
04:13:00 Trivia Question 3
04:21:30 Broadway 101 – Part 7 (Winter 2014)
04:45:00 GUEST: Jesse Green
04:58:00 GUEST: Leonard Jacobs
05:12:00 Giveaway II – Performing Arts Insider
05:17:30 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #102 – Tonys 2014
05:24:30 GUEST: Ed Rubin
05:38:30 Trivia Question 4
05:44:30 GUEST: Rosalind Friedman
05:53:30 GUEST: Eva Heinemann
06:04:30 GUEST: Isa Goldberg
06:19:00 GUEST: Matt Windman
06:32:30 GUEST: Richmond Shepard
06:43:00 Trivia Question 5
06:45:00 Thank You
06:50:30 DAVE GOES OUT

June 7, 2014 Playlist: “The Soul of a Man” (00:29:30; Kinky Boots 2013 Bway cast w/ Stark Sands). “El Choclo” (Forever Tango 1998 Bway cast). “In My Life” (00:35:30; The Beatles). “First Impressions” ({demo version}; 00:41:00 w/ Zachary Levi and Krysta Rodriguez). “Hashmi’ini” (00:43:30; Shlomo Carlebach). “I Don’t Need a Roof” (01:25:00; Big Fish 2013 Bway cast). “Piece of My Heart” (02:00:30; A Night with Janis Joplin w/ Mary Bridget Davies). “The Snow Geese” (promo) (02:09:30; The Snow Geese 2013 Bway cast) w/ Mary Louise Parker). “Laura Benanti Explains the Broadway Plays” (02:21:00) & “Laura Benanti Explains the Broadway Musicals (05:43:00; Laura Benanti). “Stormy Weather” (02:44:30; Etta James). “Who Can I Turn To?” (02:47:30; Il Divo). “I Don’t Understand the Poor” (03:10:30; A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder 2013 Bway cast w/ Jefferson Mays). “Soliloquy” (excerpt) (03:29:00; Macbeth 2013 Bway cast w/ Ethan Hawke). “No Man’s Land/Waiting for Godot” Promo (2013 Bway cast w/ Patrick Stewart & Ian McKellen). “The Genius on Cleveland Street” (03:35:00; A Christmas Story the Musical 2012 Bway cast w/ John Bolton). “It Might as Well Rain Until September” (03:53:30; Beautiful – The Carole King Musical w/ Jessie Mueller). (04:06:30; Outside Mullingar 2014 Bway cast w/ Debra Messing & Brian F. O’Byrne). “Bronx Bombers” Advertisement (04:12:00; Bronx Bombers 2014 Bway production). “Wondering” (04:27:00) & “Always Better” (06:51:00; The Bridges of Madison County (w/ Steven Pasquale & Kelli O’Hara). “All the Way” Promo (04:33:30; All the Way 2014 Bway cast w/ Bryan Cranston). “My Nose Ain’t Broken” (04:41:00; Rocky 2014 Bway cast w/ Andy Karl). “Proud of Your Boy” (demo) (04:53:30; Alan Menken). “Here I Go” (06:15:00; If/Then 2014 Bway cast w/ Idina Menzel). “Midnight Radio” (06:29:00; Hedwig and the Angry Inch 2007 Australian cast w/ Blazey Best).

Leslie (Hoban) Blake
Matthew Davis
Joe Dziemianowicz
David Finkle
Rosalind Friedman
Isa Goldberg
Jesse Green
Charles Gross
Eva Heinemann
Leonard Jacobs
Michall Jeffers
Brian Scott Lipton
Andy McGibbon
Michael Portantiere
Ed Rubin
David Sheward
Elizabeth Vincentelli
Matthew Windman
Rabbi Sol Solomon
Dave & Matthew Davis
Dave

Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/6/2014): BOB CUDMORE

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WVTL-FM’s Bob Cudmore interviews Dave Lefkowitz and Rabbi Sol Solomon about the 2014 Tony Awards

Topics include: Broadway, Tony Awards, Beautiful, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Rabbi Sol Solomon.

Segment originally aired on WVTL FM (Amsterdam NY) June 6, 2014 as part of Bob Cudmore’s morning show.

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Dave’s Gone By #470 (5/24/2014): RUNAROUND SWOO

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Here is the 470th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, May 24, 2014. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with actress Swoosie Kurtz. Plus: Inside Broadway, Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (73rd birthday), Saturday Segues (Bruce Cockburn, Jerry Vale), Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection (Nazi cabbie).

Guests: actress Swoosie Kurtz, Joyce Weil

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (soapdish, renovation, Tony special, e.coli, Broadway 101, ear steroids, The Normal Heart, swan songs, enema play)
01:02:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Bruce Cockburn
01:32:00 INSIDE BROADWAY (news (01:32:30) & review (Violet (01:40:30))
01:55:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Swoosie Kurtz
02:47:30 Sponsors
02:51:30 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (73rd Birthday)
03:13:30 Friends
03:20:30 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #101 (Nazi cabbie)
03:27:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Jerry Vale
03:43:00 Weather & Thanks
03:49:00 DAVE GOES OUT

May 24, 2014 Playlist: “Starwheel” (01:08:30), “Call it Democracy” (01:11:30); “When It’s Gone, It’s Gone” (01:15:30), “Fascist Architecture” (01:19:30) & “One of the Best Ones” (01:23:30; Bruce Cockburn). “Excerpts” (01:50:30; Violet 2014 Broadway cast w/ Sutton Foster). “Man of Constant Sorrow” (02:54:30), “Tough Mama” (02:58:00) & “What Can I Do for You?” (03:05:00; Bob Dylan). “Don’t Ya Tell Henry” (03:02:00; Bob Dylan & the Band). “Be My Love” (03:27:00), “You Don’t Know Me” (03:24:00), “Old Cape Cod” (03:26:30), “Al Di La” (03:39:00) & “Everybody Loves Somebody” (03:50:00; Jerry Vale).

Swoosie Kurtz
Bruce Cockburn
Gabriel Diaz
Sutton Foster in Violet
Jerry Vale

Dave’s Gone By Interview (5/17/2014): HAL LINDEN & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews actor Hal Linden

Topics include: Barney Miller, The Rothschilds, Rabbis, clarinet

Segment aired May 17, 2014 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

Dave’s Gone By #469 (5/17/2014): LINDEN BOULEVARD

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Here is the 469th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio May 17, 2014. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with actor Hal Linden. Plus: Inside Broadway, Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (Full Moon), Saturday Segues (Barry Gibb, Joey Ramone), Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection (Boko Haram).

Guests: actor Hal Linden, Joyce 

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (Flea Market, car washer, asbestos, “Barney Miller,” clogged ear, holograms, TSA screenings)
00:58:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Joey Ramone
01:30:00 Sponsors
01:32:00 INSIDE BROADWAY (news (01:32:30); review: Casa Valentina (01:46:00))
02:03:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Hal Linden
03:11:00 Sponsors
03:13:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (Full Moon)
03:34:30 Friends
03:40:30 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #100 (Boko Haram)
03:35:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Barry Gibb
04:02:30 Weather
04:04:00 DAVE GOES OUT

May 17, 2014 Playlist: “Blitzkrieg Bop” (01:11:30), “Rockaway Beach” (01:13:30), “The KKK Took My Baby Away” (01:15:30), “I Want You Around” (01:18:00), “My Brain is Hanging Upside Down” (01:21:00) & “R.A.M.O.N.E.S” (01:25:00; Ramones). “The Music Man – `til There was You‘” (02:00:00; Forbidden Broadway – 2001 a Spoof Odyssey). “It’s De-Lovely” (02:03:00) & “You’re the Top” (02:39:30; Anything Goes (1962 off- Broadway cast w/ Hal Linden). “He Tossed a Coin” (03:00:30) & “In My Own Lifetime” (04:11:30; The Rothschilds 1970 Broadway cast w/ Hal Linden). “Hal Linden in concert” ({excerpts}; 03:07:30). “Full Moon and Empty Arms” (03:15:00), “Yea, Heavy and a Bottle of Bread” (03:18:00), “Blue Moon” (03:20:00), “Down the Highway” (03:22:30) & “Tears of Rage” (03:26:00). “Turn of the Century” (03:48:00), “Underworld” (03:51:00), “Red Chair Fade Away” (03:55:30). “Jive Talkin'” (03:57:30; The Judybats).

Hal Linden
Joey Ramone
Barry Gibb
fodder for Boko Haram
Casa Valentina
Barney Miller

Dave’s Gone By Interview (5/24/2014): SWOOSIE KURTZ & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews actress Swoosie Kurtz

Topics include: Joshua White, Sisters, Mike & Molly, Michael Caine, Lillian Hellman, Tony Randall.

Segment aired May 24, 2014 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

Dave’s Gone By #468 (5/10/2014): FERR INSTANCE

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Here is the 468th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, May 10, 2014. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with actor Frank Ferrante. Plus: Inside Broadway, Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (Bobby Gregg), Dave on “Coffee with Cudmore,” Saturday Segues (Donovan, moms)

Guests: actor Frank Ferrante, radio host Bob Cudmore, Dave’s wife Joyce 

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (commencement, self-branding, comps, fish puns)
01:02:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Donovan
01:33:00 INSIDE BROADWAY – part 1: news (01:33:30)
01:54:30 Dave on Coffee with Cudmore (w/ Bob Cudmore)
02:11:00 INSIDE BROADWAY – part 2: review (The Cripple of Inishmaan)
02:25:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Frank Ferrante
03:15:30 Sponsors
03:18:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (Bobby Gregg)
03:44:30 Sponsors
03:47:00 Friends
03:52:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Moms
04:12:30 Weather
04:15:00 Upcoming
04:18:00 DAVE GOES OUT

May 10, 2014 Playlist: “Wet Dream” (00:48:00; Kip Adotta). “Sunshine Superman” (01:07:00), “The Trip” (01:10:30), “Donna Donna” (01:15:00) & “To Susan on the West Coast Waiting” (01:21:30; Donovan). “Happiness Runs” (01:18:00; Christine Lavin). “Wear Your Love Like Heaven” (Sarah McLachlan; 01:24:30). “Greenfinch and Linnet Bird” (02:19:30; Sweeney Todd 2005 Broadway cast). Excerpts from “An Evening with Groucho” (02:21:30; Frank Ferrante). “Everyone Says I Love You” (03:12:00; Groucho Marx). “Like a Rolling Stone” (03:22:00), “Love Minus Zero/No Limit” (03:28:30), “Tombstone Blues” (03:31:00) & “One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later”) (03:37:00; Bob Dylan). “Mommy Daddy You and I” (03:52:30; Talking Heads). “Mom Song” (03:56:30; Passing Strange 2005 Broadway cast w/ Stew & Eisa Davis). “Mom & Pop” (03:59:00; Lewis Black). “Lawdy Mama” (04:00:30; Edgar Blanchard). “Mama’s Talkin’ Soft” (04:02:30; Gypsy 1959 Broadway cast w/ Laura Leslie). “Octomom” (04:05:30; Capitol Steps w/ Janet Davidson Gordon). “You’ve Got to See Mamma Ev’ry Night” (04:07:30; Carol Channing). “Dear Mama” (04:21:00; Eric Andersen).

Frank Ferrante and friend
Donovan
The Cripple of Inishmaan
Bobby Gregg
mother’s day
fishtank screensaver

Dave’s Gone By Interview (4/26/2014): JOE CORCORAN & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with producer Joe Corcoran

Topics include: Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding, Late Nite Catechism, lung cancer, Dr. Zhivago.

Segment aired April 26, 2014 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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More information on Dave’s Gone By: http://www.davesgoneby.com
More information on Rabbi Sol Solomon: www.shalomdammit.com