Dave’s Gone By #277 (6/14/2008): THE 4th ANNUAL TOTALTHEATER TONY SHOW

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Here is the 277th episode–our annual Broadway Tony Awards special–of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on NY’s WGBB-AM radio, June 14, 2008. Info: Davesgoneby.com.

host: Dave Lefkowitz

guest co-hosts: Jeff Goodman & Michael Riedel
guests: Simon Saltzman, Linda Winer, Charles Gross, Daniel Breaker, Rondi Reed, Rosalind Friedman, Eric Grode, Richmond Shepard.

Featuring critics and Tony nominees making their picks and prognostications about the 62nd annual Tony Awards. Plus: Tony-winning actress Rondi Reed (August: Osage County) and actor Daniel Breaker (Passing Strange).

00:00:01 OPENING w/ Dave, Jeff Goodman & Michael Riedel
00:10:30 GUEST: Outer Critics Circle President, Simon Saltzman
00:29:00 GUEST: Newsday critic, Linda Winer
00:44:30 Dave, Jeff & Michael
00:57:00 GUEST: “Two on the Aisle” critic, Charles Gross
01:08:00 Dave, Jeff & Michael
01:13:30 GUEST: NY Sun critic, Eric Grode
01:24:00 Dave, Jeff & Michael on the critics
01:30:00 Quiz 1
01:32:00 GUEST: WMNR critic, Rosalind Friedman
01:44:30 Floods
01:46:00 GUEST: Tony nominee, actress Rondi Reed
02:00:00 Quiz 2
02:02:30 GUEST: Tony nominee, Daniel Breaker
02:15:30 GUEST: producer Richmond Shepard
02:23:00 FINALE w/ Dave, Jeff & Michael

June 14, 2008 Playlist: “Dancin'” (00:08:00; Xanadu original Bway cast). “Our Only Daughter” (00:42:00; A Catered Affair original Bway cast). “Roll in the Hay” (00:54:30; Young Frankenstein), “It Won’t Be Long Now” (01:42:00; In the Heights original Bway cast). “Arlington Hill” (02:14:00; Passing Strange, original cast), “Under the Sea” (02:31:00; The Little Mermaid original Bway cast).

Daniel Breaker
Rondi Reed
Rosalind Friedman
Charles Gross
Michael Riedel
Richmond Shepard
Linda Winer
Dave `n Jeff Goodman

Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/14/2008): RICHMOND SHEPARD

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As part of the 2008 Tony Awards Special, Dave Lefkowitz interviews theater critic and performer Richmond Shepard

Topics include: Tony Awards, Broadway

Segment originally aired June 14, 2008 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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All content (c)2008 TotalTheater Productions.

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/14/2008): DANIEL BREAKER

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As part of the 2008 Tony Awards Special, Dave Lefkowitz interviews Tony-nominated actor Daniel Breaker

Topics include: Tony Awards, Passing Strange, Shrek

Segment originally aired June 14, 2008 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/14/2008): RONDI REED

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As part of the 2008 Tony Awards Special, Dave Lefkowitz interviews Tony nominated actress Rondi Reed

Topics include: Tony Awards, August: Osage County.

Segment originally aired June 14, 2008 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

Please Note: Interview segments extracted from “Dave’s Gone By” may have music and other elements removed for timing and media re-posting considerations. For the full interview with all elements, please visit the audio of the complete original broadcast: Full Episode

All content (c)2008 TotalTheater Productions.

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/14/2008): ROSALIND FRIEDMAN

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As part of the 2008 Tony Awards Special, Dave Lefkowitz interviews Connecticut-based theater critic Rosalind Friedman

Topics include: Tony Awards, Connecticut theater.

Segment originally aired June 14, 2008 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

Please Note: Interview segments extracted from “Dave’s Gone By” may have music and other elements removed for timing and media re-posting considerations. For the full interview with all elements, please visit the audio of the complete original broadcast: Full Episode.

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/14/2008): ERIC GRODE

As part of the 2008 Tony Awards Special, Dave Lefkowitz interviews New York Sun theater critic Eric Grode

Topics include: Tony Awards, New York Sun.

Segment originally aired June 14, 2008 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

Please Note: Interview segments extracted from “Dave’s Gone By” may have music and other elements removed for timing and media re-posting considerations. For the full interview with all elements, please visit the audio of the complete original broadcast: Full Episode

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/14/2008): CHARLES GROSS

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As part of the 2008 Tony Awards Special, Dave Lefkowitz interviews theater critic Charles Gross

Topics include: Tony Awards, Two on the Aisle.

Segment originally aired June 14, 2008 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/8/2008): STEPHEN VERONA

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews film director and producer Stephen Verona

Topics include: The Lords of Flatbush, moviemaking

Segment originally aired June 8, 2008 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

Note: Stephen Verona passed July 13, 2019 at age 78.

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Dave’s Gone By #276 (6/8/2008): THE LORD OF FLATBUSH

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Here is the 276th episode of the long-running radio/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on NY’s WGBB-AM radio, June 8, 2008. Info: davesgoneby.com.

host: Dave Lefkowitz
guest co-host: Jeff Goodman
guest: film director Stephen Verona (“The Lords of Flatbush”)
Featuring: Dave chats with film director Stephen Verona. Plus: Inside Broadway and a farewell to Bo Diddley.

Note: Stephen Verona passed July 13, 2019 at age 78.

00:00:01  Pre-show: “The Death Railway”
00:07:00  DAVE GOES IN
00:24:00  GUEST: Stephen Verona
00:40:00  INSIDE BROADWAY – News, reasons to be pretty, Prisoner of the Crown and Cocktail Hour
01:06:00  DAVE SAYS BYE – Bo Diddley
01:12:00  DAVE GOES OUT

June 8, 2008 Playlist: “If I Could Live My Life,” “Bo Diddley” & “The Story of Bo Diddley” (Bo Diddley).

Stephen Verona
reasons to be pretty
TBTB’s The Cocktail Hour
Philip Goodwin in Prisoner of the Crown
your host

Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/1/2008): CHARLES BLOOM

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews musical-theater writer and fellow NYU alumnus Charles Bloom

Topics include: musicals, New York University

Segment originally aired June 1, 2008 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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All content (c)2008 TotalTheater Productions.

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