Dave’s Gone By #656 (6/23/2018): HERED-ITY

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Here is the 656th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired June 23, 2018. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: Actor Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Dave’s wife Joyce.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Tony-winning actor Wilson Jermaine Heredia. Plus: Inside Broadway, Greeley Crimes & Old Times, Saturday Segue (in the news), StoryTime (A Cow for Hansel), Dave’s Big Dictionary, Colorado Limerick of the Damned (Avon).

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (Runza cup, cuttlefish ink, hurty hip, hail damage, bad week and a bad winner)
00:41:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:23:00 Sponsors
01:25:30 INSIDE BROADWAY
01:41:30 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Wilson Jermaine Heredia
02:34:00 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED – Avon
02:36:00 STORYTIME – A Cow for Hansel, pt. 14
02:53:30 Friends
03:01:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News
03:32:00 DAVE’S BIG DICTIONARY – bluefish
03:42:00 DAVE GOES OUT

June 23, 2018 Playlist: “Black or White” (01:41:00; Michael Jackson). “I’ll Cover You” (02:30:30) & “Seasons of Love” (03:49:30; Rent 1996 Broadway cast). “Mother and Child Reunion” (03:02:30; Paul Simon). “One Divine Hammper” (03:20:30; The Breeders). “Koko” (03:26:00; Goldfrapp).

(pictured: Wilson Jermaine Heredia, A Cow for Hansel, Avon, Colorado; bluefish)

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

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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 Interview (6/9/2018): MICHALL JEFFERS

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews theater critic Michall Jeffers

Topics include: Tony Awards, Broadway, musicals, Lauren Ambrose, My Fair Lady, Katrina Lenk, The Band’s Visit, Once on this Island, Hailey Kilgore, Taylor Louderman, Mean Girls.

Segment airs June 9, 2018 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” 13th Annual TotalTheater Tony Special, hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/9/2018): CHARLES GROSS

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews theater critic Charles Gross

Topics include: Tony Awards, Charles Gross, Score, Angels in America, Frozen, Mean Girls, SpongeBob SquarePants, Strange Interlude, Admissions.

Segment airs June 9, 2018 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” 14th Annual TotalTheater Tony Special, hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/9/2018): SIMON SALTZMAN

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews Outer Critics Circle president Simon Saltzman

Topics include: Tony Awards, Outer Critics Circle Awards, musicals, The Band’s Visit, Mean Girls, SpongeBob SquarePants, Admissions, Desperate Measures.

Segment airs June 9, 2018 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” 14th Annual TotalTheater Tony Special, hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (4/7/2018): IRIS RAINER DART & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with author Iris Rainer Dart

Topics include: Beaches, The People in the Picture, theater, musicals, Judaism.

Segment airs April 7, 2018 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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Dave’s Gone By Interview (1/13/2018): ANDRE DE SHIELDS & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with veteran actor Andre De Shields

Topics include: Impressionism, Prymate, The Wiz, Mankind.

Segment airs Jan. 6, 2018 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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Dave’s Gone By Interview (8/12/2017): STEPHANIE D’ABRUZZO & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with actress Stephanie D’Abruzzo

Topics include: Avenue Q, Jerry’s Girls, Sesame Street, puppetry, regional theater.
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Dave’s Gone By #595 (2/25/2017): CHANZES ARE

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Here is the 595th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Feb. 25, 2017. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: actress LaChanze, Dave’s wife Joyce

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Tony-winning actress LaChanze (Once on this Island, If/Then). Inside Broadway, Saturday Segue (George Harrison, In the News), Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (Ash Wednesday), Potato News

00:00:01 DAVE’S GOES IN w/ Joyce (glass butterfly, meowsical, potatoes, waka waka boom boom)
00:32:30 POTATO NEWS
00:35:30 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN w/ Joyce (potato news critique, hockey, tv conflict, potato visits, acting advice)
01:23:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:52:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – George Harrison
02:13:00 INSIDE BROADWAY
02:38:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews LaChanze
03:28:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (Ash Wednesday)
03:56:30 Friends
04:02:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News
04:43:00 Weather
04:45:30 DAVE GOES OUT

Feb. 25, 2017 Playlist: “I Want to Tell You” (01:54:30; The Beatles). “Badge” (01:57:00; Cream). “Woman Don’t You Cry for Me” (02:00:00) & “I Don’t Want to Do It” (02:02:30; George Harrison). “Finishing the Hat” (02:31:00; Betty Buckley). “Waiting for Life” (02:34:30; Once on this Island 1990 Broadway cast w/ LaChanze). “Another Hundred People” (02:50:30; Company 1995 Broadway cast w/ LaChanze). “It’s a Sign” (03:00:00; If/Then 2014 Broadway cast). “Something of My Own” (03:26:30; LaChanze). “Percy’s Song” (03:31:30) & “Copper Kettle” ({no-overdub version; 03:48:00; Bob Dylan). “Foot of Pride” (03:39:00; Lou Reed). “Funky Drummer” (04:03:30; James Brown). “The Jam with Albert” (04:09:30) & “The Restful Mind” (04:47:30; Larry Coryell). “Mirror in the Bathroom” (04:12:30; The English Beat). “CNN and the News” (04:15:30; Judy Gold). “Catacombs” (04:17:00; Poi Dog Pondering).

Pictured: LaChanze, George Harrison, Potato news, Ash Wednesday, Meowsical.

Dave’s Gone By #589 (1/14/2017): HEIS & LOWS

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Here is the 589th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Jan. 14, 2017. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guest: Dave’s wife Joyce, theatrical composers Marcy Heisler & Zina Goldrich

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews composers Zina Goldrich & Marcy Heisler. Plus: Inside Broadway, Saturday Segues (birthdays, in the news), Dylan – Sooner & Later (Waves on the Tracks), a call from Jeff Goodman.

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/Joyce (new checks, StuporShuttle)
00:12:00 GUEST: Jeff Goodman
00:45:00 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN (happiness, manatees)
01:01:00 Sponsors
01:07:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:18:00 DAVE GOES EVEN FURTHER IN (Dylan Goes Commercial)
01:29:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Birthdays
01:54:00 INSIDE BROADWAY
02:20:00 GUESTS: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Marcy Heisler & Zina Goldrich
03:03:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (waves on the tracks)
03:22:00 Friends
03:30:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News
03:59:00 Weather
04:02:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Jan. 14, 2017 Playlist: “Yamin Usmol” (01:30:00; Shlomo Carlebach). “Under a Cloud” (01:33:00; The Bangles). “Nowadays a Woman’s Gotta Hit a Man” (01:37:00; Captain Beefheart). “Vrbana Bridge” (01:41:00; Jill Sobule). “Cry for Me” (02:18:00; Jersey Boys 2005 Broadway cast). “Ever After” (02:57:30; Marcy Heisler). “You Angel You” (03:09:30) & “Never Say Goodbye” (Bob Dylan). “If You See Her, Say Hello” (03:12:30; Russ Seeger). “What is Urinetown?” (03:31:00; Urinetown Broadway cast). “Tubular Bells” (03:35:00; Mike Oldfield). “MLK” (03:37:30; Joan Baez). “Where Do You Go to My Lovely” (03:40:00; Peter Sarstedt). “Inauguration Blues” (03:45:00; Loudon Wainwright III). “There are Bad Times Just around the Corner” (Cowardy Custard 1972 London cast; 04:07:00).