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 Interview (6/10/2017): SIMON SALTZMAN

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews theater critic Simon Saltzman

Topics include: Tony Awards, Hello, Dolly!; Bette Midler, Outer Critics Circle, Miss Saigon, Cats, Falsettos.

Segment airs June 10, 2017 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 (6/11/2016): SIMON SALTZMAN

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews Outer Critics Circle President Simon Saltzman

Topics include: Tony Awards, Musicals, Fiddler on the Roof, She Loves Me, The Color Purple, Spring Awakening, Broadway.

Segment scheduled to air June 11, 2016 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” 12th Annual TotalTheater Tony Special, hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/8/2013): SIMON SALTZMAN

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews Outer Critics Circle President Simon Saltzman

Topics include: Tony Awards, theater, Broadway, Actor in a Musical, Costumes in a Musical.

Segment originally aired June 8, 2013, as part of the Tony Awards special edition of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/8/2013): ED RUBIN

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews theater critic Ed Rubin

Topics include: Tony Awards, Outer Critics Circle.

Segment originally aired June 8, 2013, as part of the Tony Awards special edition of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By #426 (6/8/2013): THE 9th ANNUAL TOTALTHEATER TONY SHOW

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Here is the 426th episode–our annual Broadway theater-related special–of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, June 8, 2013. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz

Dave celebrates Broadway and the Tony Awards with theater experts and lots of showtunes. Featuring actor/director and UNC Professor Ken Womble. plus theater critics Leslie (Hoban) Blake (“Two on the Aisle”), Donald Collester (Journal America and WDVR-FM), Joe Dziemianowicz (NY Daily News), Isa Goldberg (Drama Desk president), Eva Heinemann (“Hi! Drama”), Brian Scott Lipton (TheaterMania.com), Michael Portantiere (Broadwaystars.com), Ed Rubin (TotalTheater.com), Simon Saltzman (Outer Critics Circle President), Elisabeth Vincentelli (NY Post), Matt Windman (AM-NY), playwright Jeffrey Sweet, former theater owner Richmond Shepard and writer-performer Rabbi Sol Solomon.

00:00:01 Pre-show
00:03:00 DAVE GOES IN
00:05:30 GUEST: Joe Dziemianowicz
00:18:30 GUEST: Ken Womble
00:48:30 GUEST: Richmond Shepard
01:04:30 GUEST: Leslie (Hoban) Blake
01:19:30 Sponsors
01:22:00 GUEST: Brian Scott Lipton
01:34:00 GUEST: Simon Saltzman
01:51:30 GUEST: Isa Goldberg
02:08:00 GUEST: Donald Collester
02:25:30 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #70: Tonys 2013
02:32:00 GUEST: Eva Heinemann
02:40:30 GUEST: Jeffrey Sweet
02:57:00 Pop Segue
03:10:30 GUEST: Elisabeth Vincentelli
03:25:00 Trivia
03:28:30 GUEST: Matt Windman
03:43:30 GUEST: Michael Portantiere
03:57:00 Sponsors
04:00:00 Trivia
04:03:30 GUEST: Ed Rubin
04:17:30 Friends & Thanks
04:29:30 DAVE GOES OUT

June 8, 2013 Playlist: “Enjoy the Trip” (00:15:30; Bring it On, 2012 Broadway cast). “In My Own Little Corner” (00:45:30) & “Exit Music – Cinderella March” (04:30:00; Cinderella, 2013 Broadway cast w/ Laura Osnes). “No Time at All” (00:57:00) & “Corner of the Sky” (02:19:30; Pippin, 2013 Broadway cast w/ Andrea Martin & Matthew James Thomas). “Entr’acte” (00:03:00), “Naughty” (01:15:00) & “Loud” (03:21:30; Matilda, 2011 London cast). Gold” (01:32:00; Once, 2011 Broadway cast w/ Steve Kazee). “Price & Son Theme / The Most Beautiful Thing in the World” (01:45:30; Kinky Boots 2013 Broadway cast w/ Stark Sands). “Don’t Quit While You’re Ahead” (02:05:00; The Mystery of Edwin Drood, 2012 Broadway cast). (02:19:30). “Sabbath Prayer” (02:31:00, Fiddler on the Roof, 1964 Broadway cast). “A Beautiful Morning” (02:58:00; The Rascals). “I Wish it Would Rain” (03:00:00; The Temptations). “This One’s for You” (03:03:00; Barry Manilow). “When You’re a Wimp” (03:40:30; A Christmas Story, 2012 Broadway cast). “Life Can be Like the Movies” (03:54:30; Chaplin, 2012 Broadway cast w/ Rob McClure). “Once Upon a Dream” (04:14:30; Jekyll & Hyde, Broadway cast w/ Teal Wicks).

Leslie (Hoban) Blake
Don Collester
Joe Dziemianowicz
Isa Goldberg
Eva Heinemann
Brian Scott Lipton
Michael Portantiere
Ed Rubin
Simon Saltzman
Richmond Shepard
Rabbi Sol Solomon
Jeffrey Sweet
Elisabeth Vincentelli
Matt Windman
Ken Womble
host Dave Lefkowitz

Dave’s Gone By #389 (6/9/2012): THE 8th ANNUAL TOTALTHEATER TONY SHOW

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Here is the 389th episode–our annual Broadway Tony Awards special–of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, June 9, 2012. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Dave celebrates Broadway and the Tony Awards with theater experts, a Tony nominee and lots of showtunes.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz

Guests: Tony nominated actress Spencer Kayden, University of Northern Colorado theater school musical director Richard Shore, Denver Center President Randy Weeks. Critics & Journalists: Leslie (Hoban) Blake (Vice President of the Drama Desk), Joe Dziemianowicz (NY Daily News), Peter Filichia (Kritzerland.com), Rosalind Friedman (WMNR-FM radio), Isa Goldberg (Drama Desk), Michael Portantiere (Broadwaystars.com), Michael Riedel (NY Post), Simon Saltzman (Drama Desk), Richmond Shepard (TotalTheater.com), Anne Siegel (TotalTheater.com), Rabbi Sol Solomon (Shalom Dammit!), Elisabeth Vincentelli (NY Post).

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN
00:07:00 GUEST: Joe Dziemianowicz
00:21:00 GUEST: Peter Filichia
00:39:30 GUEST: Simon Saltzman
00:55:30 GUEST: Spencer Kayden
01:12:30 GUEST: Michael Portantiere
01:26:00 GUEST: Rosalind Friedman
01:39:00 GUEST: Annie Siegel
01:50:00 Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection – 2012 Tony Awards
02:03:00 GUEST: Isa Goldberg
02:14:00 GUEST: Michael Riedel
02:34:00 GUEST: Richmond Shepard
02:47:30 GUEST: Richard Shore
02:59:00 GUEST: Elisabeth Vincentelli
03:13:30 GUEST: Randy Weeks
03:26:30 Trivia
03:35:00 GUEST: Leslie (Hoban) Blake
03:53:00 Thank Yous
03:57:00 More Trivia
04:03:00 DAVE GOES OUT

June 9, 2012 Playlist: “Overture” (00:00:01; Follies, 2011 Bway cast). “Zing Went the Strings of My Heart” (00:18:00; End of the Rainbow, 2011 Bway cast w/ Tracie Bennett). “It Ain’t Necessarily So” (00:36:30; Porgy & Bess, 2011 Bway cast w/ David Alan Grier). “Broadway Baby” (00:49:30; Follies, 2011 Bway cast w/ Jayne Houdyshell). (01:08:00; Urinetown, 2011 Bway cast w/ Spencer Kayden). “I am Here for You” (01:35:00; The Book of Mormon, 2010 Bway cast w/ Josh Gad). “You Can’t Succeed on Broadway” (01:56:00; Spamalot (2004 Bway cast w/ David Hyde Pierce). “Just My Luck” (02:12:30; One Man, Two Guvnors, 2011 Bway cast). “Gold” (02:29:00; Once 2012 Bway cast w/ Steve Kazee). “Hold On” (03:07:00; Lysistrata Jones 2011 Bway cast). “Didn’t I See this Movie? (03:33:00; Next to Normal (2009 Bway cast w/ Alice Ripley). “Rise Above” (03:48:00; Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark; 2011 Bway cast w/ Reeve Carney). “More” (Ghost 2012 Bway cast). “Someday” (04:05:30; Memphis; 2009 Bway cast).

Joe Dziemianowicz
Peter Filichia
Rosalind Friedman
Isa Goldberg
Leslie (Hoban) Blake
Michael Portantiere
Michael Riedel
Richmond Shepard
Richard Shore
Anne Siegel
Rabbi Sol Solomon
Elisabeth Vincentelli
Randy Weeks
Tony Award

Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/9/2012): SIMON SALTZMAN

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Dave Lefkowitz chats with theater critic Simon Saltzman.

Topics include: 2012 Tony Award nominations, Broadway, theater, Outer Critics Circle.

Segment originally aired June 9, 2012 on the annual Tony Awards Special of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Simon Saltzman

Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/11/2011): SIMON SALTZMAN

Dave Lefkowitz interviews New Jersey-based theater critic and Outer Critics Circle president Simon Saltzman

Topics include: theater, Broadway, New Jersey, Outer Critics Circle, 2011 Tony Award nominations.

Segment originally aired June 11, 2011 as part of the 2011 Tony Award Special of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By #355 (6/11/2011): THE 7th ANNUAL TOTALTHEATER TONY SHOW

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Here is the 355th episode–our annual Broadway Tony Awards special–of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, June 11, 2011. info: davesgoneby.com.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: Jonathan Abarbanel (theater critic, WBEZ Radio), John Ekeberg (programming & operations director, Denver Center Attractions), Leslie (Hoban) Blake (vice president, Drama Desk), Rosalind Friedman (theater critic, WMNR adio), Eric Grode (critic, New York Times), Brian Scott Lipton (editor, TheaterMania.com), Michael Portantiere (columnist, BroadwayStars.com), Michael Riedel (columnist, New York Post), Simon Saltzman (president, Outer Critics Circle), Richmond Shepard (producer), David Sheward (editor, BackStage). Bonus Guest: Paul Williams (composer, recorded June 2010).

Featuring: Dave celebrates the Tony Awards with NYC theater critics making picks and predictions on the 7th Annual TotalTheater Tony show. Plus: Chicago critic Jonathan Abarbanel, The Denver Center’s John Ekeberg, Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection on the Tonys, and a chat with composer Paul Williams.

Note: Technical difficulties added slight audio hiccups and truncated the recorded versions of interviews with Leslie (Hoban) Blake and Jeff Goodman. Apologies!

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN
00:03:00 GUEST: Michael Riedel
00:34:00 GUEST: Eric Grode
00:52:30 DAVE: Sponsors & Quiz, part one
00:57:30 GUEST: Brian Scott Lipton
01:18:00 GUEST: John Ekeberg
01:39:00 GUEST: Simon Saltzman
01:52:30 GUEST: Rosalind Friedman
02:05:00 GUEST: Jonathan Abarbanel
02:21:30 GUEST: Michael Portantiere
02:36:30 GUEST: Richmond Shepard
02:51:30 Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection on the 2011 Tony Awards
02:59:00 GUEST: David Sheward
03:20:00 Quiz, part two
03:26:30 Dave – post-show message
03:30:30 GUEST: Leslie (Hoban) Blake
03:42:30 GUEST: Jeff Goodman
03:49:00 Quiz, part three
00:25:30 DAVE GOES OUT
03:56:30 BONUS GUEST: Paul Williams (2010)

June 11, 2011 Playlist: (part one) “Overture” (00:00:02) & “The Company Way” (02:03:00) & “Exit Music” (03:54:30; How to Succeed in Business…, 2010 Bway cast), “Southern Days” (00:30:00) & “It’s Gonna Take Time” (02:08:30; The Scottsboro Boys, 2010 off-Bway cast); “Hello” (00:46:30) & “Turn it Off” (03:23:30; The Book of Mormon, 2011 Bway cast), “Finishing the Hat” (00:50:00; Sunday in the Park with George, 1984 Bway cast), “Thoroughly Modern Millie” (01:14:30; Thoroughly Modern Millie, 2002 Bway cast). “Mad Tea Party” (01:32:00) & “Home” (02:47:30; Wonderland, 2011 Bway cast); “Tonight’s the Night” (01:33:00; Crazy for You, 1992 Bway cast); “Now I Have Everything” (01:34:30; Fiddler on the Roof, 1964 Bway cast); “Someday” (01:36:30; Memphis, 2010 Bway cast); “By the Sea” (01:48:30; Sweeney Todd, 1979 Bway cast); “If This isn’t Love” (02:19:00; Finian’s Rainbow, 1947 Bway cast); “It’s De-lovely” (02:33:00; Anything Goes, 1962 off-Bway cast); “The Song that Goes Like This” (03:16:00; Spamalot, 2005 Bway cast).

Jonathan Abarbanel
Leslie (Hoban) Blake
John Ekeberg
Rosalind Friedman
Eric Grode
Brian Scott Lipton
Michael Portantiere
Jeff Goodman
Michael Riedel
Simon Saltzman
Richmond Shepard
David Sheward
Paul Williams
Rabbi Sol Solomon