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Here is episode #1035, “The 21st Annual TotalTheater Broadway Special,” of the Dave’s Gone By podcast, which aired live on facebook, Saturday morning, June 6, 2026.
Featuring: Special Broadway edition! Featuring: Host Dave Lefkowitz chats with Tony-nominated orchestrator Brian Usifer, with Wisconsin critic Anne Siegel about the Regional Theater Tony Award, and with critics and journalists about the 2025-26 New York theater season. Plus: Broadway trivia and Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection on the Tony nominations.
Guests: orchestrator Brian Usifer; theater critics Leslie (Hoban) Blake, Joe Dziemianowicz, David Finkle, Thom Geier, Charles Gross, Eva Heinemann, Brian Scott Lipton, Jonathan Mandell, Carey Purcell, David Sheward, Raven Snook, Martha Wade Steketee, Zachary Stewart, Jeffrey Sweet, Robert Viagas; spiritual leader Rabbi Sol Solomon
00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce 00:10:00 BROADWAY FACTS & FIGURES 00:14:30 GUEST: Jonathan Mandell 00:28:30 GUEST: Zachary Stewart 00:44:30 GUEST: Brian Scott Lipton 00:59:00 GUEST: David Finkle 01:15:00 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #209: Tony Awards 2026 01:23:00 Giveaway 01:26:00 OTHER AWARDS pt. 1 01:29:00 BROADWAY TRIVIA w/ David Sheward, Jeffrey Sweet, Robert Viagas 02:16:00 GUEST: Raven Snook 02:28:00 GUEST: Carey Purcell 02:41:00 OTHER AWARDS pt. 2 02:43:00 GUEST: Brian Usifer 03:02:00 GUEST: Leslie (Hoban) Blake 03:17:00 GUEST: Charles Gross 03:29:00 Passings from the Daverhood 03:33:00 GUEST: Eva Heinemann 03:42:30 GUEST: Joe Dziemianowicz 03:54:00 GUEST: Martha Wade Steketee 04:08:00 GUEST: Anne Siegel 04:18:30 GUEST: Thom Geier 04:28:00 DAVE GOES OUT
June 6, 2026 Playlist: “I Want to Be Happy” (00:00:01; Vincent Lopez); Manhattan (04:36:00; Paul Whiteman)
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Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/6/2026): RAVEN SNOOK
On the 21st annual special TotalTheater Broadway special, theater critic Raven Snook weighs in on the 2026 Tony Award nominations’s Lead Actor in a Musical category.
Segment airs June 6, 2026 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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Here is the milestone 1000th episode of the long-running radio show/video podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook, Saturday morning, Sept. 20, 2025.
Featuring: Dave and his wife offer a marathon celebration featuring clips, songs, Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection (1000 Daves), Colorado Limericks of the Damned (Mack, Milliken), Bunion Watch, Dave’s Big Dictionary (hair), StoryTime (“Engineer Ari”), and four dozen alumni guests.
Guests: directors Suzanne Bachner, Charles Messina, Lorca Peress, Vicki Quade, Shyaporn Theerakulstit; actor Bob Brader, Andrew Goffman, Brandon Maggart, Chuck Muckle, Ronald Rand, Stuart Zagnit; comedians Dylan Brody, Stevie GB, Sandy Hackett; podcaster Mike Chimeri; friends Fred Cleaver, Wendy Highby, Ozer Teitelbaum; lyricist Michael Colby; conservationist Dyan DeNapoli; musicians Moshe Denburg, Steve Herbst, Eddie Hug, Jon Soda James, Vincent James, Art Paul Schlosser, Richard Shore, Jane Siberry; theater critics David Finkle, Eva Heinemann, Michall Jeffers, David Sheward, Raven Snook; business strategist Elliot Gluskin; Tater Tot advocate Leslie Grigg; songwriters Susan Horowitz (aka Dr. Sue), Tom Toce; arts administrator Leonard Jacobs; comedy expert Steve Kaplan; broadcaster David Kenney; playwrights William S. Leavengood, Gary Morgenstein, Bill Rogers, Wendy A. Schmidt, Ned Van Zandt; publicist Beck Lee; Dave’s mom Brenda Lefkowitz; singers Maude Maggart, Karen Mason, Carolyn Montgomery, Lisa Faith Phillips; adoption expert Pat O’Brien; music educator Joann Pierdomenico; Dave’s aunt Bonnie Pinkow; arts writers Carey Purcell, Steve Stoliar; record producer Paul Rolnick; cousin Stacey Shub; storyboard artist Mark Simon; entertainer Richard Skipper; spiritual leader Rabbi Sol Solomon; rock manager David Spero.
00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce: the Daverwheel, gifts, episode 1 00:39:30 SONG: “Thumb in My Bum” (first aired 7/12/2025) 00:46:00 GUESTS: Suzanne Bachner & Bob Brader 00:52:30 GUEST: Dylan Brody 01:01:00 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED: Mack, CO 01:06:00 GUEST: Mike Chimeri 01:14:00 GUESTS: Fred Cleaver & Wendy Highby 01:21:00 SONG: “The Pervert’s Song (As Rears Go By)” (first aired 7/19/2025) 01:25:00 GUEST: Michael Colby 01:31:00 GUEST: Dyan DeNapoli 01:38:30 GUEST: Moshe Denburg 01:50:00 GUEST: David Finkle 01:56:30 GUEST: Stevie GB 02:06:30 GUEST: Elliot Gluskin 02:13:00 GUEST: Andrew Goffman and Charles Messina 02:27:00 GUEST: Leslie Grigg 02:32:00 GUEST: Sandy Hackett 02:40:30 GUEST: Eva Heinemann 02:46:00 GUEST: Steve “Herbst” (“The Whistler”) 02:55:00 GUEST: Susan Horowitz 03:05:00 GUEST: Eddie Hug 03:29:30 GUEST: Leonard Jacobs 03:36:30 GUESTS: Vincent James & Joann Pierdomenico 03:43:00 GUEST: Michall Jeffers 03:50:30 GUEST: Steve Kaplan 03:58:30 GUEST: David Kenney 04:07:30 GUEST: William S. Leavengood 04:14:00 GUEST: Beck Lee 04:24:00 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED: Pierce, CO 04:26:00 GUEST: Brenda Lefkowitz 04:30:30 GUEST: Brandon Maggart 04:35:30 GUEST: Maude Maggart 04:44:00 GUESTS: Karen Mason & Paul Rolnick 04:53:00 GUEST: Carolyn Montgomery 04:58:30 GUEST: playwright Gary Mortenstein 05:04:00 GUEST: Chuck Muckle 05:14:30 GUEST: Pat O’Brien 05:21:00 GUEST: Lorca Peress 05:30:00 SKIT: Groundhogs w/ Jeff Goodman (first aired 2/2/2003) 05:39:00 GUEST: Lisa Faith Phillips 05:45:00 GUEST: Bonnie Pinkow 05:49:30 GUEST: Carey Purcell 05:57:30 DAVE’S BIG DICTIONARY: hair 06:03:30 GUEST: Vicki Quade 06:09:30 GUEST: Ronald Rand 06:16:30 GUEST: Bill Rogers 06:30:00 GUEST: Art Paul Schlosser 06:38:00 GUEST: Wendy A. Schmidt 06:45:30 GUEST: COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED: Milliken, CO 06:52:00 GUEST: David Sheward 06:57:00 STORYTIME w/ Rabbi Sol Solomon: “Engineer Ari and the Rosh Hashanah Ride” (Deborah Bodin Cohen) 07:11:30 GUEST: Richard Shore 07:18:00 BUNION WATCH 07:24:30 GUESTS: Stacey Shub & Shyaporn Theerakulstit 07:33:30 GUEST: Jane Siberry 07:40:30 GUEST: Mark Simon 07:48:00 GUEST: Richard Skipper 07:55:00 GUEST: Raven Snook 08:01:30 GUEST: Jon Soda James 08:12:00 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #198: 1000 Daves 08:19:30 VINTAGE CLIP: Episode #36 08:25:30 GUEST: David Spero 08:35:30 GUEST: Steve Stoliar 08:43:00 GUEST: Tom Toce 08:52:30 GUEST: Ned Van Zandt 09:03:00 GUEST: Stuart Zagnit 09:10:30 Thank Yous 09:21:30 GUEST: Ozer Teitelbaum 09:26:30 DAVE GOES OUT
Sept. 20, 2025 Playlist: “Thumb in My Bum” (00:39:30) & “The Pervert’s Song (As Rears Go By” (01:21:00; Dave). “I Met her at Wendy’s” (06:33:00; Art Paul Schlosser).
Segment aired Sept. 20, 2025 as part of the special 1000th episode of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio/video podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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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)
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Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/15/2025): RAVEN SNOOK
On the 20th annual special TotalTheater Broadway special, theater critic Raven Snook weighs in on the 2025 Tony Award nominations.
Segment airs June 7, 2025 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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Here is the 948th episode of the long-running radio show/video podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook Saturday morning, June 15, 2024.
Featuring: Special Broadway edition! Dave chats with Tony-nominated sound designer Leah Gelpe and with theater critics Leslie (Hoban) Blake, Frank Burd, Charles Gross, Eva Heinemann, Brian Scott Lipton, Carey Purcell, David Sheward, Raven Snook, Zachary Stewart about the Broadway season. Plus: Trivia questions and Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection on the Tony nominations.
Guests: sound designer Leah Gelpe; theater critics Leslie (Hoban) Blake, Frank Burd, Charles Gross, Eva Heinemann, Brian Scott Lipton, Carey Purcell, David Sheward, Raven Snook, Zachary Stewart; spiritual leader Rabbi Sol Solomon
00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN 00:05:00 GUEST: Zachary Stewart 00:18:00 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #187: Tonys 2024 00:28:30 GUEST: Carey Purcell 00:44:00 GUEST: Charles Gross 00:59:30 GUEST: Leslie (Hoban) Blake 01:14:30 GUEST: David Sheward 01:30:00 GUEST: Eva Heinemann 01:45:00 GUEST: Brian Scott Lipton 02:03:00 Broadway Season Facts 02:14:00 GUEST: Frank Burd 02:27:00 TRIVIA QUIZ #1 02:38:30 GUEST: Leah Gelpe 02:54:00 Passings from the Daverhood 02:58:00 Other Awards 03:02:30 TRIVIA QUIZ #2 03:10:30 GUEST: Raven Snook 03:27:00 TRIVIA QUIZ #3 03:37:00 Friends of the Daverhood 03:40:30 DAVE GOES OUT
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Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/15/2024): RAVEN SNOOK
On the 19th annual special TotalTheater Broadway special, theater critic Raven Snook weighs in on the 2024 Tony Award nominations.
Segment aired June 15, 2024 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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Here is the 853rd episode of the long-running radio show/video podcast, Dave’s Gone By — our annual celebration of Broadway and the Tony Awards — which aired live on Facebook, Saturday morning, June 11, 2022. Info: davesgoneby.com.
Guests: Theater critics Leslie (Hoban) Blake, Robert Cashill, RobJoe Dziemianowicz, David Finkle, David Gordon, Charles Gross, Eva Heinemann, Brian Scott Lipton, Ed Rubin, David Sheward, Raven Snook, Zachary Stewart, set designer Adam Rigg
Featuring: host Dave Lefkowitz chats with theater critics and experts about their picks and predictions for the 2022 Tony Awards. Plus: Dave chats with set designer Adam Rigg, Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection on the Tonys, and trivia fun!
00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN 00:02:00 GUEST: Robert Cashill 00:13:00 GUEST: Joe Dziemianowicz 00:24:00 TRIVIA (Part 1) 00:30:30 GUEST: Zachary Stewart 00:47:00 GUEST: David Gordon 01:05:00 GUEST: Ed Rubin 01:18:00 GUEST: Charles Gross 01:29:30 GUESTS: David Sheward & Leslie (Hoban) Blake 01:53:00 GUEST: Eva Heinemann 02:11:00 DAVE GOES OFF: Student Tickets / Subs & Understudies 02:23:30 GUEST: David Finkle 02:41:00 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #176 (2022 Tony Awards) 02:54:30 GUEST: Adam Rigg 03:04:00 GUEST: Raven Snook 03:16:30 TRIVIA (Part 2) 03:24:00 GUEST: Brian Scott Lipton 03:36:00 DAVE GOES OUT
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Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/11/22): RAVEN SNOOK
On the 17th annual special TotalTheater Tony show, theater critic Raven Snook (TDF Stages) weighs in on the 2022 Tony Award nominations, specifically Best Featured Actor in a Play.
Segment airs June 11, 2022 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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