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Dave’s Gone By Song (8/1/2012): THE BAGEL BOAT SONG

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Dave’s Gone By Song (8/1/2012): THE BAGEL BOAT SONG

Joined by percussionist Richard Shore, Rabbi Sol Solomon ends his stage show, Shalom Dammit!, with this ode to Jewish customs.

This song was written for the live stage show, Shalom Dammit! An Evening with Rabbi Sol Solomon, which was filmed August 2012 during the play’s run at off-off-Broadway’s Richmond Shepard Theater. 

To date, the song has not been played on the “Dave’s Gone By” program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz. Full episodes are available on youtube, Facebook (davesgoneby), Spotify, and on DavesGoneBy.com. 

All content (c)2012 TotalTheater Productions.   

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

SONG: The Bagel Boat Song

THE BAGEL BOAT SONG

(Lyrics: David Lefkowitz. Music: The traditional melody of “Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)” as adapted by Harry Belafonte, Irving Burgie, and William Attaway)

Oy vey, Oy vey

Rabbi’s coming, and we’re gonna go pray

Oy vey, Oy vey

Rabbi’s coming, and we’re gonna go pray

Eat gefilte fish and matzohs

Rabbi’s coming, and we’re gonna go pray

Sign petition, keep out schvartzes

Rabbi’s coming, and we’re gonna go pray

Roast beef, corned beef, hot pastrami

Rabbi’s coming, and we’re gonna go pray

Secretly agree with Meir Kahane

Rabbi’s coming, and we’re gonna go pray

Make the blessing on the challah

Rabbi’s coming, and we’re gonna go pray

Mark the clothing down a dollah

Rabbi’s coming, and we’re gonna go pray

Kiss the fringes on your tallis

Rabbi’s coming, and we’re gonna go pray

Abba Eban Uber Alles

Rabbi’s coming, and we’re gonna go pray

Oy vey, Oy vey

Rabbi’s coming, and we’re gonna go pray

Oy vey, Oy vey

Rabbi’s coming, and we’re gonna go pray

Rabbi’s son is such a dork

Rabbi’s coming, and we’re gonna go pray

Caught him in the bathroom sniffing pork

Rabbi’s coming, and we’re gonna go pray

Trouble at my grandson’s bris

Rabbi’s coming, and we’re gonna go pray

Rabbi sneezed and the mohel missed!

Rabbi’s coming, and we’re gonna go pray

Oy!

Misavey Misavey misavey misaveh-eh-eh-ey (hey!)

Rabbi’s coming, and we’re gonna go pray

Oy vey  Oy vey

Rabbi’s coming, and we’re gonna go pray

Have a seder every Pesach

Rabbi’s coming, and we’re gonna go pray

Relatives all die of Tay-Sachs

Rabbi’s coming, and we’re gonna go pray

Grandma used to rely on hope

Rabbi’s coming, and we’re gonna go pray

Now she is a bar of soap

Rabbi’s coming, and we’re gonna go pray

Come, Mrs. Lieberman, come and kiss the Torah

Rabbi’s coming, and we’re gonna go pray

How’d you like to do the horizontal hora?

Rabbi’s coming, and we’re gonna go pray

Kiss your phylacteries, say your bruchas

Rabbi’s coming, and we’re gonna go pray

Bend your knees and move your tuchas

Rabbi’s coming, and we’re gonna go pray

(for the men!)

Scratch your crotch and cough up phlegm

Rabbi’s coming, and we’re gonna go pray

Next year in Jerusalem!

Rabbi’s coming, and we’re gonna go pray

(for the women!)

Paint your nails and wear a wig

Rabbi’s coming, and we’re gonna go pray

Just don’t think of eating pig

Rabbi’s coming, and we’re gonna go pray

(everyone!)

Sing it strong and sing it loud

Rabbi’s coming, and we’re gonna go pray

We killed Jesus, and we’re proud!

Rabbi’s coming, and we’re gonna go pray

Oy vey  Oy vey

Rabbi’s coming, and we’re gonna go pray

Oy vey  Oy vey

Rabbi’s coming, and we’re gonna go pray.

©1985 written by David Lefkowitz

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

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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): RICHARD SHORE

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Dave Lefkowitz is joined in-studio by University of Northern Colorado theater school music director Richard Shore to chat about the 2012 Tony Awards and productions at UNC.

Topics include: 2012 Tony Award nominations, theater, University of Northern Colorado, Little Theater of the Rockies.

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

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. Complete Original Broadcast: http://www.totaltheater.com/?q=node/4531

All content (c)2012 TotalTheater Productions.

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

Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/9/2012): LESLIE HOBAN BLAKE

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Dave Lefkowitz (joined in-studio by University of Northern Colorado theater school music director Richard Shore) interviews theater critic Leslie Hoban Blake.

Topics include: 2012 Tony Award nominations, theater, Broadway, Two on the Aisle.

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

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.

All content (c)2012 TotalTheater Productions.

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

Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/9/2012): RICHMOND SHEPARD

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Dave Lefkowitz (joined in-studio by University of Northern Colorado musical director Richard Shore) chats with theater critic and producer Richmond Shepard.

Topics include: 2012 Tony Award nominations, theater criticism, Broadway, theater, Captain Crash versus the Zzorgwomen.

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

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.

All content (c)2012 TotalTheater Productions.

Shalom Dammit! An Evening with Rabbi Sol Solomon (full theatrical performance, 3/14/2012)

For those curious about Rabbi Sol Solomon’s stage show, SHALOM DAMMIT!, which played July 31-Aug. 12, 2012 at NYC’s Roy Arias Theater Center, here’s the video of the show’s workshop as it was staged last spring at the Richmond Shepard Theater. Enjoy!
To read the show’s rave reviews: http://www.totaltheater.com/?q=node/4575

“Shalom Dammit! An Evening with Rabbi Sol Solomon” recorded live at NYC’s Richmond Shepard Theater, March 14, 2012.
Cast: Rabbi Sol Solomon, Richard Shore (piano, guest vocal).
Written by David Lefkowitz & Rabbi Sol Solomon. Directed by David Lefkowitz. Directorial Consultant: J. David Blatt. Musical Director: Richard Shore.
Stage Manager/Lighting Board Operator: Bill Bradford.
Videography: Evan Seplow.
Running time: 1 hr, 57 min.
To bring “Shalom Dammit!” to your theater, community center or halal slaughterhouse, contact Rabbi Sol: Shalomdammit@aol.com.

SONGS:
00:06:00 “Yeshiva Boy”
00:15:00 “I Know What Goys Like”
00:41:00 “Then You’re Jewish”
01:00:00 “So You Wanna Be a Jew”
01:09:00 “Shmini Atzeret”
01:31:00 “This Land”
01:44:00 “When Jewish is What You Are”
01:49:00 (encore) “The Bagel Boat Song”

Dave’s Gone By #378 (3/3/2012): REDD HEADS

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Here is the 378th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, March 3, 2012. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Dave chats with authors Eric Lefcowitz (“Monkee Business”) and Michael Seth Starr (“Black & Blue – The Redd Foxx Story”), and Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews musical director Richard Shore. Plus: Inside Broadway (news), Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (Mr. Jones), a Saturday Segue (the Monkees).

Host: Dave Lefkowitz

Guests: authors Michael Seth Starr and Eric Lefcowitz, musician Richard Shore

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN
00:15:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – the Monkees
00:29:30 GUEST: Michael Seth Starr
01:21:00 Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection #38: Shalom Dammit in NY
01:29:00 GUEST: Eric Lefcowitz
01:48:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Richard Shore
02:10:30 Sponsors
02:17:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later: Mr. Jones
02:43:00 INSIDE BROADWAY
02:54:30 Thanks & Friends
03:01:30 DAVE GOES OUT

March 3, 2012 Playlist: “Daydream Believer” (00:18:00), “A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You” (00:21:00), “Cuddly Toy” (00:23:30), “Valleri” (00:26:00), “Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)” (01:25:00), “(Theme from) The Monkees” (01:45:30) & (“You and I”; 03:04:00; The Monkees) “Lucky Guy” (00:36:00) & “Live Excerpts” (01:16:00; Redd Foxx). “The Wake-Up Call” (01:47:30, New Orleans Klezmer Allstars). “Ay Ya Bibi” (02:06:30; Klezperanto). “Ballad of a Thin Man” (live, 02:17:00), “Million Dollar Bash – Version 1” (02:21:00), “I Shall Be Free No. 10” (02:23:30), “Angelina” (02:28:00), “On the Road Again” (2:35:00) & “Buckets of Rain” (02:37:30, Bob Dylan).

Eric Lefcowitz
Michael Seth Starr
Starr’s book
Richard Shore
Rabbi Sol Solomon

Dave’s Gone By Skit: RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #038 (2/19/2012): Shalom Dammit Live in NYC!

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RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #38 (2/19/2012): Shalom Dammit Live in NYC!

aired Feb. 18, 2012 on Dave’s Gone By. Youtube clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mgs2DrV7tN4.

Shalom Dammit! This is Rabbi Sol Solomon with a Rabbinical Reflection for the week of February 19th, 2012.

(sings, to “Molly Malone”) 

“Alive, alive oyyy…
Alive, alive oyyy
Come see me, I’m acting
Alive, alive oyyy.”

Remember a few weeks ago, I did my one man show at the University of Northern Colorado? Of course you don’t; nobody remembers anything anymore. But I’m reminding you. I did a workshop production of my show, Shalom Dammit! An Evening with Rabbi Sol Solomon, in Greeley, Colorado, just to get an idea whether people would tolerate it.

Well, not only did most audiences tolerate it, some even endured it! Which is why I am bringing my show, Shalom Dammit!, to the next step. I’m gonna do it off-off-Broadway for a week in March, and I’m inviting you all to come.

Shalom Dammit! is a one-man, two-person show with comedy, music and a lot of yelling. It’s my sermon on the problems and joys – but mostly problems – of American-Jewish life in the twenty-first century. I teach the audience some words in Hebrew and Yiddish – words like schmuck and tuchas and pastrami! Ahhhh… pastrami.

I also talk about world religions in a deeply introspective and insulting way. I delve into the middle-east conflict and come up with my hands dirty. Filthy actually. Extremely unsanitary And I touch on such touchy topics as the Holocaust, anti-Semitism, Jews for Jesus, assimilation, alienation and constipation. As you can see, some content is not suitable for children, or anyone for that matter, but hey, it’s New York, so I have to be edgy.

My onstage musical director will be Richard Shore, a talented man who actually went to Harvard and got a doctoral degree from Boston University. See mom? I don’t have to BE a Jewish doctor . . . I got one working for me!

And just in case funny songs and intellectual content and comedy aren’t enough for you, there’s multi-media – I do a PowerPoint. There’s improvisation – I answer your stupid questions. And there’s love, because goddammit, that’s what I’m all about.

Shalom Dammit! An Evening with Rabbi Sol Solomon plays March 13 to 17, at the Richmond Shepard Theater, a sweet little playhouse at 309 East 29th Street near 2nd Avenue. If you blink, you miss the place – so don’t blink!

My show plays only one week, starting March 13th. Tuesday at 2, Thursday-through-Saturday at 2, Wednesday at 7:30. Tickets are only $18. Chai! And if you’re in school or old enough to wear dignity pants, you get a $3 student or senior discount.

Buy your tickets now at brownpapertickets.com. Go figure we’d have a ticket service that sounds like used toilet tissue. Brownpapertickets.com.

And visit ShalomDammit.com for more information about my wonderful show. See it before it gets to Broadway and the only ones who can afford it are goyische anti-Semites with corporate charge accounts.

Shalom Dammit! An Evening with Rabbi Sol Solomon at the Richmond Shepard Theater. It’s the next-best thing to Moshiach.

This has been a Rabbinical Reflection from Rabbi Sol Solomon, Temple Sons of Bitches and off-off-Broadway star!

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