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Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/6/2026): THOM GEIER

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/6/2026): THOM GEIER 

On the 21st annual special TotalTheater Broadway special, Culture Sauce theater critic Thom Geier weighs in on the Tony Award nominees for Best Book of a Musical  

Segment airs June 6, 2026 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/6/2026): BRIAN USIFER

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/6/2026): BRIAN USIFER 

On the 21st annual TotalTheater Broadway special, Tony-nominated orchestrator Brian Usifer discusses Chess and his overall career in music.

Segment airs June 6, 2026 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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

Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/6/2026): DAVID FINKLE

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/6/2026): DAVID FINKLE

On the 21st annual special TotalTheater Broadway special, NYStageReview.com theater critic David Finkle weighs in on the 2026 Tony Award nominations.

Segment airs June 6, 2026 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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

Dave’s Gone By #1034 (5/30/2026): DOWNS SYNDROME

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Here is episode #1034, “Downs Syndrome,” of the Dave’s Gone By podcast, which aired live on facebook, Saturday morning, May 30, 2026.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with dramatist and director William Missouri Downs, raps a Jewish A.I. number, and reads “Miriam and the Dancing Shoes”; Greeley Times; Colorado Limerick of the Damned (Concrete).

Guests: playwright William Missouri Downs; spiritual leader Rabbi Sol Solomon

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce: robins nest, wave it around
00:38:30 BUNION WATCH
00:43:30 GREELEY TIMES
01:18:30 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews William Missouri Downs
02:03:00 STORYTIME w/ Rabbi Sol Solomon: A.I. rap and Sandy Eisenberg Sasso’s “Miriam and her Dancing Shoes”
02:36:00 Friends of the Daverhood
02:45:00 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED: Concrete, CO
02:48:30 DAVE GOES OUT

William Missouri Downs
Rabbi Sol Solomon
Holcim cement plant, CO

Dave’s Gone By Interview (5/30/2026): WILLIAM MISSOURI DOWNS & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with playwright WILLIAM MISSOURI DOWNS

Topics include: playwriting, theater, Judaism

Segment airs May 30, 2026 as part of episode #1034 of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio/video podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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

More information about Rabbi Sol Solomon: shalomdammit.com

Dave’s Gone By #1030 (5/2/2026): CALI FOR YA

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Here is episode #1030, “Cali For Ya,” of the Dave’s Gone By podcast, which aired live facebook, Saturday morning, May 2, 2026.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews director Richard Caliban; Greeley Times; Colorado Limerick of the Damned (College West Estates); StoryTime (Logan Pryce Makes a Mess).

Guests: director Richard Caliban; spiritual leader Rabbi Sol Solomon

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce: Drama Desk nominations, four stages of Dave, yard sale finds, Noah and Shaffir, pending restaurants
01:15:30 GREELEY TIMES
01:49:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Richard Caliban
02:31:00 STORYTIME: Tales from Maple Ridge – Logan Pryce Makes a Mess
02:59:00 Friends of the Daverhood
03:10:00 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED: College West Estates
03:13:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Richard Caliban
Rabbi Sol Solomon
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College West Estates, CO

Dave’s Gone By Interview (5/2/2026): RICHARD CALIBAN & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with playwright & director RICHARD CALIBAN

Topics include: Cucaracha Theater, Movies TV Mayhem, Bard College, Blue Man Group, Andrei Serban, Leni Riefenstahl

Segment airs May 2, 2026 as part of episode #1030 of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio/video podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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All content (c)2026 TotalTheater Productions.                                                   

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

More information about Rabbi Sol Solomon: shalomdammit.com

Dave’s Gone By #1029 (4/25/2026): BENSON BURNER

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Here is episode #1029, “Benson Burner,” of the Dave’s Gone By podcast, which aired live facebook, Saturday morning, April 25, 2026.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews director Lynnea Benson; Greeley Times; Colorado Limerick of the Damned (College View); StoryTime (The Pet Potato).

Guests: director Lynnea Benson; spiritual leader Rabbi Sol Solomon

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce: Spotify, yard sales
00:28:30 DAVE GOES AWAY: Washington DC
01:14:00 GREELEY TIMES
01:40:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews director Lynnea Benson
02:22:30 STORYTIME: Josh Lacey’s “The Pet Potato”
02:39:30 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN: hope against hope
02:42:30 Friends of the Daverhood
02:52:00 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED: College View, CO
02:56:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Lynnea Benson
Rabbi Sol Solomon
College View, CO

Dave’s Gone By Interview (4/18/2026): LYNNEA BENSON & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with director LYNNEA BENSON

Topics include: William Shakespeare, Frog & Peach Theater, Three Women, Actors Studio

Segment airs April 18, 2026 as part of episode #1029 of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio/video podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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All content (c)2026 TotalTheater Productions.                                                   

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

More information about Rabbi Sol Solomon: shalomdammit.com

Dave’s Gone By #1028 (4/11/2026): ASH SATURDAY

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Here is episode #1028, “Ash Saturday,” of the Dave’s Gone By podcast, which aired live on Facebook, Saturday morning, April 11, 2026.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews playwright S. Asher Gelman; Greeley Times; Colorado Limerick of the Damned (College Hills); StoryTime (Potato Pants); Dave’s song “Don’t Bugger Me.”

Guests: playwright and director S. Asher Gelman; spiritual leader Rabbi Sol Solomon

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce: naughty producers, Art Paul’s paintings, Passover onions
00:49:30 DAVE SAYS BYE: Terry Schreiber, David Gersten
00:59:30 GREELEY TIMES
01:33:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews S. Asher Gelman
02:14:00 STORYTIME: Potato Pants (by Laurie Keller)
02:42:00 MY OLD PHLEGM: Aladdin’s lamp
02:48:30 Friends of the Daverhood
02:59:30 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED: College Hills, CO
03:02:30 DAVE GOES OUT

April 11, 2026 Playlist: “Don’t Bugger Me” (02:38:30; Dave)

S. Asher Gelman
S. Asher Gelman & Rabbi Sol Solomon
Art Paul Schlosser, Painting for Day 348: “When You’re Feeling Blue”
College Hills, CO