Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/2/2005): IRIS DORBIAN

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews theater writer and Stage Directions editor Iris Dorbian

Topics include: theater, Tony awards.

Segment originally aired June 2, 2005, as part of the Tony Awards special edition of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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All content (c)2005 TotalTheater Productions.

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

Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/2/2005): JULIUS NOVICK

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews theater critic Julius Novick

Topics include: theater, Tony awards, Jews in theater.

Segment originally aired June 2, 2005, as part of the Tony Awards special edition of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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

Dave’s Gone By #129 (6/2/2005): THE FIRST ANNUAL TOTALTHEATER TONY SHOW

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Here is the 129th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By. The show’s first annual “Tony Awards” theater special, it aired on NY’s WGBB-AM radio, June 2, 2005. Info: davesgoneby.com.

host: Dave Lefkowitz

guest co-hosts: Charles Gross & Jeff Goodman

guests: Julius Novick, Iris Dorbian, Jeannie Lieberman, Rosalind Friedman, Rabbi Sol Solomon.

Featuring: Tony Awards theater special, co-hosted by Charles Gross & Jeff Goodman, with guest theater critics making their picks and predictions.

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN
00:19:00 GUEST – theater critic Julius Novick
00:43:00 Ticket Giveaway
00:49:00 GUEST – theater critic Iris Dorbian
01:02:30 More with Jeff and Charlie
01:15:00 GUEST – theater critic Jeannie Lieberman
01:30:30 GUEST – theater critic Rosalind Friedman
01:40:00 More with Jeff and Charlie
01:57:00 SKIT: Rabbi Sol Solomon on Special Theatrical Event
02:08:00 More with Jeff and Charlie
02:21:30 GUEST – more with Julius Novick
02:33:00 DAVE GOES OUT

June 2, 2005 Playlist: “The Announcement” (00:07:30; Dottie Burman). “You Won’t Succeed on Broadway” (00:31:00; Spamalot (original Bway cast). “Great Big Stuff” (00:59:00; Dirty Rotten Scoundrels).

Iris Dorbian
Rosalind Friedman
Charlie Gross & Jeff Goodman
Jeannie Lieberman
Julius Novick
host, Dave Lefkowitz

Dave’s Gone By #36 (6/8/2003): I HAVE NO IDEA

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Here is the 36th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on NY’s WGBB-AM June 8, 2003. 

host: Dave Lefkowitz
guest: author Ellis Nassour

Featuring: Dave chats with author and entertainment expert Ellis Nassour. Plus: the satirical News Gone By, more on the WGBB saga, and Rabbi Sol Solomon explains the holiday of Shavuoth.

Notes: Because of technical glitches, the CD intro had to be newly recorded, 1/17/06, and the second half of the Ellis Nassour interview is gone forever. Sorry!)

00:00:01  DAVE GOES IN: As the WGBBleeds
00:11:00  NEWS GONE BY: Road Map to Pieces, Stamp Out Queen Liz, Fool-Proof Abortions, Teacher with a Hairbrush, Drop the Chalupa, Sosa puts a cork in it.
00:26:00  DAVE’S GONE CULTURAL – w/ guest Ellis Nassour: Theater critic and journalist Nassour talks about the Tonys (Note: segment partially missing from archive tape)
00:31:00  SKIT – RABBI SOL SOLOMON on Shavuoth: w/ the Ten Commandments.
00:45:00  DAVE GOES OUT: Things in limbo…

June 8, 2003 Playlist: no songs. 

Ellis Nassour
Rabbi Sol Solomon
your host

Dave’s Gone By Interview (5/25/2003): JEFF GOODMAN

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews theater critic Jeff Goodman

Topics include: Broadway, theater, Tony Awards.

Segment originally aired May 25, 2003 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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All content (c)2003 TotalTheater Productions.

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

Dave’s Gone By #34 (5/25/2003): HUSKER DOODLES

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Here is the 34th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on NY’s WGBB-AM radio May 25, 2003.

host: Dave Lefkowitz
guest: theater critic Jeff Goodman (“Two on the Aisle”)

Featuring: Dave predicts the Tonys with theater critic Jeff Goodman. Plus: Memorial Day, the satirical News Gone By and Larry’s Face on the World Weird Web.

Note (Aug. 2020): Larrysface.com is no longer in operation, but brucegoldfarb.com/larrysface/ is!

00:00:00  DAVE GOES IN: Memorial Day
00:12:00  NEWS GONE BY: Farewell Fleischer, McMadCow, American Idolatry, Pardon Me, James Brown; Texaco Ditches the Met, Frivolous Lawsuit Time (Vera Wang Abuses Needles), Annika Sorenstam & the 19th Hole.
00:18:00  DAVE’S GONE CULTURAL: Guest critic Jeff Goodman helps predict the upcoming Tony Awards.
00:42:00  WORLD WEIRD WEB: Larry’s Face (www.larrysface.com).
00:51:00  DAVE GOES OUT: Remembering.

May 25, 2003 Playlist: “Brothers in Arms” (Dire Straits), “My Name is Larry” (Wild Man Fischer), “I’ll Remember You” (Bob Dylan).

Jeff Goodman
your host

Dave’s Gone By #33 (5/18/2003): THIRTY THREE AND A WORD

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Here is the 33rd episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on NY’s WGBB-AM May 18, 2003. 

host: Dave Lefkowitz

Featuring: Dave looks at premature aging and remembers old friend George Ehrlich. Plus: Dave’s Gone Cultural (Tony nominations and Les Miz), the satirical News Gone By, the skit “Hell on the Stairwell” and Dave Remembers musician Noel Redding.

00:00:01  DAVE GOES IN: How to listen on-line, the aging of Dave, a seriously UN-funny book, the death of George Ehrlich.
00:24:00  NEWS GONE BY: Bring Me The Head of Don Rickles, “Hell in the Stairwell,” JFK’s Lover, Diapers are a Girl’s Best Friend.
00:40:00  DAVE’S GONE CULTURAL: Tony nominations & farewell Les Miz
00:49:00  DAVE GOES OUT: a tribute to Noel Redding and a sneer at the MTA 

May 18, 2003 Playlist: “Old Man” & “God’s Song” (Randy Newman), “Drink With Me” (Les Miserables original cast), “Little Miss Strange” (Jimi Hendrix).

Noel Redding
your host

Dave’s Gone By #32 (5/11/2003): HI MOM!

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Here is the 32nd episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on NY’s WGBB-AM radio May 11, 2003. 

host: Dave Lefkowitz

Featuring: A Mother’s Day tribute with the satirical News Gone By. Plus: Dave’s Tony Award predictions and the original songs “M.O.T.H.E.R” and “The Ballad of Pete Townshend”

00:00:00  DAVE GOES IN: Mothering Sunday, Super Bowl score.
00:13:00  NEWS GONE BY: Bennett takes a gamble, the Vampire Les Miz, Manson’s lingerie, Shatner’s horse, Bloomberg’s boy, Dead man of the mountain, Look Ma – No Arm!, “Diddle With Dave,” Indecent Rabbinical Proposal, Massapequa Goes for (Spring) Broke (Bad Pun of the Week); Pete Townshend Cums Clean, Monkey Ssshines, Nude Union, Congo Cargo, Dinner Cops, Skip to I-Loo.
00:40:00  Dave talks Tonys and plays more “Mother” songs.
00:52:00  DAVE GOES OUT: Thanks mom!

May 11, 2003 Playlist: “Your Mother Should Know” (Beatles, 5:00), “Motherly Love” (Frank Zappa, 8:00), “The Ballad of Pete Townshend” (Dave Lefkowitz; performed by Scott Rodolitz, 30:00), “M.O.T.H.E.R” (Dave, 45:00), “When I See Mommy I Feel Like a Mummy” (Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band, 40:00), “Oedipus Rex” (Tom Lehrer).

Pete Townshend
your host