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Here is the 950th episode of the long-running radio show/video podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook Saturday morning, June 29, 2024.
Featuring: Dave’s appearance on “Two on the Aisle.” Plus: StoryTime w/ Rabbi Sol Solomon (Schmegoogle), Bunion Watch, Greeley Times, Dave’s Big Dictionary (fecund), Colorado Limerick of the Damned (Alice).
Guest: spiritual leader Rabbi Sol Solomon
00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce: Sweepy McSweepFace, Joe Franklin, Kooper’s 00:44:30 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN: Bamboozled, July 4th 00:54:00 GREELEY TIMES 01:35:00 BUNION WATCH 01:43:00 Dave guests on “Two on the Aisle” 02:13:00 DAVE’S BIG DICTIONARY: fecund 02:32:00 STORYTIME w/ Rabbi Sol Solomon: Schmegoogle 02:54:00 Friends of the Daverhood 03:00:30 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED: Alice, CO 03:04:00 DAVE GOES OUT
Dave Lefkowitz chats with theater critic LESLIE (HOBAN) BLAKE
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Dave Lefkowitz chats with theater critic LESLIE (HOBAN) BLAKE
Topics include: New Year, off-Broadway,
Segment aired Dec. 31, 2023 as part of the annual Daverhood New Year special edition of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio/video podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/11/22): CHARLES GROSS
On the 17th annual special TotalTheater Tony show, theater critic Charles Gross weighs in on the 2022 Tony Award nominations, specifically Best Actress in a Musical.
Segment airs June 11, 2022 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/6/20): CHARLES GROSS
Topics include: Tony Awards, My Fair Lady, Love Letters
Segment aired June 6, 2020 as part of the annual Broadway theater special edition of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio show/podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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Dave Lefkowitz interviews theater critic Charles Gross
Topics include: Tony Awards, Charles Gross, Score, Angels in America, Frozen, Mean Girls, SpongeBob SquarePants, Strange Interlude, Admissions.
Segment airs June 9, 2018 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” 14th Annual TotalTheater Tony Special, hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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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)
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Dave Lefkowitz interviews theater critic Charles Gross
Topics include: Tony Awards, Charles Gross, Revivals, The Crucible, A View from the Bridge, Noises Off, Hamilton.
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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Here is the 561st episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, June 11, 2016. Info: davesgoneby.com.
Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: lyricist Glenn Slater(School of Rock), Dave’s wife Joyce, critics Joe Dziemianowicz (NY Daily News), Elisabeth Vincentelli (NY Post), Jeff Myhre (NY Theater Guide), Ed Rubin (Artes), Charles Gross (Two on the Aisle), Leslie (Hoban) Blake (Two on the Aisle), Eva Heinemann (Hi! Drama), Jeff Myhre (NY Theater Guide), Simon Saltzman (Outer Critics Circle), Ellis Nassour (TotalTheater).
Featuring: A look at the 2015-2016 Broadway season and Tony Award nominees with interviews (including Tony-nominated lyricist Glenn Slater), trivia, showtunes, Broadway Timeline, a giveaway, and Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection on the Tonys.
00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce 00:18:30 LAST YEAR’S WINNERS 00:25:30 SEASON STATS 00:28:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE, Part 1 00:37:00 GUEST: Eva Heinemann 00:49:30 GUEST: Jeff Myhre 00:58:30 Sponsors 01:00:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE, Part 2 01:10:00 TRIVIA, Part 1 01:18:30 GUEST: Simon Saltzman 01:30:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE, Part 3 01:43:30 GUEST: Elisabeth Vincentelli 02:01:00 Sponsors 02:08:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE, Part 4 02:26:00 GUEST: Joe Dziemianowicz 02:40:00 GIVEAWAY 02:46:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE, Part 5 03:01:30 TRIVIA, Part 2 03:10:30 GUEST: Glenn Slater 03:51:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE, Part 6 04:12:00 GUEST: Leslie (Hoban) Blake 04:28:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE, Part 7 04:37:00 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #140 – The 2016 Tony Awards 04:44:00 Sponsors 04:47:30 BROADWAY TIMELINE, Part 8 05:01:30 GUEST: Ellis Nassour 05:13:30 BROADWAY TIMELINE, Part 9 05:30:30 GUEST: Charles Gross 05:53:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE, Part 10 06:12:00 TRIVIA, Part 3 06:17:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE, Part 11 06:35:00 Thank Yous 06:40:30 GUEST: Ed Rubin 07:01:00 DAVE GOES OUT
June 11, 2016 Playlist: “Ring of Keys” (00:21:30; Fun Home 2015 Broadway cast). “I Still Believe” (00:35:00; Amazing Grace 2015 Broadway cast w/ Erin Mackey). “Alexander Hamilton” (01:01:30; Hamilton 2016 Broadway cast). “The Mirror-Blue Night” (01:41:30; Spring Awakening 2006 Broadway cast). “Star Tar” (02:23:30; Dames at Sea 1969 London cast). “Mega-Mix” (02:55:30; On Your Feet 2016 Broadway cast). “Here at Horace Green” (03:11:00), “Where Did the Rock Go” (03:27:00) & “Stick it to the Man” (03:44:30; School of Rock 2016 Broadway cast). “Ishi Kara Ishi” (03:54:00; Allegiance 2015 Broadway cast w/ George Takei & Lea Salonga). “Miss Celie’s Pants” (04:10:00; The Color Purple 2016 Broadway cast w/ Cynthia Erivo). “Do You Love Me” (04:31:30; Fiddler on the Roof 2016 Broadway cast w/ Danny Burstein & Jessica Hecht). “Promotional Reel” (04:58:00; Disaster 2016 Broadway cast). “Ice Cream” (05:19:00; She Loves Me 1963 Broadway cast w/ Barbara Cook). “Sun is Gonna Shine Again ” (05:27:30; Steve Martin & Edie Brickell). “Everything Changes” (06:08:30; Waitress 2016 Broadway cast w/ Jessie Mueller). “Everlasting” (06:22:00; Tuck Everlasting 2016 Broadway cast w/ Sarah Charles Lewis). “I’m Cravin’ for That Kind of Love” (06:31:00; Shuffle Along w/ Eubie Blake & Noble Sissle). “Sun is Gonna Shine Again” (07:09:30; Bright Star 2016 Broadway cast w/ Carmen Cusack).
Dave Lefkowitz interviews Two on the Aisle theater critic Leslie (Hoban) Blake
Topics include: Tony Awards, Something Rotten!, The King and I, On the Town, An American in Paris, Broadway
Segment aired June 6, 2015 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” 11th Annual TotalTheater Tony Special, hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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Here is the 471st episode–our annual Broadway theater special–of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, June 7, 2014. Info: davesgoneby.com.
Featuring: A look at the 2013-2014 Broadway season and Tony Award nominees with interviews, trivia, showtunes, Broadway 101 and a theatrical Rabbinical Reflection from Rabbi Sol Solomon. Guests: UNC Radio Programming Director Matthew Davis, Dave’s wife Joyce Weil and critics: Leslie (Hoban) Blake (Two on the Aisle), Joe Dziemianowicz (NY Daily News), David Finkle (Huffington Post), Rosalind Friedman (The Theater Circuit), Isa Goldberg (President of the Drama Desk), Jesse Green (New York Magazine), Charles Gross (Two on the Aisle), Eva Heinemann (Hi! Drama), Michall Jeffers (TotalTheater.com), Leonard Jacobs (The Clyde Fitch Report), Brian Scott Lipton (Cititour.com), Andy McGibbon (TheAndyGram.com), Ed Rubin (Artes Magazine), Richmond Shepard (TotalTheater.com), David Sheward (Critics Choice Tours), Rabbi Sol Solomon, Elisabeth Vincentelli (New York Post), Matt Windman (AM New York).
00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN 00:06:00 GUEST: Matthew Davis 00:12:30 GUEST: Charles Gross 00:23:30 Broadway Stats 00:27:30 Broadway 101 – Part 1 (Last Season) 00:33:30 Broadway 101 – Part 2 (Summer 2013) 00:48:30 Elisabeth Vincentelli 01:04:00 Trivia Question 1 01:07:00 GUEST: Leslie (Hoban) Blake 01:17:00 Broadway 101 – Part 3 (Early Fall 2013) 01:29:00 GUEST: David Sheward 01:38:30 Giveaway I – CD 01:42:00 GUEST: David Finkle 01:58:30 Broadway 101 – Part 4 (Fall 2013) 02:11:00 GUEST: Joe Dziemianowicz 02:22:30 Other Awards 02:27:00 Trivia Question 2 02:30:00 GUEST: Michael Portantiere 02:39:00 Broadway 101 – Part 5 (Mid-Fall 2013) 02:58:00 GUEST: Brian Scott Lipton 03:14:30 GUEST: Michall Jeffers 03:25:00 Broadway 101 – Part 6 (Late Fall 2013) 03:38:30 GUEST: Andy McGibbon 03:55:00 A bit of a Break with Joyce Weil 04:02:00 Broadway 101 – Part 7 (Early Winter 2014) 04:13:00 Trivia Question 3 04:21:30 Broadway 101 – Part 7 (Winter 2014) 04:45:00 GUEST: Jesse Green 04:58:00 GUEST: Leonard Jacobs 05:12:00 Giveaway II – Performing Arts Insider 05:17:30 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #102 – Tonys 2014 05:24:30 GUEST: Ed Rubin 05:38:30 Trivia Question 4 05:44:30 GUEST: Rosalind Friedman 05:53:30 GUEST: Eva Heinemann 06:04:30 GUEST: Isa Goldberg 06:19:00 GUEST: Matt Windman 06:32:30 GUEST: Richmond Shepard 06:43:00 Trivia Question 5 06:45:00 Thank You 06:50:30 DAVE GOES OUT
June 7, 2014 Playlist: “The Soul of a Man” (00:29:30; Kinky Boots 2013 Bway cast w/ Stark Sands). “El Choclo” (Forever Tango 1998 Bway cast). “In My Life” (00:35:30; The Beatles). “First Impressions” ({demo version}; 00:41:00 w/ Zachary Levi and Krysta Rodriguez). “Hashmi’ini” (00:43:30; Shlomo Carlebach). “I Don’t Need a Roof” (01:25:00; Big Fish 2013 Bway cast). “Piece of My Heart” (02:00:30; A Night with Janis Joplin w/ Mary Bridget Davies). “The Snow Geese” (promo) (02:09:30; The Snow Geese 2013 Bway cast) w/ Mary Louise Parker). “Laura Benanti Explains the Broadway Plays” (02:21:00) & “Laura Benanti Explains the Broadway Musicals (05:43:00; Laura Benanti). “Stormy Weather” (02:44:30; Etta James). “Who Can I Turn To?” (02:47:30; Il Divo). “I Don’t Understand the Poor” (03:10:30; A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder 2013 Bway cast w/ Jefferson Mays). “Soliloquy” (excerpt) (03:29:00; Macbeth 2013 Bway cast w/ Ethan Hawke). “No Man’s Land/Waiting for Godot” Promo (2013 Bway cast w/ Patrick Stewart & Ian McKellen). “The Genius on Cleveland Street” (03:35:00; A Christmas Story the Musical 2012 Bway cast w/ John Bolton). “It Might as Well Rain Until September” (03:53:30; Beautiful – The Carole King Musical w/ Jessie Mueller). (04:06:30; Outside Mullingar 2014 Bway cast w/ Debra Messing & Brian F. O’Byrne). “Bronx Bombers” Advertisement (04:12:00; Bronx Bombers 2014 Bway production). “Wondering” (04:27:00) & “Always Better” (06:51:00; The Bridges of Madison County (w/ Steven Pasquale & Kelli O’Hara). “All the Way” Promo (04:33:30; All the Way 2014 Bway cast w/ Bryan Cranston). “My Nose Ain’t Broken” (04:41:00; Rocky 2014 Bway cast w/ Andy Karl). “Proud of Your Boy” (demo) (04:53:30; Alan Menken). “Here I Go” (06:15:00; If/Then 2014 Bway cast w/ Idina Menzel). “Midnight Radio” (06:29:00; Hedwig and the Angry Inch 2007 Australian cast w/ Blazey Best).
Leslie (Hoban) Blake
Matthew Davis
Joe Dziemianowicz
David Finkle
Rosalind Friedman
Isa GoldbergJesse GreenCharles Gross
Eva Heinemann
Leonard Jacobs
Michall JeffersBrian Scott LiptonAndy McGibbonMichael PortantiereEd Rubin
David ShewardElizabeth VincentelliMatthew WindmanRabbi Sol SolomonDave & Matthew DavisDave
Dave Lefkowitz interviews theater critic Charles Gross
June 10, 2017 (show #609) THE 13TH ANNUAL TOTALTHEATER TONY SHOW
