Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/10/2017): NANCY CHURNIN

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews Dallas theater critic Nancy Churnin

Topics include: Tony Awards, Dallas Theater Center, Dallas Summer Musicals, Cara Mia Theater, Come from Away, Dear Evan Hansen, Natasha, Pierre, & the Great Comet of 1812.
Segment scheduled to air June 10, 2017 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” 13th Annual TotalTheater Tony Special, hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/10/2017): MICHALL JEFFERS

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews theater critic Michall Jeffers

Topics include: Kevin Kline, Present Laughter, Corey Hawkins, Six Degrees of Separation, Oslo, Jefferson Mays, Denis Arndt, Heisenberg, Chris Cooper, Come from Away, Tony Awards, Broadway.
Segment airs June 10, 2017 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” 13th Annual TotalTheater Tony Special, hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/10/2017): CHARLES GROSS

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews theater critic Charles Gross

Topics include: Tony Awards, Charles Gross, Revivals, The Little Foxes, Jitney, Present Laughter, The Play That Goes Wrong, Sweet Charity, Six Degrees of Separation.

Segment airs June 10, 2017 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” 13th Annual TotalTheater Tony Special, hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By #608 (6/3/2017): CLAYMATION

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Here is the 608th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, June 3, 2017. Info: davesgoneby.com.
Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guest: Author Clay McLeod Chapman (“The Pumpkin Pie Show”), Dave’s wife Joyce

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews author Clay McLeod Chapman. Plus: Inside Broadway, Potato News, Greeley Crimes & Old Times, Saturday Segues (Allman Brothers, In the News), Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (waters).

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (Fort Fun, the Tony show, prairie dogs, dowager’s hump)
00:36:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
00:58:30 POTATO NEWS
01:06:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Allman Brothers
01:31:00 INSIDE BROADWAY
01:58:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Clay McLeod Chapman
02:36:30 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (waters)
03:05:00 Friends
03:13:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News
03:58:00 Weather
03:59:30 DAVE GOES OUT

June 4, 2017 Playlist: “Leave the Blues at Home” (01:09:00) “Melissa” (01:13:00) & “Whipping Post” {live fillmore east} (01:17:00; The Allman Brothers). “Perfect” (01:55:30; Alanis Morissette). “Pumpkins” (02:35:30; Stan Ransom). “Too Much of Nothing” {Take 2} (02:46:00) & “This Land is Your Land” (02:49:00; Bob Dylan). “Tomorrow is a Long Time” (02:55:00; Sandy Denny). “Tiger Rag” (03:14:00; Mickey Katz). “Hold Your Head Up” (Argent; 03:16:30). “Environmental Terrorism or Global Warming?” (03:20:00; Lewis Black). “Wonder Woman” (03:27:00; Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint). “Gospel Noble Truths” (04:02:00; Allen Ginsberg).



(pictured: Gregg Allman, Clay McLeod Chapman, Fort Fun)

Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/3/2017): CLAY McLEOD CHAPMAN & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with author and performer Clay McLeod Chapman.

Topics include: horror, fiction, The Pumpkin Pie Show, The Dragon’s Egg.

Segment aired June 3, 2017 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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More information about Rabbi Sol Solomon: http://www.shalomdammit.com

Dave’s Gone By Interview (5/27/2017): JULES FEIFFER

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Dave Lefkowitz chats with cartoonist and playwright Jules Feiffer.
Topics include: Grown Ups, The Man in the Ceiling, Carnal Knowledge, Mike Nichols, Jack Nicholson, Robert Altman, Popeye, Andrew Lippa.

Segment airs May 27, 2017 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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Dave’s Gone By Interview (5/27/2017): FRED CLEAVER & WENDY HIGHBY

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews friends Fred Cleaver & Wendy Highby

Topics include: Jethro Tull, Meet the Small Potatoes, height.

Segment aired May 27, 2017 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” New Year’s special radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By #607 (5/27/2017): CROWN JULES

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Here is the 607th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, May 27, 2017. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: cartoonist Jules Feiffer, friends Wendy Highby & Fred Cleaver, Dave’s wife Joyce

Featuring: Dave interviews playwright and cartoonist Jules Feiffer. Plus: A call from friends Fred Cleaver & Wendy Highby, Inside Broadway, Saturday Segues (`67, In the News), Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (Freewheelin’ Groove).

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (first play, projectile vomiting, shortness)
00:25:30 GUESTS: Fred Cleaver & Wendy Highby (Jethro Tull, Small Potatoes)
00:52:00 Sponsors
00:55:00 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN w/ Joyce (radio)
01:01:00 MOVIES ABOUT PRODUCE
01:06:30 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:53:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – `67
02:19:00 INSIDE BROADWAY (news (02:19:30) & review (02:32:30; Present Laughter)
02:44:30 GUEST: Jules Feiffer
03:33:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (Freewheelin’ Groove)
03:49:00 Friends
04:00:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News
04:35:30 Weather
04:37:00 DAVE GOES OUT

May 27, 2017 Playlist: “Imagination” (00:46:00; The Small Potatoes). “Don’t Rain on My Parade” (00:53:30; Barbra Streisand). “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me” (01:36:00; Culture Club). “Long Time” (01:40:30) & “Rapture” (01:44:30; Blondie). “The Message” (01:50:30; Brian Williams). “Love or Confusion” (01:57:00; Jimi Hendrix). “You Just May Be the One” (02:00:30; The Monkees). “Sad and Lonely Times” (02:02:30; Country Joe and the Fish). “Brown Shoes Don’t Make It” (02:05:00; Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention). “The Heart is Quicker than the Eye” (02:43:00; On Your Toes 1983 Broadway cast w/ Dina Merrill). “Whatcha Gonna Do” (03:37:00), “Had a Dream About You Baby” (03:41:00) & “Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance” (03:44:00; Bob Dylan). “The Best of Years” (03:51:00; Art Paul Schlosser). “Love Me Harder” (04:01:00; Ariana Grande & The Weeknd). “Live and Let Die” (04:05:00; Paul McCartney). “Janine” (04:08:00; David Bowie). “Body Slam!” (04:11:00; Bootsy Collins). “I’m Still Remembering” (04:39:00; The Cranberries).


(pictured: Jules Feiffer; Joyce n’ Dave n’ Fred n’ Wendy, Cobie Smulders & Kevin Kline in Present Laughter, Meet the Small Potatoes)

Dave’s Gone By Interview (5/20/2017): FRED CLEAVER & WENDY HIGHBY

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews friends Fred Cleaver & Wendy Highby

Topics include: New York City, Karen Finley, Church & State, Karen Mason, Pacific Overtures.

Segment aired May 20, 2017 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” New Year’s special radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By #606 (5/20/2017): MURRAY

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Here is the 606th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, May 20, 2017. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: Wendy Highby & Fred Cleaver, Dave’s wife Joyce.

Featuring: A visit from friends Wendy Highby and Fred Cleaver. Plus: Remembering Murray the dachshund, Inside Broadway, Saturday Segues (Murray, in the news), Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (fallen angels).

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (Murray, beanie potato, animals).
00:32:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Murray
01:00:00 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN w/ Joyce (death, Ormly Gumfudgin, Pixanne)
01:09:00 INSIDE BROADWAY
01:39:30 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (fallen angels)
01:52:30 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
02:10:30 Friends
02:19:00 Sponsors
02:21:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News
02:39:30 GUESTS: Wendy Highby & Fred Cleaver
03:38:30 DAVE GOES OUT

May 20, 2017 Playlist: “Lay Down Little Doggies” (00:32:30; Arlo Guthrie). “My Old Dog” (00:36:00; David Brenner). “In the Eyes of My Dog” (00:37:00; Martin Mull). “Black Eyed Dog” (00:39:00; Nick Drake). “You’re Missing” (00:42:30; Cowboy Junkes). “Visit from the Dead Dog” (00:46:30; Ed Harcourt). “Until Tomorrow” (00:49:30; Juliana Hatfield). “The Dachs Song” (00:54:30; Murray Weinstock). “Stan’ Up and Fight” (01:43:30; Carmen Jones 1943 Broadway cast). “Nevertheless” (01:42:00), “On a Little Street in Singapore” (01:45:30) & “Maybe You’ll Be There” (01:47:30; Bob Dylan). “Come Out of the Dumpster” (01:58:00; The Wedding Singer 2006 Broadway cast w/ Laura Benanti). “Show Me” (02:22:00; Soundgarden). “Jolly Roger” (02:24:30; Adam & the Ants). “Prosecutor’s Song” (02:27:00; Amour 2003 Broadway cast). “Let’s Ruin Times Square Again” (02:28:30; Forbidden Broadway 2001 off-Broadway cast). “Emancipated Minor” (02:31:30; Ani DiFranco). “The Secret Life of Arabia” (02:36:00; David Bowie). “If This is Goodbye” (03:41:30; Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris).

(pictured: Murray Weil-Lefkowitz, Dylan’s Fallen Angels, Joyce, Dave, Fred Cleaver & Wendy Highby)