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Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/6/2026): ZACHARY STEWART
On the 21st annual TotalTheater Broadway special, theater critic Zachary Stewart weighs in on the 2026 Tony Award nominations for Best Revival of a Play.
Segment aired June 6, 2026 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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Here is episode #1035, “The 21st Annual TotalTheater Broadway Special,” of the Dave’s Gone By podcast, which aired live on facebook, Saturday morning, June 6, 2026.
Featuring: Special Broadway edition! Featuring: Host Dave Lefkowitz chats with Tony-nominated orchestrator Brian Usifer, with Wisconsin critic Anne Siegel about the Regional Theater Tony Award, and with critics and journalists about the 2025-26 New York theater season. Plus: Broadway trivia and Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection on the Tony nominations.
Guests: orchestrator Brian Usifer; theater critics Leslie (Hoban) Blake, Joe Dziemianowicz, David Finkle, Thom Geier, Charles Gross, Eva Heinemann, Brian Scott Lipton, Jonathan Mandell, Carey Purcell, David Sheward, Raven Snook, Martha Wade Steketee, Zachary Stewart, Jeffrey Sweet, Robert Viagas; spiritual leader Rabbi Sol Solomon
00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce 00:10:00 BROADWAY FACTS & FIGURES 00:14:30 GUEST: Jonathan Mandell 00:28:30 GUEST: Zachary Stewart 00:44:30 GUEST: Brian Scott Lipton 00:59:00 GUEST: David Finkle 01:15:00 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #209: Tony Awards 2026 01:23:00 Giveaway 01:26:00 OTHER AWARDS pt. 1 01:29:00 BROADWAY TRIVIA w/ David Sheward, Jeffrey Sweet, Robert Viagas 02:16:00 GUEST: Raven Snook 02:28:00 GUEST: Carey Purcell 02:41:00 OTHER AWARDS pt. 2 02:43:00 GUEST: Brian Usifer 03:02:00 GUEST: Leslie (Hoban) Blake 03:17:00 GUEST: Charles Gross 03:29:00 Passings from the Daverhood 03:33:00 GUEST: Eva Heinemann 03:42:30 GUEST: Joe Dziemianowicz 03:54:00 GUEST: Martha Wade Steketee 04:08:00 GUEST: Anne Siegel 04:18:30 GUEST: Thom Geier 04:28:00 DAVE GOES OUT
June 6, 2026 Playlist: “I Want to Be Happy” (00:00:01; Vincent Lopez); Manhattan (04:36:00; Paul Whiteman)
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Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/7/2025): ZACHARY STEWART
On the 20th annual special TotalTheater Broadway special, theater critic Zachary Stewart weighs in on the Tony nominations, in particular original score of a Musical.
Segment aired June 7, 2025 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/15/2024): ZACHARY STEWART
On the 19th annual special TotalTheater Broadway special, theater critic Zachary Stewart weighs in on the 2024 Best Score of a Musical Tony Award nominations.
Segment aired June 15, 2024 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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Here is the 948th episode of the long-running radio show/video podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook Saturday morning, June 15, 2024.
Featuring: Special Broadway edition! Dave chats with Tony-nominated sound designer Leah Gelpe and with theater critics Leslie (Hoban) Blake, Frank Burd, Charles Gross, Eva Heinemann, Brian Scott Lipton, Carey Purcell, David Sheward, Raven Snook, Zachary Stewart about the Broadway season. Plus: Trivia questions and Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection on the Tony nominations.
Guests: sound designer Leah Gelpe; theater critics Leslie (Hoban) Blake, Frank Burd, Charles Gross, Eva Heinemann, Brian Scott Lipton, Carey Purcell, David Sheward, Raven Snook, Zachary Stewart; spiritual leader Rabbi Sol Solomon
00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN 00:05:00 GUEST: Zachary Stewart 00:18:00 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #187: Tonys 2024 00:28:30 GUEST: Carey Purcell 00:44:00 GUEST: Charles Gross 00:59:30 GUEST: Leslie (Hoban) Blake 01:14:30 GUEST: David Sheward 01:30:00 GUEST: Eva Heinemann 01:45:00 GUEST: Brian Scott Lipton 02:03:00 Broadway Season Facts 02:14:00 GUEST: Frank Burd 02:27:00 TRIVIA QUIZ #1 02:38:30 GUEST: Leah Gelpe 02:54:00 Passings from the Daverhood 02:58:00 Other Awards 03:02:30 TRIVIA QUIZ #2 03:10:30 GUEST: Raven Snook 03:27:00 TRIVIA QUIZ #3 03:37:00 Friends of the Daverhood 03:40:30 DAVE GOES OUT
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Here is the 853rd episode of the long-running radio show/video podcast, Dave’s Gone By — our annual celebration of Broadway and the Tony Awards — which aired live on Facebook, Saturday morning, June 11, 2022. Info: davesgoneby.com.
Guests: Theater critics Leslie (Hoban) Blake, Robert Cashill, RobJoe Dziemianowicz, David Finkle, David Gordon, Charles Gross, Eva Heinemann, Brian Scott Lipton, Ed Rubin, David Sheward, Raven Snook, Zachary Stewart, set designer Adam Rigg
Featuring: host Dave Lefkowitz chats with theater critics and experts about their picks and predictions for the 2022 Tony Awards. Plus: Dave chats with set designer Adam Rigg, Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection on the Tonys, and trivia fun!
00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN 00:02:00 GUEST: Robert Cashill 00:13:00 GUEST: Joe Dziemianowicz 00:24:00 TRIVIA (Part 1) 00:30:30 GUEST: Zachary Stewart 00:47:00 GUEST: David Gordon 01:05:00 GUEST: Ed Rubin 01:18:00 GUEST: Charles Gross 01:29:30 GUESTS: David Sheward & Leslie (Hoban) Blake 01:53:00 GUEST: Eva Heinemann 02:11:00 DAVE GOES OFF: Student Tickets / Subs & Understudies 02:23:30 GUEST: David Finkle 02:41:00 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #176 (2022 Tony Awards) 02:54:30 GUEST: Adam Rigg 03:04:00 GUEST: Raven Snook 03:16:30 TRIVIA (Part 2) 03:24:00 GUEST: Brian Scott Lipton 03:36:00 DAVE GOES OUT
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Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/11/22): ZACHARY STEWART
On the 17th annual special TotalTheater Tony show, theater critic Zachary Stewart (TheaterMania) weighs in on the 2022 Tony Award nominations, specifically Best Actress in a Play.
Segment aired June 11, 2022 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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Dave Lefkowitz chats with TheaterMania theater critic, Zachary Stewart
Topics include: Tony Awards, COVID-19.
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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Here is the 698th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By. It’s the annual Tony Awards/Broadway special, and it aired live on Facebook, Sat, June 1, 2019.
Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: Dave’s wife Joyce, spiritual leader Rabbi Sol Solomon, and theater critics Leslie (Hoban) Blake (Two on the Aisle), Stuart Brown (Sounds of Broadway), Joe Dziemianowicz (Theater News Online), David Finkle (The Clyde Fitch Report), Charles Gross (Two on the Aisle), Eva Heinemann (Hi! Drama), Brian Scott Lipton (Cititour), Michael Portantiere (This Week on Broadway), Ed Rubin (TotalTheater), David Sheward (TheaterLife.com), Zachary Stewart (Theatermania).
00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN 00:06:00 GUEST: Stuart Brown 00:17:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE, pt. 1 (box office, Straight White Men, Head Over Heels) 00:25:00 GUEST: Charles Gross 00:29:00 GUEST: David Finkle 00:42:00 QUIZ – Part 1 00:49:00 GUEST: Joe Dziemianowicz 01:00:00 GUEST: David Sheward 01:11:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE, pt. 2 (Gettin’ the Band Back Together, Pretty Woman, Bernhardt/Hamlet) 01:14:00 01:14:00 GUEST: Brian Scott Lipton
01:33:30 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #159 – 2019 Tonys
01:41:30 GUEST: Ed Rubin
01:53:00 GUEST: Michael Portantiere
02:06:30 GUEST: Leslie (Hoban) Blake
02:19:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE, pt. 3 (The Nap, Lifespan of a Fact, The Ferryman, The Waverly Gallery)
02:22:00 QUIZ – Part 2
02:29:30 GUEST: Zachary Stewart
02:43:30 GUEST: Eva Heinemann
02:51:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE, pt. 4 (Torch Song, American Son, King Kong, Mike Birbiglia-The New One, The Prom, The Illusionists, The Cher Show, Network, Ruben & Clay’s Christmas, To Kill a Mockingbird, Choir Boy, True West, Be More Chill, Kiss Me, Kate; Ain’t Too Proud, What the Constitution Means to Me, King Lear, Oklahoma!, Burn This, Hadestown, Hillary and Clinton, Gary, All My Sons, Tootsie, Ink, Beetlejuice)
03:29:00 QUIZ – Part 3
03:31:30 DAVE GOES OUT
June 1, 2019 Playlist: “Road to Hell” (00:00:30; Hadestown off-Broadway cast). “Way Down in Hadestown” (03:38:30; Hadestown Broadway cast). “We Got the Beat” (00:23:00; Head Over Heels cast). “The Lady’s Improving” (02:50:30; The Prom Broadway cast). “A Guy That I’d Kinda Be Into” (03:07:30; Be More Chill NJ cast).
Stuart BrownCharles GrossDavid FinkleJoe DziemianowiczDavid ShewardBrian Scott LiptonLeslie (Hoban) BlakeEd RubinMichael PortantiereEva HeinemannZachary Stewart
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On the 15th annual special TotalTheater Tony show, theater critic Zachary Stewart of Theatermania weighs in on the 2019 Tony Awards. His topic: Best Play.
Segment aired June 1, 2019 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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