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A web site devoted to the ongoing history of the American Theater

 Welcome to TotalTheater, the parent company of this website, TotalTheater.com,
the journal Performing Arts Insider, the radio program Dave's Gone By
and the TV program, Shalom, Dammit!

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TotalTheater.com is an ongoing archive of theater criticism and features.

Enjoy the fall season with TotalTheater's many reviews & articles!

Find theater reviews from around the world in Criticopia and feature stories in Periodica. Hear our audio at: DavesGoneBy.com.
Performing Arts Insider is a hardcopy journal of Bway/Off/Off-Off facts, stats & contacts.

Dave's Gone By is Dave Lefkowitz's talk/humor/music show, Saturdays, 10am-1pm(MT) on UNC Radio (uncradio.com).

Next Dave's Gone By episode: live on uncradio.com - Sat, Feb. 18, 10am-1pm(MT), #376: Go Ask Alice.

Guest: Tony winner Alice Ripley. Plus: A birthday chat with Dave's dad, Inside Broadway, Saturday Segue, Rabbi Sol Solomon's Rabbinical Reflection, Bob Dylan - Sooner & Later.

Listen to: Alone with My Thoughts, Dave's Gone By #375, which aired Sat, Feb. 4.  Dave takes a rare solo turn to talk politics and Facebook. Plus: Saturday Segues (snow & king), Inside Broadway (news), Bob Dylan - Sooner & Later (covers) and Rabbi Sol Solomon's Rabbinical Reflection (more jokes).

ShalomDammit.com is Rabbi Sol Solomon's blog of Rabbinical Reflections and youtube clips. Rabbi Sol on Twitter: RabbiSolSolomon.

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