Here is the 58th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on WGBB-AM radio Dec. 29, 2003. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Dave bids farewell to 2003 with reasons to be grateful and a chat with theater critic Charles Gross (TV’s Two on the Aisle).

host: Dave Lefkowitz

guest: theater critic Charles Gross

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN: Greetings w/ New Year’s Hoopla.

00:18:00 DAVE’S GOT GUESTS: Theater critic Charles Gross discusses Taboo, Wicked, Wonderful Town & Never Gonna Dance.

01:04:00 YEAR END: Dave gives bunches o’ reasons why 2003 was a “pretty good year.”

01:23:00 DAVE GOES OUT: Thank yous.

December 29, 2003 Playlist: “Pretty Good Year” (Tori Amos); “Popular” & “Defying Gravity”  (Wicked Broadway cast); “These Are Days” (10,000 Maniacs); “These Are The Days” (Van Morrison).

Dec. 29, 2004 Playlist: “Pretty Good Year” (Tori Amos), “Defying Gravity” (Wicked original cast), “These Are Days” (10,000 Maniacs).