For years, friends and colleagues told theatrical press agent Susan L. Schulman she should write a book about her years in the trenches repping Broadway shows and their high-wattage stars. Even so, she never wrote most of her war stories down – until now, in her new book, “Backstage Pass to Broadway: True Tales of a Theater Press Agent”.

This Saturday, Nov. 2, Schulman will be a guest on my radio show, “Dave’s Gone By”, to chat about “Backstage Pass to Broadway” and recount some of the most memorable anecdotes of a career that started in 1970 with “Applause” and continues to this day. Many of her encounters with Broadway icons were happy experiences, others – not so much. In the interview, which will be conducted by popular “Dave’s Gone By” personality Rabbi Sol Solomon, Schulman will be asked about working with the likes of:

GEORGE C. SCOTT – Though the “Patton” star was known for being volatile and going off on alcoholic binges, his behavior while appearing on Broadway in “Sly Fox” could not have been sweeter.

DAVID MERRICK – The abominable showman took over a struggling Broadway musical called, “State Fair”, and peace would never reign in the valley again.

MARY MARTIN – Offstage, was she everything you wished the “Peter Pan” and “Sound of Music” star would be? Well, yes.

ROBERT REDFORD – He has a gift that other paparazzi-plagued Hollywood stars wish they could emulate.

JOHN DEXTER – A director with a great gift . . . for tormenting actresses.

LESLEY ANN WARREN – Appearing in the Broadway musical “Dream”, she was a star who thought she was a legend and behaved like a diva.

ZERO MOSTEL – Brilliant, funny, adorable – but also lecherous, tyrannical and awful.

Ready to hear the stories? Listen live to Dave’s Gone By this Saturday, 11am-2pm(Eastern) on UNC Radio (www.uncradio.com). For more information about the show, which is hosted by Stagebuddy.com theater editor Dave Lefkowitz, please visit www.davesgoneby.com.