John Lavitt
After graduating with honors from Brown University, John Lavitt lived on the Greek island of Patmos, studying with the late American poet Robert Lax. As a journalist, John published over 550 articles for The Fix about addiction and recovery from 2015-2022. As a Hollywood Times reviewer, John has been awarded three National Arts & Entertainment Awards from the Los Angeles Press Club: Third Place for "Theatre/Performing Arts Feature - Online" in 2024, Second Place for "Music Critic - Any Platform" in 2023, and Third Place for "Theatre/Performing Arts Feature - Online" in 2021. Find John on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
The Passionate Virtuosity of Seong-Jin Cho at the Walt Disney Concert...
Playing with guest conductor Paavo Järvi and the LA Phil, the South Korean pianist, was a marvel, balancing precision with joy as he took...
The Kronos Quartet and Tonality Valiantly Battle to Come Together with...
Featuring a centralized reading by poet Nikky Finney, At War With Ourselves—400 Years of You struggles to engender a new formula that melds poetry,...
A Deserving Celebration of Stephen Sondheim with the Ultimate Musical Banquet
In Sondheim's Old Friends at the Ahmanson Theatre, a stirring tribute to the late iconic American composer is presented by a bevy of talented...
A Delightful Dive into the Farcical Brilliance of Larissa FastHorse’s Fake...
At the Mark Taper Forum, the Native American playwright’s new comedy is a World Premiere to cherish and remember. Her cutting edge humor skewers...
Kodō Captures the Walt Disney Concert Hall with Taiko Drumming Passion...
The Japanese group showcased its classic repertoire and aesthetics in a powerful concert that enthralled the audience by prioritizing performance principles over individual personalities.
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Susanna Mälkki Conducts Radically Contrasting Styles at the Walt Disney Concert...
The Finnish conductor, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and trumpeter Verneri Pohjola, presented a program that underscored the extremes of classical music.
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Memoryhouse at The Wallis Explores a Challenging Subject with Passion and...
In the Bram Goldsmith Theatre, The Wallis teams with the Los Angeles Ballet to revive Melissa Barak’s Memoryhouse, a ballet choreographed to the 2002...
H Sinno Invokes Freddie Mercury as a Non-Binary Anarchist in a...
At the Nimoy Theatre in Los Angeles, CAP UCLA presented the rare and painful brilliance of Hamed Sinno’s Poems of Consumption, a delving into...
Beyond the Smoke, the Rejuvenating Spirit of the Los Angeles Philharmonic
With the fires of a devastating natural disaster still burning, Philippe Jordan and Yefim Bronfman remind us why culture is the city’s spiritual lifeblood.
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The Magical Precision of Lisa Batiashvili Playing Beethoven at the Walt...
With Robin Ticciati as the guest conductor, the Georgian violinist played the Violin Concerto in D major by the German composer with determined virtuosity.
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