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.
A Mohawk Opens the Door to Pam Levin’s Family Being Trans-Formed
In "Tales of Modern Motherhood II: Gender & Identity" at the Whitefire Theatre, Pam Levin continues her one-person excavations of a multi-dimensional life, revealing...
An Inclusive Celebration of Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 Revised
In revising her groundbreaking examination of the 1992 riots in Los Angeles, Anna Deavere Smith opens her audience's hearts, minds, and souls to a...
Bill W. and Dr. Bob Uncovers the Fragile Miracle of Alcoholics...
As you watch actors take on such legendary figures in the history of recovery at Theatre 68, the intimacy of the space and the...
The Remarkably Sweet Mean Girls Musical Enlightens Costa Mesa
At the Segerstrom Center for the Arts, the musical based on the iconic Paramount Pictures movie is a pleasure to behold for fans while...
Isaac Mizrahi Lights Up the Cabaret Stage in Beverly Hills
At the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, Isaac Mizrahi's Cabaret Show spotlights the diverse talents of one of America's...
ASTROLOGICALLY SCREWED Illuminates the Twists and Turns of Pam Levin’s Life
In the one-person show at the Whitefire Theatre, the talented performer opens her past like a secret trunk filled with transcendent secrets, inviting the...
The Secret Garden Captivates a New Generation at The Ahmanson Theatre
The Center Theatre Group offers a magical night of theatre where an inspired revisioning of the twentieth-century classic of children’s literature shows how kindness...
The Striking Success of Sunday in the Park with George at...
Impeccably executed with a fantastic cast, beautiful costumes, and clever sets, the Stephen Sondheim musical revival is not to be missed.
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Call Me Elizabeth Triumphs by Combining Cerebral Precision and Emotional Depth
At the Sierra Madre Playhouse, Kayla Boye is like an Elizabeth Taylor archeologist, uncovering a dynamic part of the legend the tabloids forgot through...
Kristina Wong Unstitches Her Complex Pandemic Tapestry in Sweatshop Overlord
At the Kirk Douglas Theatre, performance artist Kristina Wong shares how she survived and even transcended the COVID-19 Pandemic by bringing ‘aunties’ together nationwide...