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.
Hal Linden and Sally Struthers Return to Glory in “The Journal...
In the world premiere stage reading of Ed Weinberger's new play at the Garry Marshall Theatre, two classic American actors returned to the stage...
Pianist Althea Waites Musically Illuminates Her Audience at the Nimoy Theatre
Presented jointly by CAP UCLA and Piano Spheres, the performance of Althea Waites at the Nimoy Theatre raised awareness by presenting compositions by African...
The Natural Machines of Dan Tepfer Open Algorithmic Musical Doors at...
CAP UCLA ends 2023 with a bang as Tepfer experiments with the junction between the spiritual and the algorithmic.
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HELLCAB Reveals the Dark Diversity of the American Dream
As directed by Ronnie Marmo, the play uncovers the diversity of desire lurking at the edges of the American dream as Chicago riders succumb...
Center Stage Theatre Group’s production of “A Christmas Story, The Musical”...
If you want to leave the "Bah Humbugs" of a troubling world behind and return to the dream of better days, take your family...
The 13th Annual Experience, Strength & Hope Awards Honors Ed Begley,...
The iconic American character actor was nominated at Leonard Buschel's ESH Awards for his engaging new memoir, To The Temple of Tranquility… And Step...
The Incredible Scenic and Costume Design of The Last Dream of...
Known in Spanish as El último sueño de Frida y Diego, the scenic and costume design are the greatest successes of this modern look...
The Luminescent Warmth of Beverley Church Hogan at the Catalina Jazz...
At the classic jazz venue in Hollywood, Beverley Church Hogan celebrated her classic songbook with a talented jazz ensemble, showing how an eighty-nine-year-old Grande...
From Being on Stage to Creating the Stage: The Art of...
At the Olympia Club, a gallery and barbershop in Santa Monica, the transition from actor to artist is on display in "A Life In...
Brian Delate Delivers a Transcendent Message on the Value of Human...
Vietnam veteran Brian Delate presents a new version of his one-person show with undeniable power and an elegant punch that reverberate well beyond the...