Tag: John Lavitt
Bryan Rasmussen Reveals the Dark Secrets Lurking in The Witness Room
At the Whitefire Theatre, award-winning playwright Pedro Antonio Garcia gives the audience a spin on a traditional courtroom drama by sticking the audience into...
The Undeniable Relevancy and Resonance of the Alvin Ailey American Dance...
Starting a Four-Year Exclusive Southern California Residency at The Music Center, the 65th Anniversary Celebration of the Renowned Company is a Resounding Success
By John...
The Lasting Emotional Resonance of Philip Glass and the Complete Etudes
At the Walt Disney Concert Hall, five masterful pianists took on the challenge of interpreting the Complete Etudes, 1-20, and the result touched the...
Michael Deragon Presents a Vast Habitat of the Uncanny at 2220...
At the downtown LA-based club, Michael Deragon offers an eerie set of electronic explorations into the uncanny as Noah Thomas plays the trumpet like...
Magic Hour in Los Angeles Illuminates the Mark Taper Forum with...
Celebrating the Cultural Renaissance of 1974, the MUSE/IQUE performance highlights the landmark entertainment moment that forever transformed the City of Angels.
By John Lavitt
Los Angeles,...
The Contained Virtuosity of Mao Fujita at the Walt Disney Concert...
Playing with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Domingo Hindoyan, the Japanese pianist's insulated musicality brings Rachmaninoff back to life with a determined passion.
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Harpist Parker Ramsay Realizes Nico Muhly and Alice Goodman’s The Street at...
Bolstered with narration by Mia Barron and hymns by Jennifer Ellis Kampani, this organic multimedia performance is a new take on the visceral spirituality...
Leila Josefowicz and John Novacek Optimize the Brilliance of the Violin...
At the Walt Disney Concert Hall, an inspired duo demonstrates why the violin and the piano work so well together, as both modern and...
The Painfully Beautiful Authenticity of CM Talkington’s Musical Path to Texas...
On his new LP entitled Texas Radio, CM Talkington’s redemptive journey is enhanced by collaborating with Renée Zellweger, who shares lead vocals with him...
The Primal Precision of The Rite of Spring at the Dorothy...
The 2024 Season of Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center starts with a dynamic triumph in an epic African restaging of Pina...