Eric A. Gordon

Eric A. Gordon, People’s World Cultural Editor, wrote a biography of radical American composer Marc Blitzstein and co-authored composer Earl Robinson’s autobiography. He has received numerous awards for his People's World writing from the International Labor Communications Association. He has translated all nine books of fiction by Manuel Tiago (pseudonym for Álvaro Cunhal) from Portuguese, available from International Publishers NY.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Eric A. Gordon

Culture

Drama ‘Blood at the Root’ explores the background to the Jena Six case
September 22, 2023 By Eric A. Gordon
“This story is inspired by a series of incidents, media reporting, and social action in Jena, Louisiana, in 2007.”
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Culture

‘The Right Is Ours!’ musicalizes the early suffrage movement in America
September 21, 2023 By Eric A. Gordon
A world premiere engagement of The Right is Ours!, a new musical about two women who were founders of the women’s suffrage movement.
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Culture

‘The Real Black Swann: Confessions of America’s First Black Drag Queen’ in review
September 15, 2023 By Eric A. Gordon
Ever hear of William Dorsey Swann? Me neither. Another of those many buried figures in the history of Black and queer liberation.
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Culture

Toni Morrison’s ‘The Bluest Eye’ on stage: A mirror of African-American life
September 7, 2023 By Eric A. Gordon
“It’s just text, music and actors,” says Chapman. “It’s like a symphony quilting of the story.”
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Culture

Activism for Cuba ramping up in Southern California
September 1, 2023 By Eric A. Gordon
A stunningly affecting concert performance was for many of those lucky enough to be attending that afternoon, their introduction to the work of this anti-imperialist group.
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Culture

Hear the rediscovered documentary movie music of American composer Alan Shulman
August 31, 2023 By Eric A. Gordon
“The middlebrow ideal was to be sophisticated without being pretentious, worldly but not effete, and classical music with an American accent fit the bill.”
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Culture

‘Heroes of the Fourth Turning’: Probing the souls of young Catholic conservatives
August 25, 2023 By Eric A. Gordon
Perhaps as many questions are left unanswered as settled, but bottom line, this is one play not to be missed.
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Arts

‘Blacklist: The Hollywood Red Scare’: An engrossing museum treatment of cultural repression
August 21, 2023 By Eric A. Gordon
In an authoritative, comprehensive exhibition currently on view at the Skirball Cultural Center, visitors can explore the history and impact of the Hollywood Red Scare and its contemporary implications.
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