Eric A. Gordon
LATEST ARTICLES BY Eric A. Gordon
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Culture
Voices unheard in 1776 sing out for representation in touring musical ‘1776’
April 20, 2023The late great Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was sometimes asked, “When will there be enough women on the Supreme Court?”
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International Publishers gears up for its centennial in 2024
April 14, 2023People’s World sat down with its President Gary Bono and Vice President Tony Pecinovsky for a chat concerning its history.
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‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’: Human connection a shield against fascism
April 10, 2023
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The Met stages Terence Blanchard’s opera ‘Champion’ about boxer Emile Griffith
April 6, 2023
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‘Myrlande Constant: The Work of Radiance,’ a Haitian woman’s first U.S. exhibition
March 30, 2023Run! Do not walk, run! To UCLA’s Fowler Museum for a show that will shock you with brilliance and reward you with joy.
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‘Shanghai Sonatas’ receives world premiere: Displaced Jews and Chinese under Japanese occupation
March 28, 2023The originality of the concept and the generally high quality of both book and score combine to make the musical’s popular success likely.
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Israeli dramatist Hanoch Levin’s ‘Yaacobi & Leidental’ in U.S. premiere
March 22, 2023Even as we laugh at the antics of the brash Yaacobi, the timid shlemiel Leidental, and the not-as-sweet-as-she-looks Ruth Shahash, we are reminded of our own shared human frailty in the face of desire and suffering.
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Dalí, Brathwaite, Soin: Dialogues about change at the Art Institute of Chicago
March 20, 2023A high-powered draw at the Art Institute.
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