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

Arts

‘Start from the heart’: Black photographer Adger Cowans, life and times
August 2, 2022 By Eric A. Gordon
Given the Jim Crow era in which Cowans grew up and matured, “I took all that racism and rejection and everything,” he said, “and I put it in my work."
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Culture

Manuel Tiago’s ‘Eulalia’s House’ translator reflects on one of his best books
July 29, 2022 By Eric A. Gordon
Eulalia’s House is the sixth of the eight books in the Manuel Tiago series from International Publishers.
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Culture

‘Trouble the Water’ world premiere recounts life of Black hero Robert Smalls
July 29, 2022 By Eric A. Gordon
Robert Smalls (1839-1915). Ever heard of him? Me neither. If you have, you’re better educated than I am, that’s for sure.
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Culture

Recent CDs: A Vietnam opera and Afro-American composer William Grant Still
July 27, 2022 By Eric A. Gordon
A music lover can be grateful for being able to hear this important American opera on CD, “a gripping affair, beginning to end."
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Culture

‘Moulin Rouge! The Musical’ stuns with dance, vocals, and spectacle
July 14, 2022 By Eric A. Gordon
The show pays homage to over 160 years of music, from Jacques Offenbach, who reveled in the cancan era, to Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, Soft Cell, the Eurhythmics, White Stripes, and countless others.
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Culture

Is ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ a gigantic Broadway ‘afterschool special?’
July 7, 2022 By Eric A. Gordon
The performance is riveting, with fine delivery all around.
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Culture

‘The Braille Legacy’: Musical stars an all-blind cast
July 6, 2022 By Eric A. Gordon
History was made last weekend when a musical about the inventor of the Braille alphabet that first premiered in London at the Savory and Charing Cross Theatre in 2017, received its American premiere.
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Culture

‘To T, or Not To T? A Comedic Trans Journey through (T)estosterone and Masculinity’
July 5, 2022 By Eric A. Gordon
It turns out that, uh, like most important art, the specific becomes the universal once you peel back the cultural dress and uncover the human skin beneath it.
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