Eric A. Gordon
LATEST ARTICLES BY Eric A. Gordon
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‘Lackawanna Blues’ a theatrical triumph for Ruben Santiago-Hudson
March 15, 2019It’s a thrilling piece of documentary theatrical memoir, a record and eulogy to a time and place we’ll never see again.
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Dissident voices in declining powers: Two exhibitions at the Wende Museum
March 14, 2019Viewers may have to set some of their biases outside the door and expect to be challenged by what they see at the Wende.
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‘Pure Native,’ ‘Too Much Sun,’ ‘Home’: Three plays about home
March 13, 2019Three plays running now in L.A. are centered around notions of home.
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Trump says some anti-Semites are “very nice,” but not Rep. Ilhan Omar
March 8, 2019The controversy surrounding Minnesota’s newly elected Rep. Ilhan Omar has been blown way out of proportion for very specific reasons.
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‘Canyon’ and ‘Hype Man’ reveal the chasm of racial division in America
March 7, 2019Two new plays, one a world and the other a West Coast premiere, have just opened in L.A., both dealing with the hot-button issues of our time.
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‘Born to Win’ another high-camp winner from L.A.’s Celebration Theatre
March 6, 2019Born to Win is a winner indeed, with nary a dull moment in its 100 minutes of action.
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The 1968 L.A. high school walkout celebrated in new student-written oratorio
March 5, 2019What if you attended a high school where you were forbidden to use your own native language (even though it’s one that was taught as a subject there)?
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‘Mapplethorpe’ opens eyes to an era as he changed the art world
March 1, 2019"I can't cheat death," Robert Mapplethorpe said, "but I can cheat life."
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