Eric A. Gordon
LATEST ARTICLES BY Eric A. Gordon
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Culture
‘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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Culture
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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Culture
‘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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Culture
‘Witness Uganda’ musical takes on neocolonialism, sexuality, AIDS, and rocks!
February 28, 2019The Uganda-set song and dance show now winding up its residency here at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts has an unusual subtitle: A Documentary Musical.
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Culture
‘Two Trains Running’ is August Wilson’s 1960s play in his Pittsburgh Cycle
February 27, 2019Despite my questions about the play itself, the production is a triumph.
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Arts
‘America Adjacent’ world premiere explores high cost of American Dream
February 26, 2019In America Adjacent, the playwright asks, “How far would you go to give your child a better future?”
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Culture
‘The Sacred Veil’ opens hearts to the poignancy of death and loss
February 22, 2019Every culture has its ways of honoring the sacredness of life—and of death.
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Culture
‘The Cripple of Inishmaan’ treats disability, poverty, cruelty with dark humor
February 21, 2019I found myself not understanding every word uttered, but after a while not caring, for McDonagh clearly finds joy purely in the gift of language itself.
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