Eric A. Gordon
LATEST ARTICLES BY Eric A. Gordon
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For Women’s History Month: “Carnegie’s Libraries” by Alice T. Sorenson
March 5, 2018Who was Alice T. Sorenson?
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“The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk”: A Valentine to Marc and Bella Chagall
March 1, 2018Who isn’t enchanted by the exuberant canvases of Russian Jewish painter Marc Chagall, with his green cows and red fish and colorful village vignettes of his remembered shtetl youth?
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In “Violet” a young woman finds strength and beauty through love
February 28, 2018Jeanine Tesori: The most successful-ever woman composer for Broadway. It was her name that brought me to see "Violet."
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“The Happiest Song Plays Last”: A jigsaw puzzle wraps up Elliot Trilogy
February 27, 2018A well appointed, masterful production by the Latino Theatre Company.
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L.A. workers rally to denounce Right to Work, appeal to Supreme Court
February 27, 2018Several hundred workers massed on Monday, Feb. 26 in a militant rally to protest the billionaire-driven Janus case.
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‘The Young Karl Marx’ on the road to ‘The Communist Manifesto’
February 20, 2018If viewers comes to this film for the biopic—lush cinematography, sensitive lighting effects, well appointed interiors, period costumes, and attractive leads—they won’t be disappointed.
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“Israel in Egypt”: A Handel oratorio propagandizes for colonialism and war
February 15, 2018The context for this problematic work, subject to pointed discussion on musical, historical, political, theological and territorial grounds, has to be more transparent. Vague references to the generalized global exile and refugee experience simply looks like...
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“Water by the Spoonful”: Play overruns with compassion
February 15, 2018Quiara Alegría Hudes is a multi-talented creative force: a pianist and composer, lyricist and playwright. Knowing music as well as she does, she chose a particular musical form or genre for each of the "Elliot Trilogy"...
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