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

Culture

August Wilson’s ‘King Hedley II’ continues the playwright’s ‘American Century Cycle’
April 10, 2024 By Eric A. Gordon
King Hedley II is a tautly conceived, densely plotted play with six characters.
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‘Power & Light’ shows clash of genius between Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla
April 4, 2024 By Eric A. Gordon
The play tracks more than half a century of inspiration and invention as we come to understand some of the intellectual processes that eventually took the world to the technological landscape we know today.
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Culture

‘Wicked Little Letters’: A British blow for women’s emancipation in the 1920s
March 29, 2024 By Eric A. Gordon
For those who enjoy a rollicking feminist mystery-political-comedy that is in fact based on a true story, this may be your ticket for a fun adult outing at the movies.
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Culture

Laos: A People’s Democratic Republic travelogue
March 27, 2024 By Eric A. Gordon
Next year will mark half a century since Laos won its independence from imperialism.
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Culture

Opera by British suffragist composer Dame Ethel Smyth in West Coast premiere
March 12, 2024 By Eric A. Gordon
Fête Galante, based on Maurice Baring’s 1909 short story of the same name, is a dream-like tale of aristocrats and a commedia dell’arte troupe whose jealousy, desire, and multi-layered masquerades end in the death of one...
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Culture

A double bill at LA Opera explores race, disability, illusion, love, and hope
March 8, 2024 By Eric A. Gordon
Two hour-long one-act operas from the last century challenge viewers to adjust their thinking caps.
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‘THREE’: Chekhov’s ‘Three Sisters’ reimagined in four contemporary American scenes
March 6, 2024 By Eric A. Gordon
THREE is an imaginative tour de force whose particular vision is to take a torrid character study and invite Americans to consider its significance in an intelligent and freshly illuminating staging.
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Culture

‘Outer Appearances’ features influential queer personalities in charming portraits
February 14, 2024 By Eric A. Gordon
It’s only 64 pages long, but it’s fully loaded with portraits of famous queer, mostly American, performers, playwrights, writers, artists and activists who have made a difference in the world.
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