Eric A. Gordon
LATEST ARTICLES BY Eric A. Gordon
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Culture
Marc Blitzstein, “The Cradle Will Rock” and gay pride
June 16, 2017American composer Marc Blitzstein’s “play in music” The Cradle Will Rock takes place in Steeltown, U.S.A., on the night of a union drive.
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Arts
One-woman play “Tough Brown Leather,” a sexual survivor’s story
June 13, 2017The play itself spools out like a highly condensed therapy session in which long-suppressed memories come out for professional examination.
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Politics
Resistance trumps pride at annual LGBTQ march in L.A.
June 13, 2017Tens of thousands of Angelenos showed up on Sunday because they had a very clear idea of what the GOP had in store for them and they didn’t care for it one bit.
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Culture
“Thank You for Coming”: A sperm donor’s daughter searches for identity
June 12, 2017This might be called a genealogical detective story spanning an 11-year time frame.
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Politics
Jimmy Gomez elected to Congress from downtown Los Angeles
June 7, 2017In this East L.A. district, 91 percent of the population are people of color. It is one of the poorest districts in the L.A. area, and the one that most benefited from Obamacare.
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Arts
Playwright Lorraine Hansberry’s last thoughts on African colonialism
June 6, 2017For several reasons this is an experience theatergoers should not miss.
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Culture
New opera version of “The Grapes of Wrath,” a modern masterpiece
June 1, 2017The Grapes of Wrath is rich in human characterization and detail, and expressed in an enchanting, emotional musical language.
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Culture
Transgender opera “As One” gets transcendent Southern California premiere
May 26, 2017“We live on two poles of gender,” said one librettist. “Hopefully we can mess up those lines between them."
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