Eric A. Gordon
LATEST ARTICLES BY Eric A. Gordon
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Unsatisfying self-satisfied lives depicted in South African film
June 19, 2017Catching Feelings is billed as a “highly nuanced dark romantic comedy.” Now “comedy” is when no one gets killed, so it’s a broad term that can encompass a lot.
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The ever-controversial Caesar comes out in Lou Harrison opera
June 16, 2017Let’s go back to a time maybe 35 years or so before he was murdered at age 55, when Caesar was coming into his manhood, a bright, athletic fellow.
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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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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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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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“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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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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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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