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

Afro-Puerto Rican Communist Jesús Colón: A bio-musical highlights his HUAC hearing
November 7, 2024 By Eric A. Gordon
Renowned, revered writer and activist Jesús Colón (1901-74), remembered as “Father of the Nuyorican Movement,” stars as the central character in The Red Rose.
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Culture

‘Menotti Radio Hour’ sets two American operas in a broadcast studio
November 1, 2024 By Eric A. Gordon
It’s not a totally original idea: see The 1940’s Radio Hour.
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Culture

‘Odd Man Out’: Theater in the dark tells a blind musician’s story
October 30, 2024 By Eric A. Gordon
"Darkness allows us to perceive the world in a new way, and we extend that perception into how we create.…"
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Culture

August Wilson’s ‘The Piano Lesson’ teaches the potent legacy of Southern slavery
October 24, 2024 By Eric A. Gordon
How does the indelible stain of slavery reverberate down into the 20th century?
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Culture

‘Robbin, from the Hood’ exposes the evil of racist Big Capital
October 18, 2024 By Eric A. Gordon
In Wyatt’s re-imagination of the classic tale of righteous redistribution, corporate greed is the new villain in the person of The Kennedy Group (corporations are persons, right?).
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Culture

A U.S. stage premiere of ‘I, Daniel Blake’ is filled with pathos
October 17, 2024 By Eric A. Gordon
The UK Guardian called the play “Chilling…highlights the realities of an inflexible system that does not recognize individual needs, nor allow space for compassion.”
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Culture

Theodore Bikel Square: A new address in Los Angeles
October 10, 2024 By Eric A. Gordon
As of Sunday, October 6, there’s a new address in Los Angeles.
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Culture

‘Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink’ blasts hedge fund ownership
October 9, 2024 By Eric A. Gordon
Two-time Academy Award-nominated film director Rick Goldsmith has completed his trilogy on the American press with his latest film, the explosive exposé Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink.
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