Eric A. Gordon
LATEST ARTICLES BY Eric A. Gordon
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‘Juana’: The feminist, nun, scholar, thinker, poet—and now an opera
December 5, 2019Feminists, opera lovers, anyone interested in Sor Juana and Mexican history, all would be enchanted by this fresh new work.
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August Wilson’s ‘Jitney’ set in Pittsburgh’s ‘urban removal’ era
December 3, 2019Ruben Santiago-Hudson and his entire cast merit a well-deserved Bravo for a joyous and revelatory couple of hours of fine-tuned stage work. A more authentic production cannot be imagined.
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‘The Third Wife’ recounts a woman’s life in rural 19th-century Vietnam
November 26, 2019The film is the Vietnamese submission for the 77th Golden Globe Awards. It has already won various film festival awards at other cities.
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World premiere play with music ‘Salvage’ launches in Los Angeles
November 21, 2019Though couched in a language with vaguely religious overtones, the message of Salvage applies to all of us trying to make a difference in the world.
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‘Fifteen Men in a Smoke-Filled Room’: How Warren G. Harding became president
November 20, 2019The biggest White House corruption scandal ever recorded up to that point in history took place during the early years of Warren G. Harding’s administration.
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Two new Black-themed plays in L.A.: A history and a comedy
November 15, 2019What are the odds, at any given moment of theatre history in this city, of having two plays running simultaneously, both set during World War II with young Black men trying to enlist in the armed...
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World-renowned singer Julia Migenes bids adieu with nostalgic French popular songs
November 14, 2019Grammy-winning opera singer Julia Migenes travels back to the Paris of Edith Piaf, Pablo Picasso and Ernest Hemingway in this evening of nostalgic French chansons.
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We are CA: A community celebration of 25 years beyond Prop 187
October 29, 2019On Saturday, November 9, the immigrant rights community will come together in a festival to celebrate the powerful immigrant rights movement that arose out of Prop 187.
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