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

Spain’s celebrated Kulunka Teatro stuns L.A. with lyrical, wordless ‘André & Dorine’
June 10, 2022 By Eric A. Gordon
I missed it when Spain’s celebrated Kulunka Teatro visited L.A. before, but it’s back now and should not be missed!
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Culture

‘Come From Away,’ a rollicking tribute to Newfoundland hospitality after 9/11
June 8, 2022 By Eric A. Gordon
A heartwarming audience-pleaser from beginning to end, in one long, intermissionless cathartic flow.
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Culture

World premiere comedy ‘Sleep with the Angels’ at Latino Theater Company
June 6, 2022 By Eric A. Gordon
A wonderful experience awaits you at the Latino Theater Company now through June 26.
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Politics

California House races may make or break the national progressive agenda
June 3, 2022 By Eric A. Gordon
Stopping a salivating Republican Party aiming to seize control of Congress in 2022 likely hinges on key races in California.
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Politics

Los Angeles June 7 primaries reflect major national issues
May 31, 2022 By Eric A. Gordon
The struggles against racism, inflation, and for reform of gun laws, abortion rights and for solutions to the plight of the homeless take center stage.
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News

Labor-backed candidates, not self-declared leftists, propel progress in California
May 24, 2022 By Eric A. Gordon
Vying for power in June 7 primary are the far-right GOP, corporate Dems, and labor-backed Dems
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Culture

‘Metamorphoses’: Classic myths arise from a swimming pool for modern audience
May 23, 2022 By Eric A. Gordon
As a psychoanalyst notes, appearing onstage in a new production of Mary Zimmerman’s play Metamorphoses in a segment devoted to Apollo, “Myths are the earliest forms of science,” how to explain the otherwise inexplicable.
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Culture

New opera ‘I Can’t Breathe’ centers murders of Black American males
May 20, 2022 By Eric A. Gordon
“It would be impossible to find a more relevant topic for contemporary theatre,” wrote Arts Knoxville when I Can’t Breathe received its first production back in February.
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