Jessica Gelt is an arts and culture writer and investigative reporter for the Los Angeles Times. She also co-writes the paper’s twice-weekly Essential Arts newsletter. In her career at the paper she has served as assistant style editor for the Sunday magazine, co-edited the Daily Dish food blog, written a nightlife column called “The Enabler” and regularly covered red carpets and backstage events at the Emmys, Oscars, Grammys and Golden Globes. She has penned cultural commentary and reams of celebrity profiles, as well as investigated claims of sexual misconduct in music and the arts. Over the years, she has written in-depth features about theater, television, film, music, movies, books, art, fashion, food, travel and more. Her award-winning work has appeared in the New York Observer, the L.A. Weekly and Vulture, among others.
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Downtown L.A. is the center of ICE protests, and also the heart of the city’s arts scene. Organizations in L.A.’s civic core struggle to keep up with the swiftly evolving crisis.
Los Angeles will allow ticket holders for Center Theatre Group’s ‘Hamlet,’ L.A. Opera’s ‘Rigoletto’ and others to stay out past Mayor Bass’ curfew; the Broad museum plans to close this weekend.
Pasadena Playhouse wades into the vaccine debate with 2025-26 season led by Tony winner ‘Eureka Day’
Pasadena Playhouse artistic director Danny Feldman announces a lineup that includes the comedy ‘Eureka Day,’ a fresh take on ‘Brigadoon,’ Peter Shaffer’s ‘Amadeus’ and the hip-hop musical ‘Mexodus.’
L.A. Opera lets patrons exchange tickets, MOCA and the Broad curtail hours, Center Theatre Groups tabulates revenue losses from cancellations. How L.A. arts groups have been affected by the downtown curfew.
The Smithsonian Institution late Monday issued its own declaration of independence, saying authority over its staff lies with Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch. The move follows President Trump’s assertion that he was firing Kim Sajet.
ICE protests downtown had a powerful backdrop: the 1990 Barbara Kruger mural ‘Questions,’ which interrogates the very nature of power and control.
A $420,000 Getty grant will help L.A. Conservancy track and retain Altadena’s heritage in the wake of the Eaton fire; “Maybe Happy Ending” and “Purpose” win the top Tony Awards.
Details on the 2025 Tony Awards’ pre-show and main ceremony, which can be watched on broadcast, cable and a streaming platform, with the right kind of subscription.