We will choose Performer of the Year for 2020-21 by Christopher Rawson and Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

State freezes $1 million in arts funding to 53 Western Pa. groups by Marylynne Pitz and Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Arts groups scramble after the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts reneges on grants for operating expenses.  

Billy Porter goes for the gold and opening number at 2020 Oscars by Maria Sciullo and Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The Pittsburgh native brings early glam to the Academy Awards' red carpet.

Pedestrian corridor on North Side and Artwalk along Allegheny River among pitches for special RAD grants by Diana Nelson Jones and Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Twelve cultural institutions vie for grants from RAD's new $2.5 million impact fund.  

Finalists named for 25th Shakespeare Monologue & Scene Contest by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gaz

More than 1,000 students in grades 4-12 began the Pittsburgh Public Theater competition that culminates with winners chosen on Feb. 18.

CIRCLE THE DATE: Big things to look forward to in 2019 by Scott Mervis and Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

An early look at concerts, festivals, plays, movies and more coming in Pittsburgh next year. 

From puppets to Phantoms, there's more to Halloween than pumpkins by Maria Sciullo and Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

There are grown-up diversions to be found around Pittsburgh this October

Pittsburghers recall their first 'Star Wars' experiences by Maria Sciullo and Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Pittsburgh native Mark Cuban, left, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, speaks with Nate Silver, founder of the website FiveThirtyEight. (Courtesy of Sloan Sports Analytics Conference)

2016 PG Performer of the Year: James FitzGerald by Christopher Rawson and Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Theater is one place where evil really pays off, and no one had a more loathsome, villainous pair of leading roles to play on Pittsburgh stages in 2015 than James FitzGerald. His rise to the…

Broadway reviews: 'Something Rotten!' and 'Gigi' boast plenty of highlights by Christopher Rawson and Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

NEW YORK " The lifeblood of Broadway is musicals, and they're still pumping away " the old warhorses ("Phantom," "Chicago"), the young warhorses ("Jersey Boys," "Wicked") and …

Celebrities SEEN at the premiere of Broadway's 'An American in Paris' by Photos and Text By Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

NEW YORK -- The familiar faces from stage and screen began to arrive on the red carpet a little after 4 p.m. at the Palace Theatre, where "An American in Paris" made had its official Br…