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CJ CHENIER & THE RED HOT LOUISIANA BAND Thunderbird Cafe, Thurs. 8 p.m. $15-$17. 1-888-718-4253.
JOE FIRSTMAN/ERNIE HALTER/MIGGS Club Cafe, Thurs. 7 p.m. $10. 1-866-468-3401.
BOB JAMES/KEIKO MATSUI Manchester Craftsmen's Guild, Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m.; Sun. 2:30 p.m. $42.50. 412-322-0800.
WAYNE NEWTON Palace Theatre, Fri. 8 p.m. $65-$45. 1-877-435-9849.
ROBBERS/VALEDICTORIAN/THE ZOU Brillobox, Fri. 9:30 p.m. $7. 1-866-468-3401.
THE MACHINE Mr. Small's, Fri. 9 p.m. $20-$22. 1-866-468-3401.
ZACH DEPUTY Thunderbird Cafe, Fri. 8 p.m. $10-$12. 1-888-718-4253.
SCARY KIDS SCARING KIDS Diesel, Fri. 6:30 p.m. $12-$15. 1-888-718-4253.
GARRISON STARR/NATALIA ZUKERMAN Club Cafe, Fri. 7 p.m. $10-$12. 1-866-468-3401.
BEN FOLDS With Pittsburgh Symphony. Heinz Hall, Sat. 8 p.m. $35-$90. 412-392-4900.
CHERYL WHEELER Carnegie Lecture Hall, Sat. 7:30 p.m. $35 advance; $40 door. 412-394-3353.
DESTRY/MEAN CREEK Garfield Artworks, Sat. 8 p.m. $8. 412-361-2262.
THE WAITING ROOM Diesel, Sat. 7:30 p.m. $10. 1-877-435-9849.
KRISTINA TRAIN Thunderbird Cafe, Sat. 8 p.m. $12-$14. 1-888-718-4253.
LAURA TSAGGARIS Club Cafe, Sat. 7 p.m. $8. 1-866-468-3401.
TITLE TRACKS/PRETTY AND NICE Brillobox, Sun. 9:30 p.m. $8. 1-866-468-3401.
DANG! WE'RE ON FIRE Diesel, Sun. 7 p.m. $10-$12. 1-888-718-4253.
TITLE TRACKS/PRETTY NICE/LE CACHOT Brillobox, Sun. 9:30 p.m. $8. 1-866-468-3401.
GREEN RIVER ORDINANCE Club Cafe, Wed., 7 p.m. $10. 1-866-468-3401.
TORTOISE: Mr. Small's, Wed. 8 p.m. $16-$18. With: Disappears. 1-866-468-3401.
DJ MASONIC/KEREM GOKMEN WYEP Broadcast Center, Wed., 7 p.m. $25-$30. yep.org.
BEAR HANDS Brillobox, Wed. 9:30 p.m. $6-$8. 1-866-468-3401.
PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS Diesel, Wed. 7 p.m. $14-$16. 1-888-718-4253.
PITTSBURGH BALLET THEATRE Taylor's "Company B" and Tharp's "In The Upper Room. Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m.; Sun. 2 p.m. Benedum Center, Downtown. $20.50-$88.50. 412-456-6666 or www.pittsburghballet.org
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***AMISH MONKEYS Interactive improv theater. Amish Monkeys at Gemini Theater, The Factory, 7501 Penn Ave., Point Breeze. Sat. 8 p.m. $8 (cash only). 412-243-5201.
BURIED CHILD Sam Shepard's 1979 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about a Midwestern family with a dark secret. Playhouse Rep at Pittsburgh Playhouse of Point Park University, Oakland. Through Feb. 21. Thurs.-Fri. 8 p.m.; Sat. 2 and 8 p.m.; Sun. 2 p.m. $15.50-$23.50; 412-621-4445 or www.pittsburghplayhouse.com.
THE CLOCKMAKER Stephen Massicote's mystery about clockmaker Heinrich Mann, his new friend, who brings him a broken clock, and her husband. City Theatre, South Side. Ends Sun. Thurs.-Fri. 8 p.m.; Sat. 5:30 and 9 p.m.; Sun. 2 p.m. $23-$48. 412-431-2489 or citytheatrecompany.org.
DATING CAN BE MURDER Interactive murder-mystery dinner theater, McCaffery Mysteries at Gaetano's Restaurant, 1617 Banksville Road, Banksville. Sat. 7 p.m. $35 (includes dinner, tax, etc.). 1-800-719-0998; reservations encouraged.
***AN EVENING WITH MARK TWAIN Mark Twain scholar Dr. Alan Solter gives his one-man show in celebration of the reopening of the Carnegie's Civil War Room. Stage 62 Presents, Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Ave., Carnegie, Sat. 8 p.m. $20-$15. 412-276-3456.
FOREVER PLAID The musical Plaids return to take a shot at the fame they missed years ago. Pittsburgh CLO Cabaret, Penn Ave., Downtown. Through March 28. Wed.-Sat. 7:30 p.m.; Sat.-Sun. 2 p.m.; some Thurs. 1 p.m. $44.50.-$34.50. 412-456-6666 or 412-325-1582 (group sales).
FRIDAY NIGHT IMPROVS Cathedral of Learning Studio Theatre, University Of Pittsburgh, Oakland. Fri. 11 p.m. $3. 412-624-7529.
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM William Shakespeare's comic masterpiece. Pittsburgh Public Theater at the O'Reilly Theater, Penn Ave., Downtown. Through Feb. 21. Tues.-Sat. 8 p.m.; Sat.-Sun. 2 p.m.; Sun. 7 p.m.; some exceptions. $35-$55 ($15, 26 and younger). 412-316-1600 or www.ppt.org.
***NOISES OFF Michael Frayn's comic masterpiece of inspired lunacy and slapstick. The Theatre Factory, Cavitt Ave. and Third St., Trafford. Fri. through Feb. 28. Thurs.-Sat. 8 p.m.; Sun. 2 p.m. $16-$14 (dinner theater available). 412-374-9200 or www.TheTheatreFactory.com.
PITTSBURGH CLO LATE NIGHT CABARET Sat.: The Serious Comedy Show Gene Collier: "I'm Just Tellin' Ya" $5; 9:30 p.m. 412-281-3973.
***RADIOHOLE: WHATEVER, HEAVEN ALLOWS Radiohole's newest work is a star-spangled meta-melodrama inspired by film director Douglas Sirk's 1950s potboilers. New Hazlett Theater, 6 Allegheny Square, North Side. Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m. $20-$10. 412-237-8300.
SCAPIN Moliere's comedy with updated text that has the spirit of slapstick comedies of the 1930s. University of Pittsburgh, Cathedral of Learning, Studio Theatre, Oakland. Ends Sun. Thurs.-Sat. 8 p.m.; Sun. 2 p.m. $7-$22. 412-624-PLAY.
First Published February 11, 2010 12:00 am
