"Thugs, Mugs and .38 Slugs," a mystery caper show, will be presented by Much Ado Entertainment and Lyndora American Legion, on May 17 at the American Legion, 150 Legion Memorial Lane off Kohler Avenue, Lyndora. Seating begins at 6:30 p.m. and is by reservation only. Call 724-287-8364. Cost is $25.

Comtra Theatre, Route 19 in Cranberry Township, is staging "Caught in the Net" through May 24. The comedy is about the misfortunes of a famous TV actress who wants to get away from it all in a small New England town. Shows start at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Admission is $12 for plays and $15 for musicals. Box office opens at 6:45 p.m. the day of the show. Call 724-773-9896.

<B>Pittsburgh Musical Theater</B> presents "West Side Story," the Leonard Bernstein musical, through Sunday at Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St. Shows start at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets range from $10 to $39.50. Call 412-456-6666 or 412-471-6930.<B>The 2008 International Children's Festival</B> continues through Sunday at a new site in Oakland, the lawns of the University of Pittsburgh campus and Schenley Plaza. The festival grounds, free to the public, offer hands-on cultural and educational activities, roving artists, booths, and exhibitors. Featured performances will be at Charity Randall Theater, Bellefield Theater and Studio Theater on the University of Pittsburgh campus and Synod Hall, adjacent to St. Paul's Cathedral, and include: "The Moon Between Two Houses" (Mexico); "The Frog Prince" (South Korea); "Same Spirit, Different Movement" (USA); "Sprung" (Italy, Sweden, England); "The Rain Bird" (Israel); and "Blue Fear" (Portugal). Single performance tickets cost $8. Call 412-321-5520, or by visiting the Web site, www.pghkids.org.<B>City Theatre</B>, 1300 Bingham St. on the South Side, is hosting "A Marriage Minuet" by David Wiltse through May 25. Curtain is at 7 p.m. Tuesdays, at 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays, at 5:30 and 9 p.m. Saturdays and at 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets range from $15 to $46. Call 412-431-2489 or visit the Web site, CityTheatreCompany.org. Coming May 22 to June 29 will be "Bust," written and performed by Lauren Weedman.

<B>New Castle Playhouse</B>, 202 E. Long Ave. in New Castle, is hosting magician and illusionist John Steven Bloom at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday at the playhouse, 202 E. Long Ave. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for senior citizens and students, and $10 for children younger than 12. Call 724-654-3437.