The Young Actors Christian Kompany will present a Christmas musical "Scrooge" at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The cast consists of 10th to 12th graders from Seneca Valley High School. Admission is free but donations are accepted. Call 724-452-4767.

Comtra Theatre, Route 19 in Cranberry Township, is presenting the musical "White Christmas" through Dec. 19. Curtain is 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.

A Hosanna! Holiday Celebration will take place on Saturday in the Penn Christian Academy auditorium, 198 W. Airport Road, Penn Township. Reservations are necessary. The show will be "I'll Be Home for Christmas," a musical about family and hope during World War II. Call 724-586-0042 or 724-287-8362.

<B>Franklin Civic Operetta</B> presents Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Barrow-Civic Theatre, 1223 Liberty St., Franklin. Tickets cost $14 and are available by calling the box office at 814-437-3440 or online at www.barrowtheatre.com.

<B>CLO's "A Musical Christmas Carol"</B> will open tonight and continue through Dec. 23 at the Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St. The 18th annual holiday production goes on stage at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays plus some other weekdays, at 4 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, and at 2 and 6 p.m. most Sundays. Tickets range from $26.50 to $44.50 with half-priced tickets for children ages 3 to 14. Call 412-456-6666 or visit the Web site, www.pittsburghCLO.org.<B>The Brown Chapel Heir Force</B> presents "The Night Chaser," a Christmas celebration for all ages, at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the New Hazlett Theater, 6 Allegheny Square East on the North Side. "The Night Chaser" is a story about a family who receives a video game that draws them into an adventure requiring courage and responsibility. The production includes music, acting, mime, dance and African drumming. Tickets are free for children age 12 and younger when accompanied by an adult. Adult tickets are $10 for preferred seating and $5 for general admission. Call 412-471-4332.<B>Pittsburgh Public Theater</B> continues its 35th season with Lillian Hellman's tale of greed and family, "The Little Foxes," through Sunday at the O'Reilly Theater, 621 Penn Ave. Curtain is at 8 p.m. through Saturday and at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets range from $35 to $55; students and anyone younger than 26 pay $15. Call 412-316-1600 or visit www.ppt.org. <B>CLO Cabaret</B> is presenting "Forever Plaid" through March 28 at the CLO Cabaret at Theater Square, 655 Penn Ave. "The Plaids" is the story of a 1950s all-male singing group. Tickets are $39.50 for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings, $44.50 for Saturday evenings, and $34.50 for matinees. Call 412-456-6666.