Comtra Theatre, Route 19 in Cranberry Township, presents "Swingtime Canteen" through Aug. 7. Based on a real life USO show from 1944, a fading Hollywood star heads to London with her gal pals to put on a show for the troops. The all-female cast sings the greatest hits of the 1940s. Curtain is at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Tickets are $15. Call 724-773-9896.

<B>New Castle Playhouse</B>, 212 E. Long Ave. in New Castle, presents "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" through Sunday. Curtain is at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets for the musical are $15 for adults, $12 for senior citizens age 60 and older and for students, and $10 for children age 12 and younger. Call the box office at 724-654-3437 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays or visit www.newcastleplayhouse.org.

<B>Quantum Theatre</B> stages "The Howling Miller," based on the novel by Finland's Arto Paasilinna, from today through Aug. 22 outdoors at the Frick Environmental Center, 2005 Beechwood Blvd. In the show, a stranger comes to a quiet town in northern Finland. Part hero, part howler, he's a man, a myth, and a metaphor for the fierce little country of Lapland in the post-war years. Curtain is at 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays. Tickets cost $30 to $45 with a limited number of $16 student tickets available. To order pre-show picnic dinners, call 412-244-8002. Visit www.quantumtheatre.com.<B>CLO Cabaret</B> hosts the world premiere of " 'S Wonderful," a new, all-singing, all-dancing musical revue celebrating George and Ira Gershwin, through Sept. 5 at 655 Penn Ave. Curtain is at 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays and at 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. There are also some shows scheduled at 1 p.m. Thursdays. Tickets range from $34.50 to $44.50. Call 412-456-6666.<B>Pittsburgh CLO</B> presents "Hairspray" through Sunday at the Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave. Songs include "Good Morning, Baltimore" and "You Can't Stop the Beat." The final show of the CLO season, "The Student Prince," runs Aug. 3 to 8. Shows are at 8 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets start at $20.50. Tickets will be available online at www.pittsburghCLO.org and by calling 412-456-6666.