“The Drowsy Chaperone,” which pays homage to American musicals of the Jazz Age and examines the effect musicals have on the fans who adore them, will be staged at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday in the Butler Senior High auditorium as the Butler High School fall musical. As a Broadway fan listens to a recording of a fictional 1928 musical comedy, he is transported into the musical and the characters appear in his dingy apartment in this musical comedy. Tickets are $5 and are available at May's Music Shoppe or at the door.

Pittsburgh International Children's Theater presents the Pittsburgh premiere of Emerald City Theatre in “The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs” through Sunday at various locations. The show is scheduled at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. today at Marshall Middle School; at 7 p.m. Friday at Hopewell High School; at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday at Upper St. Clair High School; and at 2 p.m. Sunday at Seneca Valley Senior High School. Tickets are $9.50 in advance or $11 at the door. Order by calling 412-456-6666 or online at www.pgharts.org.

Comtra Theatre, Route 19 in Cranberry Township, presents the play “Little Women” through Saturday. Curtain is at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Tickets are $12 for plays and $15 for musicals. Reservations can be made by calling 724-773-9896.

<B>“Rock of Ages,”</B> the five-time Tony Award-nominated musical, will visit the Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., Tuesday through Nov. 28. The love story is told through the songs of iconic rockers Journey, Styx, REO Speedwagon, Foreigner, Pat Benatar and Whitesnake. Shows will begin at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays, at 8 p.m. Fridays, at 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, and at 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sundays. The show might not be appropriate for those younger than 14. Tickets range from $21 to $74 and are available by calling 412-456-6666 or online at www.pgharts.org.<B>Quantum Theatre,</B> a local experimental theater company, continues its 20th season with “When the Rain Stops Falling” through Sunday at Iron City Brewery, 3340 Liberty Ave. Curtain is at 8 p.m. today through Saturday and at 7 p.m. Sunday. Tickets range from $30 to $45, with a limited number of $16 tickets available for students. Call 888-718-4253.

<B>New Castle Playhouse</B>, 212 E. Long Ave. in New Castle, presents the musical show “Annie” through Nov. 28 in the Augustine Auditorium. Curtain is at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and at 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for senior citizens age 60 and older and students, and $10 for children age 12 and younger. Call 724-657-3437 or visit www.newcastleplayhouse.org.