Comtra Theatre, Route 19 in Cranberry Township, presents “Miracle on 34th Street” from Friday through Dec. 18. Curtain is at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Tickets are $12 for plays and $15 for musicals. Reservations can be made at 724-773-9896.

<B>Ford City Library Players</B> present ”A Christmas Story,” humorist Jean Shepherd's memoir of growing up in the Midwest in the 1940s featuring 9-year-old Ralphie Parker and his quest for a Red Ryder BB gun. The show is at 7 p.m. Dec. 2, 3 and 4 in the Ford City High School auditorium, 1100 Fourth Ave. It is a fundraising event for the Ford City Library. Tickets are $8 and are available at the library, 1136 Fourth Ave. Tickets will also be available at the door. Call 724-763-8355 or 724-763-3591.<B>New Castle Playhouse</B>, 212 E. Long Ave., New Castle, presents the musical “Annie” Friday through Sunday in the Augustine Auditorium. Curtain is at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for senior citizens age 60 and older and students, and $10 for children age 12 and younger. Call the box office at 724-657-3437 or visit www.newcastleplayhouse.org.

<B>“Rock of Ages,”</B> the Tony nominated musical, continues through Sunday at Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave. The love story is told through the songs of iconic rockers Journey, Styx, REO Speedwagon, Foreigner, Pat Benatar and Whitesnake. Shows begin at 7:30 p.m. today and Thursday, at 8 p.m. Friday, at 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, and at 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday. The show may not be appropriate for those under age 14. Tickets range from $21 to $74 and are available by calling 412-456-6666 or online at www.pgharts.org.