THEATER

October 30, 2008 Last Updated: October 30, 2008 11:15 AM Weekend Entertainment

Comtra Theatre, Route 19 in Cranberry Township, is staging the Agatha Christie melodrama "The Mousetrap" through Nov. 8 at the theater on Route 19. Curtain is at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Admission is $12. Box office opens at 6:45 p.m. the day of the show. Call 724-773-9896.

Pittsburgh Musical Theater's Richard E. Rauh Conservatory Theater Company presents Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Cinderella" Nov. 6 to 9 at the Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., featuring students Nicole Uram and Lyric Ackelson, both of Butler. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Nov. 6 to 8 with matinees at 2 p.m. Nov. 8 and 9. Tickets range from $15 to $25. Call 412-456-6666."Mama Mia," the hit musical based on the songs of ABBA, will be staged Wednesday through Nov. 9 at the Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave. Curtain is at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, at 1 and 7:30 p.m. Nov. 6, at 8 p.m. Nov. 7, at 2 and 8 p.m. Nov. 8, and at 1 and 6:30 p.m. Nov. 9. Tickets range from $23.50 to $66.50 and are available by calling 412-456-6666 or by visiting the Web site, www.pgharts.org.Political satire group Capitol Steps will be performing at 4 p.m. Sunday at the Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., as presented by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. Tickets range from $20 to $42 and are available by calling 412-456-6666 or by visiting the Web site, www.pgharts.org.Pittsburgh Public Theater is presenting August Wilson's "Radio Golf," set in 1997 Pittsburgh, through Sunday in the O'Reilly Theater in downtown Pittsburgh. Tickets range from $35.50 to $55.50; students and those age 26 and younger pay $15.50. Call 412-316-1600 or visit the Web site, www.ppt.org.The Backstage Bar and Cabaret at Theater Square, a project of The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, in Theater Square at 655 Penn Ave., is staging "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, through Feb. 1, 2009, at the CLO Cabaret, 655 Penn Ave. Performances start at 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays, at 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays and at 1 p.m. select Thursdays, except some holiday dates in November, December and January. Tickets are $39.50 for evenings or $34.50 for matinees. Call 412-456-6666 or visit the Web site, CLOcabaret.com.

New Castle Playhouse, 202 E. Long Ave. in New Castle, is staging the musical "The Apple Tree" through Nov. 9. Curtain is at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and at 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $10. Call 724-657-9369 or visit www.newcastleplayhouse.org.