Comtra Theatre, Route 19 in Cranberry Township, is staging "A Bad Year for Tomatoes" through May 3. The comedy is about the misfortunes of a famous TV actress who wants to get away from it all in a small New England town. Shows start 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.

<B>"Jesus Christ Superstar,"</B> by legendary writing team Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, will be staged Friday through Sunday at the Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave. Headlining will be Ted Neeley, best known for his role as Jesus in the Norman Jewison film of "Superstar." Performance times are 8 p.m. Friday; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday; and 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets range from $23.50 to $62 and are available by calling 412-456-6666 or by visiting the Web site, pgharts.org.<B>Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre</B> kicks off the 2008 season, "Family Affairs," with the grandfather of all Shakespearean tragedies, "King Lear," in a bold new production through Saturday at The Charity Randall Theatre in the Stephen Foster Memorial on Forbes Avenue in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh. Tickets range from $33 to $47 and are available by calling ProArts Tickets at 412-394-3353, or through the PICT Web site at www.picttheatre.org.

<B>New Castle Playhouse</B>, 202 E. Long Ave. in New Castle, finishes up its staging of the youth production "Legend of Pocahontas" with shows Friday through Sunday. Curtain is at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $10. Call 724-654-3437.