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Jason Dudey describes the Come Out Laughing comedy tour as “gay, gay-friendly and who-cares-who-you-areor-who’s-in-your-bed.” At the national tour’s stop at Cruze Bar, Dudey is joined by LOGO favorite Dana Goldberg and Ian Harvie, the transgender comedian featured in the concert film Ian Harvie Superhero. Jan. 24. Strip District. www.comeoutlaughing.com Quantum Theatre takes it Downtown — specifically, to the historic, classically styled former Union National Bank — for Madagascar. It’s the local premiere for work by acclaimed American playwright J.T. Rogers; the award-winning 2004 play is about three storytellers and the nature of memory. The top-shelf cast includes Helena Ruoti, Larry John Meyers and Melinda Helfrich. Jan. 30-Feb. 16. 412362-1713 or www.quantumtheatre.com The New York Times calls Compagnie Käfig “one of the most innovative troupes on the experimental dance scene.” The internationally touring, all-male group from Brazil starts with hip-hop dance and blends in samba and capoeira. Pittsburgh Dance Council presents performances of original works set to
a score of samba and bossa nova. Feb. 1. Byham Theater, Downtown. 412-456-6666 or www.trustarts.org
movement and storytelling drawn from interviews with ex-slaves recorded in the 1930s as part of the Federal Writers Project. Feb. 15-March 2. Highland Park. newhorizontheater@yahoo.com
Though a few productions in its 10-year history have had materially rich stagings, barebones If Andrew Jackson had been productions revisits its a misbehaving rock star, namesake roots with U.S. history would A Steady Rain. The be a lot more like Bloody Bloody local premiere Andrew of Keith Huff’s Jackson, the drama about 2008 rock two Chicago musical by Alex cops, lifelong Timbers and friends whose Michael profession Friedman that threatens to critics have tear them apart, called “sublimely stars David raucous” and Whalen and Compagnie Käfig “invigorating.” Patrick Jordan. at Byham Theater Point Park’s Feb. 13- March 2. Conservatory Theatre New Hazlett Theater, Co. has a new production. North Side. barebones Feb. 21-March 2. Pittsburgh productions@gmail.com Playhouse, Oakland. 412-392-8000 or www.pittsburghplayhouse.com In time for Black History Month, New Horizon Theater stages Do Lord Remember Me at the Union Project. Willa Cather’s 1905 short story “Paul’s James de Jongh’s play is a collage of song, Case” concerns a Pittsburgh boy who flees the grim Iron City for the glamour of New York; things go poorly. Paul’s Case is now an opera by Gregory Spears and Kathryn Walat. Pittsburgh Opera performs the local premiere in its George R. White Studio. Feb. 22-March 2. Strip District. 412-281-0912 or www.pittsburghopera.org WITH THE ORCHESTRA
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The Kelly-Strayhorn Theater’s terrific artist-residency program presents another promising production, as internationally acclaimed choreographer Sidra Bell offers the world premiere of her latest work. Sidra Bell Dance New
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KIDS It’s the 30th iteration of Wrestlemania this year, and not just any Lycra-clad bruiser can go. At the WWE Royal Rumble, see more than two dozen pro wrestlers compete for a spot at the Big Dance. This is a pay-per-view event, so you know there will be plenty of action — and likely, controversy. Sat., Jan. 21. Consol Energy Center, Uptown. www.consolenergycenter.com If it’s too cold or wet to play outside, let the gang at the NFL Play 60 Training Camp show the kids how to get an hour’s worth of exercise indoors. The event kicks off at the Heinz History Center with football-themed activities including: 40-yard dash, healthy-food demos and a touchdown-dance contest. Feb. 1. Strip District. www.heinzhistorycenter.org When the days are dark and gloomy, the prescription might be some controlled destruction. No country on Earth rivals America for monster trucks, and at Monster Jam, you can watch these 12-foot-tall, 10,000-pound behemoths drive over and through all kinds of obstacles. Feb. 14-16. Consol Energy Center, Uptown. www.consolenergycenter.com Kids might not totally get the joke in The Teacher From the Black Lagoon’s