Summer outside the city is a time for many local theaters to turn up the heat on options for your vacation days. Here's a look at what's happening in places other than the Pittsburgh Cultural District this week, plus a peek into the not-too-distant future.
• Little Lake Theatre, now under the guidance of Roxy MtJoy after the retirement of Sunny Disney Fitchett, presents the local premiere of Nora Ephron’s “Lucky Guy,” a real-life story that attracted Tom Hanks to make his Broadway debut in 2013.
The play chronicles the fall and rise of the late New York Daily News columnist Mike McAlary. The writer known for his crime and corruption stories became a Pulitzer Prize winner after a libel suit nearly ended his career.
Directed by Jena Oberg, “Lucky Guy” runs through July 3, at 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. June 28. Tickets: $12-$20; www.littlelake.org or 724-745-6300.
For the kids: Little Lake’s Looking Glass Theatre’s next offering is “The Adventures of a Bear Called Paddington,” July 11-24; all tickets $10.
Next at Little Lake, 500 Lakeside Drive, North Strabane: “Last Gas,” about a man who grasps at a chance to “get back to happy,” July 9-25.
• Apple Hill Playhouse offers “Funny Money,” a comedy about a mild-mannered accountant who accidently picks up the wrong briefcase and finds it full of money. “Funny Money” runs at the dinner theater through June 27, at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 5 and 8:30 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. June 21. Tickets: $15-$40; www.applehillplayhouse.org or 724-468-5050.
For the kids: Apple Hill presents “Invisible Dragon” through June 26.
Next at Apple Hill, 275 Manor Road, Delmont: The Kander and Ebb revue “The World Goes ’Round,” July 9-18.
• Saint Vincent Summer Theatre’s next offering is “Tuesdays With Morrie,” based on the best-selling Mitch Albom book and starring Daniel Krell and Ron Siebert. Tickets: $16-$22; www.svst.org or 724-537-8900. It previews today and runs through July 3, at 8 p.m. Tuesdays; 2 and 8 p.m. Wednesdays; 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. June 27.
Next at Saint Vincent, 300 Fraser Purchase Road, Latrobe: The musical “Into the Woods,” July 10-26.
• Mountain Playhouse presents the musical comedy “Cotton Patch Gospel,” based on the Book of Matthew told in modern-day Georgia, through June 28 at 7 p.m. Tuesdays; 2 and 7 p.m. Wednesdays; 8 p.m. Thursdays; 2 and 8 p.m. Fridays; 8 p.m. Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $17-$37; www.mountainplayhouse.com or 1-814-629-9201.
Next at Mountain Playhouse, 7690 Somerset Pike, Jennerstown: The Neil Simon comedy “Chapter Two,” July 7-19.
• Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center’s Professional Company performs the Rodgers and Hammerstein revue “A Grand Night for Singing” Friday through June 28, at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $20-$25; www.lppacenter.org or 724-576-4644.
Next at Lincoln Park, 1 Lincoln Park, Midland: “The Rat Pack,” a free summer concert on July 2.
• South Park Theater presents “Making God Laugh,” the story of a family spanning 30 years of holidays, keeping in mind the Woody Allen line, “If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans.” Through June 27, 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: plays $12, musicals $15; www.southparktheatre.com or 412-831-8552.
For the kids: “The Spell of Sleeping Beauty,” through June 24.
Next at South Park, at Brownsville Road and Corrigan Drive: The nostalgic musical “Swingtime Canteen,” July 2-18.
Looking ahead
• Kinetic Theatre, the Charity Randall Theatre, 4301 Forbes Ave., Oakland, reunites David Whalen as Sherlock Holmes with director Andrew Paul, plus Simon Bradbury is Dr. Watson, in the Pittsburgh premiere of “Sherlock’s Last Case,” July 9-26; www.kinetictheatre.org or 1-888-718-4253.
• No Name Players, Off the Wall Theater, 25 W. Main St., Carnegie, offers up another local premiere, the family drama “Brewed.” June 26-July 11; www.nonameplayers.org or 1-888-718-4253.
• The Theatre Factory, 235 Cavitt Ave., Trafford, is underway July 10-26 with the musical “Chicago”; www.thetheatrefactory.com or 412-374-9200.
Sharon Eberson: seberson@post-gazette.com or 412-263-1960. Twitter: SEberson_pg.
First Published: June 18, 2015, 4:00 a.m.
