It’s time once again for opening nights and standing ovations as Western Pennsylvania theater companies get ready to raise the curtain on a new season of stage productions.

Besides the classic familiar favorites — “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” “Les Miserables,” “Chicago” and more — that veteran theatergoers look forward to revisiting, more recent shows like “Legally Blonde the Musical,” “Mean Girls” and “The SpongeBob Musical” will be vying for audience approval.

While the much-anticipated return of “Hamilton” isn’t due in Pittsburgh until the 2020-21 season, according to Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, there’s plenty of time to check out some of these shows:

Actors Artists of Fayette County (Geyer Performing Arts Center, 111 Pittsburgh St., Scottdale): “Guys and Dolls,” Sept. 12-15; “Rocky Horror Show,” Oct. 17-20; “Leading Ladies,” Nov. 7-10. 724-887-0887 or geyerpac.com

Apple Hill Playhouse (275 Manor Road, Delmont): “Blithe Spirit,” Sept. 26-Oct. 6. 724-468-5050 or applehill playhouse.org

City Theatre Company (1300 Bingham St., South Side): “Cambodian Rock Band,” Sept. 14-Oct. 6; “One Night in Miami,” Nov. 9-Dec. 1; “Downstairs,” Jan. 11-Feb. 2; “Cry it Out,” Feb. 29-March 22; “PerkUp PerkUp,” April 4-May 10; “F*CK7THGRADE,” May 9-­ 31; “The Santaland Diaries,” Nov. 29-Dec. 22. 412-431-4400 or citytheatrecompany.org

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Geyer Performing Arts Center (111 Pittsburgh St., Scottdale): “Little Women,” Nov. 21-24; “White Christmas,” Dec. 12-15. 724-887-0887 or geyerpac.com

Greensburg Civic Theatre (951 Old Salem Road, Greensburg): “Jekyll and Hyde The Musical,” Oct. 17-19; “Disney Frozen Jr.,” Dec. 20-21; “The Sunshine Boys,” Feb. 20-22; “Miss Nelson is Missing,” March 20-21; “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” April 30-May 2. 724-836-8000 or gctheatre.org

Mountain Playhouse (Jennerstown): “5/31/1889: The Flood,” Sept. 17-29; “Million Dollar Quartet,” Oct. 1-13. 814-629-9220 or mountain playhouse.org

PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh (Benedum Center, 237 Seventh St., Pittsburgh, unless otherwise noted): “Disney’s The Lion King,” Sept. 4- 29; “The Office! A Musical Parody,” Oct. 18-19, Byham Theater; “Mean Girls,” Oct. 29- Nov. 3; “A Bronx Tale,” Nov. 19-24; “Les Miserables,” Nov. 26-Dec. 1; “The Illusionists: Magic of the Holidays,” Dec. 26-29, Heinz Hall; “Jesus Christ Superstar,” Dec. 31-Jan. 5; “Miss Saigon,” Feb. 4-9; “Cats,” Feb. 25-March 1; “The Band’s Visit,” March 10-15; “Summer: The Donna Summer Musical,” April 7-12, Heinz Hall; “Escape to Margaritaville,” May 12-17. 412-456-6666 or trustarts.org

Pittsburgh CLO (at Greer Cabaret Theater unless noted): “One-Man Star Wars Trilogy,” Sept. 11-29; “Forever Plaid,” Oct. 31-Dec. 29; “A Musical Christmas Carol,” Dec. 6-22, Byham Theater; “The Book of Merman,” Jan. 30-March 8; “UNTITLED: A New Musical Comedy About Serious Drama,” April 3-May 3; “Puffs,” May 14-Aug. 2; “The SpongeBob Musical,” June 2-7. Benedum Center. 412-456-6666 or pittsburghclo.org

Pittsburgh Public Theater (O’Reilly Theater, 621 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh): “A Few Good Men,” Sept. 12-Oct. 13; “School Girls, or, The African Mean Girls Play,” Nov. 7-Dec. 8; “Little Shop of Horrors,” Jan. 23-Feb. 23; “American Son,” March 5-April 5; “Barefoot in the Park,” April 23-May 24; “The Cake,” June 4-July 3. 412-316-1600 or ppt.org

PICT Classic Theater (Fred Rogers Studio, WQED, 4802 Fifth Ave., Oakland): “The Woman in Black,” Nov. 7-23; “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Feb. 13-29; “Da,” April 16-May 2. 412-561-6000 or picttheatre.org

Pittsburgh Playhouse (350 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh): “Good Grief,” Oct. 18-27; “Much Ado about Nothing,” Nov. 8-17; “Adding Machine: A Musical,” Dec. 6-16; “The Wolves,” Feb. 21-March 8; “Parade,” March 13-22; “Pump Up the Volume: A New Rock Musical,” April 3-12. 412-392-8000 or pittsburghplayhouse.com

Riverfront Theater Company (Aspinwall Riverfront Park, 285 River Ave., Aspinwall): “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,” Nov. 7-9 and 14-16; “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change,” Feb. 12-15; “Proof,” March 19-21 and 28-30. riverfronttheaterco.org

Seton Hill University (Performing Arts Center, Greensburg): “Chicago,” Oct. 25-Nov. 3. 724- 552-2929 or setonhill.edu/tickets

Split Stage Productions: “Tommy in Concert: Celebra­ting 50 Years of The Who,” Oct. 11-12, The Lamp Theatre, Irwin; “Next to Normal,” Feb. 7-15, Greensburg Garden and Civic Center. splitstage.com

Stage Right Greensburg: “Disney’s The Little Mermaid,” Sept. 20-22, The Palace Theatre, Greensburg; “The Rocky Horror Show,” Oct. 25-26, The Lamp Theatre, Irwin and Oct. 31-Nov. 1, Greensburg Garden and Civic Center; “Newsies,” Nov. 22-24, The Palace Theatre; “A Christmas Story,” Dec. 13-15, The Lamp Theatre; “Cabaret,” Feb. 28-March 1, The Lamp Theatre; “Legally Blonde the Musical,” April 17-19, The Palace Theatre. 724-832-7464 or stagerightgreensburg.com

The Theatre Factory (235 Cavitt Ave., Trafford): “Brighton Beach Memoirs,” Sept. 13-22; “The Fantasticks,” Oct. 18-27; “A Christmas Carol,” Dec. 6-15; “She Kills Monsters,” Feb. 28-March 8; “Doubt: A Parable,” April 24-May 3; “Into the Woods,” July 10-19. 412-374-9200 or thetheatrefactory.org

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