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THROUGH SUNDAY: Front Porch Theatricals’ deeply moving production of the Tony Award- winning musical “Fun
Home” makes for a memorable season finale. At the New Hazlett Theater, North Side. 8 p. m. Thursday and Friday; 2 and 8 p. m. Saturday; 2 p. m. Sunday. $ 12-$ 35; frontporchpgh. com; showclix. com. THURSDAY: Bone Thugs- n- Harmony, the pride of Cleveland hip- hop/ R& B, returns to Mr. Smalls, Millvale, with the smooth sound that made the band an international sensation with 1996’ s “E. 1999 Eternal.” The Grammy- winning crew tops a bill with Lyn Starr, JAYY BRAXX, Treble NLS, Shad Ali and DJ FEMI. 8 p. m. $ 33 advance, $ 35 day of show; ticketweb. com.
THURSDAY: Since releasing his last album with the Pharmacists in 2010, Ted
Leo has hooked up with Aimee Mann to form The Both and also released a solo record, “The Hanged Man,” in 2017. Last year, the Pharmacists regrouped to celebrate the 15th anniversary of 2003’ s “Hearts of Oak.” The punk/ power- pop band plays Spirit, Lawrenceville, at 8 p. m. $ 20-$ 22; spiritpgh. com.
FRIDAY: Gladys Knight released her first single in 1966 and really caught fire in the early ’ 70s, charting hits with such enduring classics as “Neither One of Us ( Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye),” “Midnight Train to Georgia” and “Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me.” In 1985, she went to the top of the charts again with “That’s What Friends Are For.” Along the way, she won seven Grammys and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with The Pips in 1996. The 75- year- old legend plays Heinz Hall, Downtown, at 8 p. m. $ 49-$ 99; pittsburghsymphony. org.
SUNDAY: Live, Bush and Our Lady Peace, currently on a tour package hitting Stage AE, North Shore, were brought to you courtesy of Nirvana. Live, from York, Pa., came along in the wake of “Nevermind” with the eight- times- platinum “Throwing Copper,” which sported the modern- rock hits “I, Alone,” “Lightning Crashes” and “All Over You.” Bush came out of London in ‘ 94 with the six- times- platinum “Sixteen Stone,” filling the airwaves with “Glycerine,” “Comedown,” “Everything Zen” and more. Our Lady Peace followed a few years later as Toronto’s grunge entry, at which point the genre was hitting its saturation point and ultimate doom. 6 p. m. doors. $ 55; ticketmaster. com.
SUNDAY: The Bacon Brothers — Kevin Bacon and his older brother Michael ( an Emmy- winning film and TV composer) — started playing music together when they were kids and first took their show on the road in ’ 95, doing a melodic brand of folk- rock. They return to play Jergel’s, Marshall, at 8 p. m. with Lauren Lucas. $ 34 advance; $ 38 day of show; jergels. com. SUNDAY: The Manhattan Transfer,
the jazz- pop vocal group featuring longtime members Alan Paul, Janis Siegel and Cheryl Bentyne, play the final free show of the summer at Hartwood Acres, Hampton. A recent set list reveals the group playing everything from “Route 66” to “Choo Choo Ch’Boogie” to XTC’s “The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul.” It’s at 7: 30 p. m.