Steelers vs. Patriots Football Showdown; 2016 Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions at PPG (Sun., 10/23/16)

1) The Steelers, who are coming off a big loss against the Miami Dolphins this past Sunday line up this week against their arch nemesis, The New England Patriots. Almost down to a skeleton crew of Steelers with injuries to key players including Ben Roethlisberger, Cameron Heyward, and Ryan Shazier, it will have to be next man up as Coach Tomlin likes to say. Go Steelers, beat the cheaters! 4:25 p.m. 100 Art Rooney Ave., North Shore.

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2) Looking for a sport to watch that’s a little less violent, although just as elegant? How about the 2016 Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions? The exhibition is made up of members of the 2012 and 2016 U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Teams. Specific performers have not been announced for each city, but on their website is an impressive roster of possible gymnasts. In each city the tour stops in, local gymnasts will also be performing at the event. 5 p.m. PPG Paints Arena, 1001 Fifth Ave., Uptown.

In “Finding Neverland,” it is Peter’s real-life mom who flies off to the bye and bye. (This pic is from the Broadway production with Laura Michelle Kelly in the role.)  photo: copyright Caol Rosegg.

3) Many adult males are accused of having a Peter Pan complex: they don’t want to grow up. That phenomenon, combined with the long-running popularity of the Peter Pan story itself, may help explain why attention has been focused on Peter Pan’s creator, the Scottish writer Sir James Matthew Barrie. The 2004 biopic Finding Neverland starred Johnny Depp (no comment!) as Barrie. And more recently, after a back-and-forth process involving British and American creative teams, a stage musical of the same title appeared. The musical Finding Neverland, like the movie, relates the moving true story of Barrie’s friendship with the Llewelyn Davies family, whose sons—including one named Peter—inspired the fictional Peter and his flight crew. The musical finished a 17-month Broadway run this summer, just as a national touring company was rehearsing its hearty song-and-dance numbers. After opening in Buffalo (where else to take wing?), the road-show ensemble will bring Finding Neverland to Pittsburgh for the enjoyment of audiences of all ages and maturity levels. 1 and 6:30 p.m. Ends today. Benedum Center, 237 7^th St., Cultural District. (MV)

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