Broadway Bound? Producers are holding another open...

Broadway Bound? Producers are holding another open call audition for “Rent,” the hit Pulitzer- and Tony-winning musical that opened Saturday at the Ahmanson Theatre. Tryouts start at 10 a.m. today at the Performing Arts Center, 15934 Strathern St., in Van Nuys. “No musical theater tunes,” says the ad that producers ran in the trades. And “no plastic pants.”

* PLANT SAFETY: Heavy rains this winter could produce that other Southern California earth disturbance--the mudslide. Homeowners in hilly areas can protect their homes by anchoring slopes with deep-rooted shrubs and trees. Some of the plants that are most effective at holding an eroding hillside in place are also among the most natural, buckwheat and morning glory being two examples. B2