Today’s Best Bets

Cabaret

Now that she’s off TV duty for a while, model-turned-actress-turned-singer Cybill Shepherd has time to work on her cabaret act. She brings her new show--a warmup to her big New Year’s Eve bash in Memphis--to town for one night only.

* Cinegrill, Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, 7000 Hollywood Blvd., (323) 466-7000. 8 p.m.

Television

How does a Disney holiday special end up on CBS? Oh, the kids don’t care about broadcast rights. They just want to watch.

* “Mickey’s Christmas Carol,” 8 p.m., KCBS-TV.

Stage

Playwright Guillermo Reyes has revised “Men on the Verge of a Hispanic Breakdown,” his series of hilarious monologues about nine diverse Latino characters.

* Highways, 1651 18th St., Santa Monica, (213) 660-8587. 8:30 p.m. Also Saturday-Sunday and Dec. 26-27; Jan. 2-3, 7-10, 14-17.

Pop Music

Expect to hear a lot from “Speak of the Devil,” the latest collection of moody rock from the retro-cool Chris Isaak.

* Pantages Theatre, 6233 Hollywood Blvd., (323) 480-3232. With opening act Jude. 8 p.m. (Also Saturday with Shawn Mullins.)