8pm TheaterAlec Mapa, who played the title...

8pm Theater

Alec Mapa, who played the title role in both the Broadway and national touring productions of David Henry Hwang’s “M. Butterfly,” will perform his new autobiographical solo play, “Drama!,” about growing up, being newly “out” and in fashion in pre-AIDS San Francisco. The workshop production is part of the Mark Taper Forum’s “New Work Festival’s Next Step” series.

“Drama!,” Evidence Room, 2220 Beverly Blvd., L.A., Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 2 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m. $10. (213) 628-2772.

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8pm Theater

“Flight,” Mikhail Bulgakov’s epic journey about the nature of exile, adapted by Steven Haworth and directed by Charles Otte, takes audiences on an odyssey that begins during the final days of the Bolshevik Revolution and detours through the marketplaces of Constantinople and the boudoirs of Paris.

“Flight,” Open Fist Theatre Company, 1625 N. La Brea Ave., Hollywood, Fridays and Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Sundays 7 p.m. Ends May 18. $15, except Sundays, pay what you can. (323) 882-6912.

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6 & 8pm Pop Music

Former Faith No More keyboardist Roddy Bottum has led his band Imperial Teen to the forefront of the power-pop world. Its new album, “On,” marks the group’s move from major-label affiliation to the quirky independent Merge Records.

Imperial Teen, Amoeba Music, 6400 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, 6 p.m. Free. (323) 245-6400. Also with Kento and Fiver at the Troubadour, 9081 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, 8 p.m. $10 in advance; $12 day of show. (310) 276-6168.

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8pm Dance

When the Perm State Ballet (Russia’s third-largest company) danced locally for the first time two years ago, The Times noted the “obvious budget limitations” of the tour repertory. “But they work their hearts out,” the review concluded, and “the style is elegant and unified.” For 2002, the company is bringing two full-length ballets set to music by Prokofiev: Nikolai Boyarchikov’s “Romeo and Juliet” and Oleg Vinogradov’s “Cinderella.” Balletomanes will recall that the Kirov Ballet had been scheduled to dance the Vinogradov “Cinderella” in Costa Mesa in 1995, but tour difficulties led to a cancellation of that engagement. Now we can see what we missed--and hear it too, for the 50-member company orchestra is in the pit to guarantee that Prokofiev is spared any unwanted perm-mutations.

Perm State Ballet, Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts, 12700 Center Court Drive, Cerritos. Friday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. (“Romeo and Juliet”); Saturday, 2 and 8 p.m. (“Cinderella”). $37 to $47. (562) 916-8500.

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8pm Jazz

2002 has already been busy for jazz singer Dianne Reeves. In February, she won a Grammy for her CD “The Calling: Celebrating Sarah Vaughan.” In March, the Los Angeles Philharmonic Assn. announced her appointment to a new post, creative chair for jazz. She’ll advise the orchestra on jazz programming for the 2002-03 and 2003-04 seasons. Southland jazz buffs have two chances to hear Reeves this weekend.

Dianne Reeves, Smothers Theatre, 24255 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, 8 p.m. $40. (310) 506-4522. Also, Saturday, 8 p.m., at Marsee Auditorium, El Camino College, 16007 Crenshaw Blvd., Torrance. $23 to $26. (800) 832-2787.

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all day Movies

Vincent (Aurelien Recoing) takes long drives through the French countryside. He also sleeps in his car, stays away from home for days at a time, and spins a detailed web of deceit to hide his unemployed status from his family in the psychological drama “Time Out” (“L’Emploi du Temps”). Director Laurent Cantet, who won critical acclaim for his debut feature “Human Resources,” examines the fleeting freedom Vincent feels before gradually slipping into a tightening existential and practical conundrum.

“Time Out” (“L’Emploi du Temps”), rated PG-13 for sensuality, opens Friday at Laemmle’s Music Hall, Beverly Hills; Laemmle’s Playhouse 7, Pasadena; Laemmle’s Fallbrook 7, West Hills; and Edwards’ Park Place 10, Irvine.

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all day Movies

Martin Scorsese’s 1978 documentary “The Last Waltz,” possibly the greatest rock concert film ever made, memorably captures the farewell concert of the Band at San Francisco’s Winterland Theatre. Band guitarist Robbie Robertson, pianist Richard Manuel, drummer Levon Helm, organist Garth Hudson and bassist Rick Danko were joined on Thanksgiving in 1976 by a litany of music greats for a show produced by famed Bay Area promoter Bill Graham. Bob Dylan and Ronnie Hawkins, Neil Young, Eric Clapton, Joni Mitchell, Neil Diamond, Van Morrison, Muddy Waters, Emmylou Harris, Stephen Stills, Ringo Starr, Dr. John and Paul Butterfield were among the luminaries to grace the Winterland stage that night helping to create rock ‘n’ roll history.

“The Last Waltz,” rated PG, opens Friday at Pacific’s ArcLight 14, 6360 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood; Mann’s Criterion 6, 1313 Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica; and Edwards’ University 6, 4245 Campus Drive, Irvine.