TODAY’S BEST BETS

Theater

There have been musicals about Jesus Christ, Evita Peron, Gypsy Rose Lee and Charlie Chaplin. So why not one based on the life of farm workers’ leader Cesar Chavez?

* “Chavez: Going Towards the Light (A Dramatic Musical),” Tracy Roberts Theatre, 12265 Ventura Blvd., Studio City. (626) 256-8940. 8 p.m. Also Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m. Ends Sept. 26.

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Dance

Instincts Live Media Dance Company performs the West Coast premiere of “Possibilities.”

* Assistance League Playhouse, 1367 N. Saint Andrews Place, Hollywood. (310) 392-1482. 8 p.m.

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Music

Eduard Schmieder conducts his 24-member I Palpiti Chamber Orchestra in music by Mendelssohn and Beethoven.

* John Anson Ford Amphitheatre, 2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East, Hollywood. (323) 461-3673. 8 p.m.

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Jazz

Saxophonist Tom Scott was a pioneer in fusing jazz with pop music in the ‘70s. He’s still at it with yet another incarnation of his band, the L.A. Express.

* Baked Potato Hollywood, 6266 Sunset Blvd. (323) 461-6400. 9 p.m.