Summer Splash : And Already Playing . . .

Here are some of the major art exhibits and stage shows that have already begun and play into the summer:

ART

“The Psalms and Their Illustration” and “Drawings by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.” J. Paul Getty Museum in Malibu, through June 3 and July 25, respectively.

“La Fiesta Brava: Goya’s La Tauromaquia,” etchings; “The Nabis,” paintings, prints, sculpture and furniture; “Paintings and Works on Paper by John Altoon” and “World War I and II Posters: A Persuasive Art.” Norton Simon Museum of Art in Pasadena, through July 11, July 18, Sept. 18 and Nov. 14, respectively.

“From Allegory to Activism: Changing Images of Women in American Illustration, 1890-1920” features 35 drawings originally produced for popular magazines such as Life, Puck and Colliers. Also: “Gainsborough and the British Landscape Tradition.” Huntington Library and Art Collections in San Marino, through Oct. 3 and Aug. 22, respectively.

“Sleeping Beauties: African Headrests and Other Highlights From the Jerome L. Joss Collection at UCLA,” nearly 200 elaborately carved headrests, plus a cross section of African masks and figurative sculpture and an African sleeping platform. Also: “Ceramics of Ancient Peru.” Fowler Museum of Cultural History at UCLA, through Dec. 12 and Jan. 23, respectively.

“Pictures to Grow By: Illustrative Art of Sheila Hamanaka, Stan Sakai, Allen Say and George Suyeoka,” an exhibition of children’s book illustration by Japanese American Artists. Japanese American Cultural and Community Center, George J. Doizaki Gallery, Little Tokyo. Through Sept. 6.

“No Justice, No Peace? Resolutions ... ,” a multimedia exhibition responding to the 1992 Rodney G. King verdicts and its aftermath. Also: “Life in a Day of Black L.A.: The Way We See It,” 150 photographs by 10 black L.A. photographers. California Afro-American Museum in Exposition Park, through

July 5 and Aug. 23, respectively.

“Fusion ‘93: The Artists’ Role in Healing Los Angeles,” works by L.A. artists of multicultural descent, including Rudy Calderone, Robbie Conal, Robert Gil de Montes, Gronk, Hoon Kwak, Artis Lane and Erika Rothenberg. Jewish Community Building in Los Angeles, through Aug. 13.

“Artists’ Writing Reading Room: An Exhibition of Visual Artists Who Write and Writers Who Make Visual Art,” group show. Side Street Projects, 18th Street Arts Complex in Santa Monica, through July 15.

“Photography in Contemporary German Art: 1960 to the Present, Part I.” Lannan Foundation in Marina del Rey, through June 27.

“The Revolution Will Be Televised or, How Television Transforms Politics,” an installation by Richard Bolton dealing with how the media shape our perceptions. California Museum of Photography in Riverside, through July 4.

THEATER

Neil Simon’s play “Jake’s Women,” with Alan Alda and Helen Shaver heading the cast, finishes its last weeks at the Doolittle Theatre in Hollywood. Ends June 27.

Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson and Dennis DeYoung are starring in the new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice’s musical “Jesus Christ Superstar,” at the Universal Amphitheatre. Ends June 6.

Another Lloyd Webber’s musical extravaganza, “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” with Michael Damian, is still the main event at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood. Ends June 27.

And Lloyd Webber’s blockbuster “The Phantom of the Opera” has only a few months left to go at the Ahmanson Theatre. Ends Aug. 29.

James Sherman’s comedy “Beau Jest” continues at the Westwood Playhouse. Ends June 27.

The long-running musical spoof “Forever Plaid” continues its indefinite run at the Canon Theatre in Beverly Hills.

The dark comedy “Gangster Planet,” by Taylor Negron and Lawrence Justice, has been given an indefinite run at the World Theatre in Hollywood.

“Red Devils,” Debbie Horsfield’s all-female British drama, is running at Theatre/Theater in Hollywood. Ends June 30.

The Hittite Empire’s play “Love’s Uprising/dat ol’ negro tradition: de lynch tree,” exploring what it means to live as an African-American, is being presented by the Odyssey Theatre in West L.A. Ends June 20.

“Our Town,” Thornton Wilder’s classic play presented by A Noise Within, finishes up its run at Glendale Masonic Temple. Ends June 6.

“South of Where We Live,” Kenneth B. Davis’ comedy about upwardly mobile African-Americans, continues its long run at the Ebony Showcase Theatre indefinitely.

The La Jolla Playhouse’s production of “Children of Paradise: Shooting a Dream” continues at the Mandell Weiss Theatre. Ends June 13.

Ariel Dorfman’s drama “Death and the Maiden/La Muerte y La Doncella” is being presented in both English and Spanish by San Diego Repertory Theatre at the Lyceum Space in San Diego.

“Morning’s at Seven,” Paul Osborn’s comedy featuring Conrad Bain and Sada Thompson, continues at the Old Globe Theatre in Balboa Park, San Diego. Ends June 20.

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!” is the San Diego Civic Light Opera’s offering at the San Diego Civic Theatre. Ends June 6.