THEATERRecord Run: Tonight’s 272nd performance of Steve...

THEATER

Record Run: Tonight’s 272nd performance of Steve Martin’s “Picasso at the Lapin Agile” will set a record for the longest-running show at the Westwood Playhouse. The previous record was set by “Little Shop of Horrors” in 1983. “Picasso” is also the last show that will appear at the Westwood Playhouse, a venue that will be renamed the Geffen Playhouse in honor of David Geffen’s recent $5-million gift.

TELEVISION

Quality Work: “ER,” “Picket Fences,” “Frasier” and “Seinfeld” lead the list of series nominated for Viewers for Quality Television’s 11th annual Quality Award. “ER,” “Homicide: Life on the Street,” “NYPD Blue,” “Picket Fences” and “The X-Files” are up for best drama. “Frasier,” “Friends,” “Grace Under Fire,” “Mad About You” and “Seinfeld” earned nods for best comedy. Nominated for best actor are Andre Braugher (“Homicide”), David Duchovny (“The X-Files”), Anthony Edwards (“ER”), Dennis Franz (“NYPD Blue”) and Mandy Patinkin (“Chicago Hope”). For best actress: Gillian Anderson (“The X-Files”), Kathy Baker (“Picket Fences”), Claire Danes (“My So-Called Life”), Karen Sillas (“Under Suspicion”) and Sherry Stringfield (“ER”). The awards will be presented during VQT’s annual convention in Hollywood on Sept. 23.

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What Becomes a ‘Legend’?: “Legend,” the United Paramount Network adventure, may still have life. A new episode of the Richard Dean Anderson series will follow “Star Trek: Voyager” Monday at 9 p.m. The series had failed to make the fall schedule, like every other UPN show other than “Voyager.” However, if ratings for “Legend” improve, “There’s a very good chance to see it back” in the fall, according to the show’s creator Michael Piller, who said UPN president Lucie Salhany backs the experiment. After Monday’s tryout, the series will return to Tuesdays starting June 20.

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Ghostly Tale: Patrick Stewart (“Star Trek: The Next Generation”) will play the title role in “The Canterville Ghost,” an update of the Oscar Wilde tale being filmed as an “ABC Family Movie” for the 1995-96 season. Neve Campbell (“Party of Five”) co-stars.

LEGAL FILE

Locke Sues Eastwood: Sondra Locke claims her former lover Clint Eastwood set her up with a phony movie development deal to get out from under a palimony lawsuit she filed against him six years ago. Locke, an actress and director, accused Eastwood of cruelty in her 1989 palimony suit, alleging he forced her to have two abortions during their 13-year relationship. In a lawsuit filed Monday, Locke claims she dropped the palimony complaint when Eastwood agreed to secure a development deal for her at Warner Bros. The studio was to pay her for movie projects she proposed for development. Locke said that she received some money, but that it came from Eastwood and none of her 30 projects were considered for movies. An attorney for Eastwood could not be reached.

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Suit Dropped: Bandleader Eddie Palmieri has dropped a lawsuit accusing Gloria Estefan of stealing one of his songs because a New York judge ruled part of his evidence could not be used. The Grammy-winning salsa pianist had sought $10 million in the 1991 copyright infringement lawsuit. He said portions of Estefan’s 1989 song “Oye Mi Canto” were copied from his 1981 song “Paginas de Mujer.” Federal judge Richard Owen ruled last week that Palmieri’s evidence that Estefan had heard the song was legally insufficient and could not be introduced.

AWARDS

Jackson Wins in Nashville: Alan Jackson was the top winner at the TNN Music City News Country Awards. Jackson picked up five honors in Nashville Monday night, including best entertainer, male vocalist, album of the year for “Who I Am” and single of the year for “Livin’ on Love.” He shared the best vocal collaboration award with George Jones. Reba McEntire won for female artist, with Brooks & Dunn named as best vocal group. Waylon Jennings won in the “living legend” category, and Willie Nelson received the Minnie Pearl award for charity work. Vince Gill was shut out despite his six nominations.

QUICK TAKES

Musician Les Paul celebrated his upcoming birthday Monday during his weekly gig at Fat Tuesday’s jazz club in New York. Paul, who is credited with inventing the electric guitar, multi-track recording and other electronic musical devices, will turn 80 on Friday. . . . The “Showtime Original Family Picture,” a series of new cable films for youngsters, will air on a monthly basis starting in August. . . . David Steinberg and Sandra Bernhard will headline TV pilots for cable’s USA Network. Steinberg stars in “The Mr. Lawrence Show,” about a TV talk-show host whose colleagues are life-size puppets. “Film-Zilla With Sandra Bernhard” is an hourlong show celebrating B-movies. . . . Jazzopolis, the eighth annual outdoor jazz concert series at the Century City Shopping Center & Marketplace, begins tonight at 7 with a performance by Rob Rio and the Revolvers. The 13-week series, which takes place on the stage adjacent to the Broadway, concludes Aug. 30.