8 pm: Theater/Dance

The national tour of the award-winning smash hit “Bring in ‘Da Noise, Bring in ‘Da Funk,” the tap-dancing sensation conceived and directed by George C. Wolfe and choreographed by Savion Glover, arrives for a short run.

* “Bring in ‘Da Noise, Bring in ‘Da Funk,” Orange County Performing Arts Center, Segerstrom Hall, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Today and Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 2 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Ends Sunday. $21 to $52.50. (714) 740-7878; (213) 365-3500.

7 pm: Family

Sesame Street Live returns with its new touring musical extravaganza for preschoolers, “When I Grow Up,” with Prairie Dawn, Cookie Monster, Telly and Elmo.

* “When I Grow Up,” Anaheim Convention Center, 800 W. Katella Ave., today, 7 p.m.; Friday, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Saturday, 10:30 a.m., 2 and 5:30 p.m.; Sunday, 1 and 4:30 p.m. Pasadena Civic Auditorium, 300 E. Green St., Pasadena, May 20, 7 p.m.; May 21, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; May 22, 10:30 a.m., 2 and 5:30 p.m.; May 23, 1 and 4:30 p.m. Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., May 27, 7 p.m.; May 28, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; May 29, 10:30 a.m., 2 and 5:30 p.m.; May 30, 1 and 4:30 p.m. $11 to $20. (213) 480-3232, (714) 740-2000, (805) 583-8700, (619) 220-TIXS.

8 pm: Theater

Broadway notables Carolee Carmello and Stephen Bogardus head the cast in “Bells Are Ringing,” Reprise! Broadway’s Best in Concert’s semi-staged production of the Comden-Green-Styne musical. The romantic comedy romp is about an operator at an answering service with a lively interest in her clients, one in particular.

* “Bells Are Ringing,” UCLA Freud Playhouse, Westwood, Tuesdays through Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 2 p.m.; also this Sunday, 7 p.m. Ends May 23. $45 to $50; opening, $60. (310) 825-2101; (213) 365-3500.

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FREEBIE: Halima Taha discusses how to collect African American Art at the California African-American Museum, Exposition Park, L.A., 6:30 p.m. (213) 744-7432.