8 pm: Theater

Richard Dreyfuss and Marsha Mason headline in L.A. Theatre Works’ live radio-theater production of Neil Simon’s comedy “The Prisoner of Second Avenue.” Dreyfuss and Mason, who starred in the hit London West End production, reprise their roles as a long-married New York couple trapped in high-rise hell.

* “The Prisoner of Second Avenue,” Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd. Today and Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 2 p.m.; Sunday, 4 and 7:30 p.m. Ends Sunday. $31 to $35. (310) 827-0889.

11 am: Art

Two new exhibitions pay tribute to the great French Classical artist Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665): “Poussin Landscapes by Leon Kossoff,” which opened earlier this week at the J. Paul Getty Museum, and “Drawn to Painting: Leon Kossoff’s Drawings and Prints After Nicolas Poussin,” which opens today at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Using Poussin’s paintings at the Getty, the National Gallery and the Royal Academy of Arts in London as a basis for his work, Kossoff created works that are both replicas and uniquely his own in a series of charcoal-and-pastel drawings, etchings and prints.

* “Poussin Landscapes by Leon Kossoff,” J. Paul Getty Museum, 1200 Getty Center Drive, Brentwood. Tuesdays-Wednesdays, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Thursdays-Fridays, 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Saturdays-Sundays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Ends April 16. Free; reservations required. (310) 440-7300. “Drawn to Painting: Leon Kossoff’s Drawings and Prints After Nicolas Poussin,” Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, noon-8 p.m.; Fridays, noon-9 p.m.; Saturdays-Sundays, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Ends April 2. Adults, $7; (323) 857-6000.

8 pm: World Music

Senegalese percussionist Doudou N’Diaye and the Drummers of West Africa have performed with everyone from the Rolling Stones to Miles Davis. Here, the 35-member ensemble of percussionists and singers brings complex rhythms and an eclectic collection of instruments to perform “Baifall,” “Saouroubas” and other traditional pieces from its homeland.

* Doudou N’Diaye Rose and the Drummers of West Africa, Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts, 12700 Center Court Drive, Cerritos, 8 p.m. Also Friday, 8 p.m. $32 to $47. (800) 300-4345.

8 pm: Movies

Charlie Lustman, the new owner of the Silent Movie Theatre, is presenting a Tribute to Laurence Austin, the longtime proprietor of the movie theater who was shot and killed in the theater in January 1997. Lustman hopes that the tribute--which includes a screening of F.W. Murnau’s classic 1927 film “Sunrise,” the film that was the scheduled feature the night Austin was shot--will give theater patrons a sense of closure. Several of Austin’s friends and colleagues will speak before the film. Organist Bob Mitchell will accompany the film.

* Tribute to Laurence Austin and screening of “Sunrise,” Silent Movie Theatre, 611 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, 8 p.m. $6 to $8. (323) 655-2520.

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FREEBIES: The faculty of Pasadena Conservatory of Music performs a program of Bach that includes Johann Sebastian and P.D.Q. Bach. 845 Atchison St., Pasadena, 7:30 p.m. (626) 798-9426.

The Beachwood Sparks play a no-cover set at Three of Clubs, 1123 N. Vine St., Hollywood. 21 and older. (323) 462-2441.