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* Theater. Peter Falk and Jason Alexander headline in the world premiere of “Defiled,” Lee Kalcheim’s drama about a police negotiator and an over-the-edge city librarian, opening Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Geffen Playhouse, 10886 Le Conte Ave., Westwood. Plays Tuesdays through Thursdays, 7:30 p.m.; Fridays, 8 p.m.; Saturdays, 4 and 8:30 p.m.; Sundays, 2 and 7 p.m. Also June 14 and 15, 2 p.m.; dark June 16 through 19. Ends July 2. $20 to $42; June 14 and 15 matinee mezzanine seats, $25. (310) 208-5454, (213) 365-3500.

* Film. The annual Last Remaining Seats series of vintage movies at South Broadway movie palaces commences Wednesday with “My Little Chickadee,” screening at the Palace Theatre, 630 S. Broadway, downtown Los Angeles. Doors open at 7 p.m.; show begins at 8 p.m. Series tickets are $50 to $65 for all five films. Individual seats are $12 to $15 or $18 at the door, if available. (213) 430-4211.

* Jazz. Vocalists Nnenna Freelon and Carmen Lundy, trumpeter and film composer Terence Blanchard’s sextet and the trios of pianist Billy Childs and Tom Ranier appear June 3, 8 p.m., at the annual fund-raiser for the Jazz Bakery nonprofit concert space to be held at the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre, 2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East, Hollywood. $20 to $125. (323) 461-3673.

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* Dance. Locally based companies representing the cultures of Bali, Java, India and Cambodia retell the classic epic “Ramayana” on June 3 at 5 p.m. in Thorne Hall, Occidental College, 1600 Campus Road, Eagle Rock. $15 to $45. (626) 405-9759.

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