8 pm: Theater

Debussy gives way to “Don’t Call Me Trailer Trash” when a female classical music trio inadvertently lands a gig in a country-western bar in the musical comedy “Cowgirls.” It’s presented by Music Theatre of Southern California, with Mary Murfitt, the show’s lyricist and composer, heading the cast.

* “Cowgirls,” San Gabriel Civic Auditorium, 320 S. Mission Drive, San Gabriel, 8 p.m. Also Saturday, 8 p.m. and Sunday, 2 p.m. Regular schedule: Thursdays through Saturdays, 8 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays, 2 p.m. Ends July 22. (626) 308-2868. Also at Alex Theatre, 216 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale, July 27-28 at 8 p.m., July 29 at 7 p.m. and July 28-29 at 2 p.m. $22-$42. (800) 233-3123.

8 pm: Dance

“Unwind. You’re at the Ford,” reads the ad copy for the 2001 performance series at the neo-Judaic amphitheater across the freeway from the Hollywood Bowl. Nobody takes that suggestion more seriously than Trip Dance Theatre, a contemporary, locally based company committed to unwinding as picturesquely as possible on every possible occasion. For the premiere of the multidisciplinary folk tale “Inanna,” artistic director Monica Favand and her platoon of collaborators will fill the stage with more than 25 dancers and musicians--all intent on telling a story about four generations of women in a small village (not on any map, Favand says) and the cycles of life that, um, unwind around them.

* Trip Dance Theatre in “Inanna,” John Anson Ford Amphitheater, 2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East, Hollywood, 8 p.m. $12 (students, children) to $20. (323) 461-3673.

8 pm: Pop Music

You have your hip-hop groups, and you have your orchestras. Will the twain ever meet? They already have in the form of the Dakah Hip-Hop Orchestra, a mix of the Sun Ra Arkestra and the Black Eyed Peas that’s been drawing crowds to such clubs as the Conga Room and the Temple Bar. The 40-piece ensemble’s Grand Performances show precedes a series of four Wednesday appearances at the Conga Room.

* Dakah Hip-Hop Orchestra, Grand Performances, California Plaza, 350 S. Grand Ave., L.A., 8 p.m. Free. (213) 687-2159.

all day: Movies

Jilted by his wife and desperate to keep his job as an accountant at a French condom factory, Daniel Auteuil spreads a rumor that he is gay, thus coming out of “The Closet” he was never actually in. The latest comedy from writer-director Francis Veber (“The Dinner Game”) co-stars Gerard Depardieu, Micele Laroque and Thierry Lhermitte.

* “The Closet,” rated R for a scene of sexuality, opens Friday in general release.

8:30 pm: Music

Twelve classic Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons are the heart of the entertainment called “Bugs Bunny on Broadway,” to be accompanied live by the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl. Leo Marchildon conducts.

* “Bugs Bunny on Broadway,” accompanied by the Los Angeles Philharmonic and conductor Leo Marchildon, Hollywood Bowl, 2301 N. Highland Ave., Hollywood, 8:30 p.m. $3 to $75; half price for children. (323) 850-8000.

all day: Movies

A potpourri of nationalities comes together in the post-modern romantic comedy “Jump Tomorrow,” set in western New York state. George, a conservative introvert from Nigeria, who is to marry a childhood friend in three days, falls for a vivacious Spaniard with an officious Englishman of a boyfriend. The mix is stirred by Gerard, a lovesick Frenchman, who attempts to convince George to pursue romance over duty. The film co-stars Tunde Adebimpe, Natalia Verbeke, Hippolyte Giradot and James Wilby, and filmmaker Joel Hopkins makes his feature debut based on his award-winning NYU short “Jorge.”

* “Jump Tomorrow,” PG for thematic material, mild sensuality and language, opens Friday in general release.

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Freebies

* Some of West Coast hip-hop’s deepest roots are represented by the Watts Prophets, who first blended the poetryof rage and rhythmic backing nearly 35 years ago. The trio performs at Grand Performances, California Plaza, 350 S. Grand Ave., L.A., noon.(213) 687-2159.

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* Jazz saxmen Kim Richmond and Bill Perkins team up with pianist Rich Eames, bassist Trey Henry and drummer JoeLaBarbera in concert in the plaza of the Los Angeles CountyMuseum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., L.A., 5:30 p.m.(323) 857-6115.