PLAN AHEAD: NEXT WEEKEND

* “QED,” Peter Parnell’s play starring Alan Alda, has its world premiere next Thursday, running through May 13, at the Mark Taper Forum, 135 N. Grand Ave., downtown L.A. $30 to $44. (213) 628-2772.

* “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” the Burt Shevelove-Larry Gelbart-Stephen Sondheim romp, plays Wednesday through April 15 at East West Players, David Henry Hwang Theater, Union Center for the Arts, 120 N. Judge John Aiso St., Little Tokyo. $25 to $35. (800) 233-3123.

* The 17th Israel Film Fest opens March 27 at the Egyptian Theatre, 6712 Hollywood Blvd., followed by screenings through April 5 at the Music Hall, 9036 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, and the Town Center 5, 17200 Ventura Blvd., Encino. (877) 966-5566. Call for prices.

* The Garth Fagan Dance performs Wednesday and next Thursday in the Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine. $30 to $35. (949) 854-4646. The company also appears March 24 in the Luckman Complex at Cal State L.A., 5151 State University Drive, L.A. $35 to $40. (323) 343-6600.

* American Repertory Dance Company presents a seven-part program titled “Generation Next” on March 23-24 in Schoenberg Hall, UCLA campus, Westwood. $9 to $30. (310) 825-2101.