PLAN AHEAD: NEXT WEEKEND

* Matchbox Twenty, Everclear and Lifehouse perform next Thursday and March 30 at the Universal Amphitheatre, 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City. $37 to $40. (818) 777-3931.

* “The Mad Dancers,” Yehuda Hyman’s comedy about a word processor chosen to become the next Hasidic priest, plays March 31-April 22 at San Diego Repertory, Lyceum Space, 79 Horton Plaza, San Diego. $22 to $38. (619) 544-1000.

* “The Countess,” Gregory Murphy’s drama about the love triangle between 19th century art critic John Ruskin, his wife, Effie, and painter John Everett Mills, plays March 31-May 6 at the Globe Theatre’s Cassius Carter Centre Stage, Balboa Park, San Diego, $35 to $45. (619) 239-2255.

* “The King Stag,” Carlo Gozzi’s 18th century fable, featuring Julie Taymor’s stage design, plays March 29 and 31 at UCLA’s Royce Hall in Westwood. $25 to $40. (310) 825-2101.

* Ballet Pacifica presents works by Ann Marie DeAngelo, William Soleau and Rick McCullough March 30 and 31 at the Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine. $20 to $24. (949) 854-4646.

* “Stomp,” the British percussion extravaganza, returns for performances Tuesday to April 15 at the Wilshire Theatre, 8440 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills. $37 to $57. (213) 365-3500.