A SCATTERED LIFE

The Wayans family must be deeply alarmed: The Baldwins have surged back to claim the title of the most unavoidable family name in showbiz, with that icky Spears clan from Louisiana right behind ‘em. But the Wayanses have a new hope and, no, it’s not the director’s cut DVD of “White Chicks”: Kim Wayans (sister of Damon, Keenen, Shawn and Marlon) is getting attention for “A Handsome Woman Retreats,” her one-woman play about a disaffected soul talked into attending a 10-day meditation program. There are Friday and Saturday shows through Feb. 23 at the 2100 Square Feet theater ([323] 769-6395). . . . If you’ve O.D.’d on Valentine’s Day pap, get a ticket for Sunday night’s USC vs. UCLA hoops grudge match at Galen Center and see what color your mood ring turns after the first hard foul. . . . Two-time Tony winner Bernadette Peters is flat-out fantastic (even if she was in “Pink Cadillac”) and this Sunday night she and a 28-piece orchestra will prove it at the Walt Disney Concert Hall with a show surveying music from her Broadway career and albums. Left your V-Day gift buying to the last minute? This is the ticket ([323] 850-2000). . . . Our date in L.A. history this week: Forty-three years ago Monday, Dr. Dre dropped in Compton, on his way to bringing the world his chronic hip-hop genius. To celebrate his birthday, take a roll in your 6-Fo’.

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-- Geoff.Boucher@latimes.com