Happening Thursday

THEATER

The Pajama Game The cast shines in this Children’s Theatre Group of Southern California production of the classic 1954 musical. Eclectic Company Theatre, 5312 Laurel Canyon Blvd., North Hollywood. 7 p.m. Friday. and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. $15. (818) 508-3003. www.ctgsc.org.

MOVIES

Edgemar Short Film Festival Thirty-seven short films are up for awards judged by a panel including John Singleton and Malcolm McDowell. Also, there will be Q&A sessions with directors George Hickenlooper and David Anspaugh. The Edgemar Center for the Arts, 2437 Main St., Santa Monica. 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sunday. $10-$40 per day; $80 for a festival pass. (310) 399-3666. www.edgemarcenter .org/events/filmfestival.

POP MUSIC

Jay-Z Jay-Z is many things to many people, but at this victory-lap arena show, he’ll cement the skills that got him there -- hyper-nuanced flows, effortless lyrical dispatches and the gargantuan charisma that’s left him one of the last rap titans standing commercially. Staples Center, 1111 S. Figueroa St., L.A. 7:30 p.m. Friday. $39.50-$129.50. (213) 742-7300.