8 pm: Theater

Solo actors often portray multiple characters in their shows, but few if any match Heather Woodbury’s total: In her much-lauded solo epic “What Ever, an American Odyssey in 8 Acts,” performed over four evenings, Woodbury plays a whopping 100 characters. (Excerpts have been aired on National Public Radio’s “This American Life.”)

* “What Ever, an American Odyssey in 8 Acts,” 2100 Square Feet, 5615 San Vicente Blvd., Los Angeles, Thursdays-Sundays, 8 p.m. Ends April 19. $15 for the first performance; $10 each for subsequent performances. (213) 936-6818; (213) 259-6522.

8 pm: Pop Music

Richie Furay, a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band the Buffalo Springfield and co-founder of the seminal country-rock outfit Poco, dropped out of music in the mid-’70s and became a pastor in Colorado. Now he’s combining his passions, doing occasional shows--including two in the Southland this weekend--that feature both his secular hits and new religious material.

* Richie Furay, the Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano. $19.50. (714) 496-8927. Also Friday at the Troubadour, 9081 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood. (310) 276-6168.

8 pm: Music

Expect rigor and flash, anarchy and discipline as the Los Angeles Philharmonic unveils “Fresco,” a new work commissioned by the orchestra from Esa-Pekka Salonen’s music school buddy Magnus Lindberg, a fellow Finn and traveler in new music circles. “Tremendously exciting,” says Salonen of Lindberg’s work, “with lots of brilliant ideas.”

* “Fresco,” Los Angeles Philharmonic, today-Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2:30 p.m., Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 135 N. Grand Ave., downtown, $8-$63. (213) 850-2000.