The next couple of Las Vegas production shows come from around the world, or at least from a couple of miles up the Strip.

"Matsuri," also known as "Muscle Musical," arrives March 1 at the Riviera by way of Yokohama, Japan, where it runs in a customized "Muscle Theater," much like the Cirque du Soleil shows here.

The revue is a spinoff from a Japanese TV show, "Kinnikubanzuke," and combines stunts, acrobatics and percussive body movements a la "Stomp." Olympic medalists are featured in solo spots showcasing skills such as trampoline acrobatics and in-line skating.

"Matsuri" is booked for two months as an afternoon show (except for two evening performances on Fridays), sharing the Riviera's largest showroom with "Splash."

Meanwhile, "Havana Night Club" closed at the Stardust on Saturday. Nicole Durr, the show's colorful producer, said in her farewell speech the show was moving elsewhere in town but the new venue was a secret she would reveal Feb. 22 on Univision.

Paris Las Vegas has the only theater currently sitting empty on the Strip and Paris officials were spotted at the Stardust near the end of Havana's run. Hotel officials have been negotiating for the Broadway musical "The Producers," but the deal wouldn't come together soon enough to preclude a limited run of "Havana." ...

Another international revue, "La Femme" at the MGM Grand, has made a few changes in content after the show's ownership changed hands. The classy French topless show first came to Las Vegas under the guidance of the three children of its late founder, Alain Bernardin.

The Bernardin family recently sold the show to a group headed by Belgian businessman Philippe Lhomme. So far, he has cut a few of the 12 campy "Zodiac" transitions between numbers, and retired "Fly," a piece featuring elevated swings, to bring back "Chair Me Up," an old crowd-pleaser with a quintet of women posing Bob Fosse-style on chairs.

There may be another new number coming by May, when the show marks five years on the Strip. What isn't changing may be more important. "La Femme" will still rotate cast members with the original Crazy Horse saloon in Paris or other touring productions. It won't become a licensed, "Americanized" production. ...

Craig Ferguson, host of "The Late Late Show" on CBS, will do an early live show (7:30 p.m.) at the Tropicana on March 25. One comic juggler, Wally Eastwood, will be replaced by another, Michael Holly, as the featured act in the Tropicana's "Folies Bergere" starting Feb. 16. Holly will rotate every two weeks with Mitchell Zeidwig, a comedic pianist in the vein of the late Victor Borge. ...

Those wanting to benefit someone besides Ethel M Chocolates on Valentine's Day can investigate the Golden Rainbow fundraiser "Naked Hearts" at Krave nightclub. In Golden Rainbow tradition, it will bring together performers from Las Vegas shows to do numbers outside their usual routine. The benefit advertises performers from "Folies Bergere," Chippendales, "An Evening at La Cage," Celine Dion's "A New Day" and "Mamma Mia!" among others. Tickets are $20 for Tuesday's 11 p.m. show. Call 384-2899 for further details.

Mike Weatherford's entertainment column appears Thursdays and Sundays.