Going South

* Classical--Conductor Gary Pratt will lead the Cal State Northridge Symphony on Friday at 8 p.m. at the campus’ Performing Arts Center, 18111 Nordhoff St. The program will include new works by new composers. $5-$10. (818) 677-2488.

* Musical--Stephen Sondheim’s “Into the Woods” will open Friday at the Granada Theatre in Granada Hills. The production will be a pared-down concert of the show’s music, sans costumes and sets. The 1988 production with James Lapine won three Tonys, including best book and best score. It also won the 1988 Drama Critics Circle Award and Drama Desk Award for best musical. Show times: Friday-Saturday, 8 p.m. Through April 7. The theater is at 18167 Chatsworth St. $17.50. (818) 363-6887.

* Classical--The New Valley Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of James A. Swift, will give a free concert Sunday at 2 p.m. at Forest Lawn, 6300 Forest Lawn Drive, Burbank. The program will include works by Robert Schumann, Richard Fisk, Stephan Chandler and others. Cellist Janice Foy will be a featured soloist. (818) 986-6688.

* Comedy--The Internal Revenue Service is rarely funny, but Stanley Rich has written a musical comedy about his 15-year battle with that government bureaucracy. Rich’s “Taxpayer, Taxpayer” will be performed Sunday at 7:30 p.m. at Valley Beth Shalom in Encino. The show features song parodies such as “How to Handle an Audit” (“How to Handle a Woman” from “Camelot”); “If I Only Used My Brain” (“If I Only Had a Brain” from “The Wizard of Oz”) and “On My Case Again” (“On the Road Again” by Willie Nelson). The temple is at 15739 Ventura Blvd. $25 includes dessert reception after the show. (818) 788-8139.