Natasha Richardson, Christine Baranski and Vanessa Redgrave have signed on to perform at a benefit concert reading of "A Little Night Music" in New York. Also slated to take part in the Roundabout Theatre Company's Jan.

By Everett Evans, Houston Chronicle Jul. 17--Broadway's looking back in glory and forward in promise. That's the view from the Great White Way in summer 2008, especially regarding that beleaguered yet beloved art form, the American musical.

By Lawson Taitte, The Dallas Morning News Jun. 16--There was nary a surprise in sight at the 2008 Tony Awards -- which was great news for the six favored nominees with Dallas connections, all of whom won handily. It was an enchanted evening for the Lincoln Center production of South Pacific.

NEW YORK _ Producers of tonight's Tony Award telecast (8 to 11 EDT on CBS) are planning, somehow, to sell Broadway with scenes from 13 musicals _ including the two biggies, "The Little Mermaid" and "Young Frankenstein," which got no major nominations and, traditionally, would get no national face time.

The Outer Critics Circle named August: Osage County the winner of its award for new Broadway play Monday. August also earned the prizes for director of a play for Anna D. Shapiro and lead actress in a play for Deanna Dunagan.