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Elizabeth Ashley

Q&A November 3, 2008 | 11:39AM

After spending an hour with Elizabeth Ashley in the Broadway hangout Angus McIndoe, it’s tempting to jump up and start belting “I’m Still Here” in her honor. Good times and bum times? You’d better believe this feisty 69-year-old actress has seen them all, and she’s not only still here, she’s starring in the Broadway premiere ...

Estate Planning with Horton Foote

BACKSTORY October 28, 2008 | 11:08AM

Set in 1987 and first staged in 1989, Horton Foote’s Dividing the Estate is so timely it might as well have been written last week. The comic saga of a Texas family oblivious to the local economy’s collapse and the sinking value of their land, the play qualifies as a Broadway event not only because of its cast ... Read More...

Foote's Dividing the Estate Set for Broadway's Booth Theatre

NEWS June 24, 2008 | 8:57AM

Lincoln Center Theater's forthcoming Broadway production of Dividing the Estate has found a home: The family comedy by Horton Foote will begin previews on October 23 at the Booth Theatre and open on November 20. Michael Wilson, who directed the play at Primary Stages last fall, will stage the Broadway production with his entire 13-member original cast, headed by ... Read More...

Passing Strange, Dividing the Estate, Yellow Face & More Win Obies

NEWS May 20, 2008 | 8:34AM

Passing Strange was named "Best New Theater Piece" and Horton Foote's Dividing the Estate and David Henry Hwang's Yellow Face picked up playwriting prizes at the 53rd annual Obie Awards, which honor the season's best off-Broadway productions and performers. Presented by the Village Voice, the Obie ceremony was held at Webster Hall and hosted by Elizabeth Marvel ... Read More...

Horton Foote Withdraws Dividing the Estate from Lortel Awards

NEWS April 3, 2008 | 11:28AM

Playwright Horton Foote has sent a letter withdrawing his play Dividing the Estate from consideration in the Best Revival category for the 2008 Lucille Lortel Awards. Primary Stages' production of the play received a Best Revival nomination on April 1, but Foote felt it should have been considered as a new play. The text of Foote's letter, as provided ... Read More...

Horton Foote's Dividing the Estate Headed for Broadway

NEWS March 18, 2008 | 8:58AM

Horton Foote's Dividing the Estate, a critically acclaimed hit last fall at Primary Stages, will play a limited engagement on Broadway this fall produced by Lincoln Center Theater. The production, to be presented at a Shubert theatre to be announced, will begin previews on October 23 and open on November 20, directed by Michael Wilson. The original cast of ... Read More...

Elizabeth Ashley Signs On for Horton Foote's Dividing the Estate

NEWS July 12, 2007 | 1:30PM

Primary Stages has announced casting for the New York premiere of Horton Foote's Dividing the Estate the second production of the off-Broadway company's forthcoming seasion. The play will begin performances on September 18 and run through October 27 at 59E59 Theaters, under the direction of Michael Wilson Old Acquaintance. Opening night is September 27.

The 12-member cast features ...