Foote's 'Estate' To Come To Broadway This Fall

Lincoln Center will present Horton Foote's Dividing The Estate this fall in arrangement with Primary Stages, who originally presented the Off-Broadway run. It has been rumored that most of the cast will reprise there roles on Broadway including Elizabeth Ashley, Hallie Foote, Gerarld McRaney, Penny Fuller and Arthur French. Michael Wilson will continue to direct.

One of America's leading dramatists, Mr. Foote is considered the Chekhov of small town America, and known for his intimate and affectionate explorations of ordinary people and their often extraordinary souls.The play centers around rhe death of a family matriarch and the conflicts that arise when her Texas estate must be divided amongst her family.

Dividing the Estate begins previews Oct. 23 and opens Nov. 20 at a Shubert theater to be determined at a later date..