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Dividing The Estate 2008

Opened: November 20, 2008
Closing: January 04, 2009

Dividing The Estate - 2008 Broadway History , Info & More

Lincoln Center Theatre presents Dividing the Estate, a human comedy about a family that must confront its past as it prepares for its future. The show opened to critical acclaim last fall at Primary Stages. Dividing the Estate's accolades include winning the 2008 Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play, and Horton Foote's 2008 Obie Award for Playwriting.


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Review - Dividing The Estate: Gimme Gimme
by Kristin Salaky - November 30, 2008


That cultish assemblage that likes to recite my reviews from memory on open mic nights at the Nuyorican Poets Café (it's weird being an icon for the culturally disenfranchised) may notice many similarities between my following scribblings on Lincoln Center Theater's Broadway production of Horton Foote's Dividing The Estate and my review of this mounting's original Off-Broadway run last season at Primary Stages. But if director Michael Wilson can do a cut and paste job, with minor adjustments here and there, there's no reason I can't do the same.

Estate Divided - DIVIDING THE ESTATE Closes Today
by Robert Diamond - January 4, 2009


Theatre Talk presents a conversation about Dividing The Estate, the insightful comedy about greed and the American family, with its 92 year-old playwright Horton Foote and two of its stars, Elizabeth Ashley and Hallie Foote.

DIVIDING THE ESTATE Featured on THEATER TALK 12/26
by Eddie Varley - December 23, 2008


Theatre Talk presents a conversation about Dividing The Estate, the insightful comedy about greed and the American family, with its 92 year-old playwright Horton Foote and two of its stars, Elizabeth Ashley and Hallie Foote.

TV: Broadway Beat - Dividing the Estate, Dust and My Vaudeville Man
by Craig Brockman - December 6, 2008


Meet the casts of Dividing The Estate, Dust and My Vaudeville Man - only with Broadway Beat and BroadwayWorld.com!

TV: Broadway Beat Sneak Peek at Dividing The Estate
by Craig Brockman - November 21, 2008


Photo Coverage: DIVIDING THE ESTATE After Party
by Walter McBride - November 22, 2008


Lincoln Center Theater (under the direction of Andre Bishop, Artistic Director, and Bernard Gersten, Executive Producer), by arrangement with Primary Stages (Casey Childs, Founder and Executive Producer, Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director, Elliot Fox, Managing Director),presents Horton Foote's critically acclaimed new play, DIVIDING THE ESTATE, directed by Michael Wilson at The Booth Theatre (222 West 45 Street). The production began preview performances on Thursday, October 23th. It celebrated its official Openign Nigh on Thursday, November 20th, BroadwayWorld.com's cameras joined the celebration at the after party for the show.

Photo Coverage: DIVIDING THE ESTATE Curtain Call
by Walter McBride - November 22, 2008


Lincoln Center Theater (under the direction of Andre Bishop, Artistic Director, and Bernard Gersten, Executive Producer), by arrangement with Primary Stages (Casey Childs, Founder and Executive Producer, Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director, Elliot Fox, Managing Director),presents Horton Foote's critically acclaimed new play, DIVIDING THE ESTATE, directed by Michael Wilson at The Booth Theatre (222 West 45 Street). The production began preview performances on Thursday, October 23th. It celebrated its official Openign Nigh on Thursday, November 20th, BroadwayWorld.com sent our cameras in to bring you all the festive opening night action!

DIVIDING THE ESTATE Opens Tonight 11/20
by Eddie Varley - November 20, 2008


Lincoln Center Theater (under the direction of Andre Bishop, Artistic Director, and Bernard Gersten, Executive Producer), by arrangement with Primary Stages (Casey Childs, Founder and Executive Producer, Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director, Elliot Fox, Managing Director),presents Horton Foote's critically acclaimed new play, DIVIDING THE ESTATE, directed by Michael Wilson at The Booth Theatre (222 West 45 Street). The production began preview performances Thursday, October 23 opens tonight, Thursday, November 20 for a limited engagement.

Lincoln Center's Platform Series Kicks Off With DIVIDING THE ESTATE Author Horton Foote
by BWW News Desk - November 13, 2008


Lincoln Center Theater's Platform Series, a forum for public discussion between Lincoln Center Theater artists and interested theatergoers, beings its 2008-2009 season on Thursday, November 13, at 6:00 pm with a pre-performance talk with Horton Foote, the playwright of LCT's production of "Dividing the Estate" which opens at the Booth Theater on Broadway (222 West 45Street) on Thursday, November 20.

Lincoln Center's Platform Series Kicks Off With DIVIDING THE ESTATE Author Horton Foote
by Faetra Petillo - November 5, 2008


Lincoln Center Theater's Platform Series, a forum for public discussion between Lincoln Center Theater artists and interested theatergoers, beings its 2008-2009 season on Thursday, November 13, at 6:00 pm with a pre-performance talk with Horton Foote, the playwright of LCT's production of "Dividing the Estate" which opens at the Booth Theater on Broadway (222 West 45Street) on Thursday, November 20.

Photo Preview of DIVIDING THE ESTATE; Performances Begin 10/23
by Faetra Petillo - October 16, 2008


Performances begin Thursday (October 23) for Horton Foote's critically acclaimed new play, DIVIDING THE ESTATE, directed by Michael Wilson on Broadway at The Booth Theatre (222 West 45 Street). The production, which is being presented by Lincoln Center Theater by arrangement with Primary Stages, is scheduled to open on Thursday, November 20 at 6:45pm for a limited engagement.

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Dividing The Estate - 2008 Broadway Awards and Nominations

Note: Award winners will appear on a background
Year Ceremony Category Nominee
2009 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play Hallie Foote
2009 Tony Awards Best Play Horton Foote
2009 Tony Awards Best Play Lincoln Center Theater
2009 Tony Awards Best Play Primary Stages
2008 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play Elizabeth Ashley
2008 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Play Horton Foote
2008 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play 0
2008 The Lortels Outstanding Revival Primary Stages
2008 The Lortels Outstanding Revival Jamie deRoy

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