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Matthew Broderick, Vanessa Williams, and More Attend Horton Foote Birthday Celebration

Primary Stages marked the 100th birthday of the legendary dramatist.

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It's a Broadway Trip to Bountiful reunion for director Michael Wilson, star Vanessa Williams, and Hallie Foote.
It's a Broadway Trip to Bountiful reunion for director Michael Wilson, star Vanessa Williams, and Hallie Foote.
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Primary Stages celebrated the 100th birthday of iconic playwright Horton Foote on March 14.

Lois Smith appeared in Horton Foote's The Old Friends and The Trip to Bountiful, while Matthew Broderick starred in Foote's The Widow Claire.
Lois Smith appeared in Horton Foote's The Old Friends and The Trip to Bountiful, while Matthew Broderick starred in Foote's The Widow Claire.
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Foote, who died in 2009, is the author of plays including The Trip to Bountiful, The Orphans' Home Cycle, The Day Emily Married, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Young Man From Atlanta, and many others. He received a pair of Academy Awards for his screenplays Tender Mercies and To Kill a Mockingbird.

Stage and screen favorites Annie Potts and Estelle Parsons are on hand to toast Horton Foote's 100th birthday.
Stage and screen favorites Annie Potts and Estelle Parsons are on hand to toast Horton Foote's 100th birthday.
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As previously announced, Primary Stages will present a revival of Foote's The Roads to Home in honor of the playwright's centennial. Presented September-November 2016 at the Cherry Lane Theatre, the play will star two of Foote's foremost interpreters, his daughter, Tony nominee Hallie Foote, and her husband, Drama Desk winner Devon Abner.

Playwright Daisy Foote and actress Hallie Foote celebrate their father Horton Foote's legacy.
Playwright Daisy Foote and actress Hallie Foote celebrate their father Horton Foote's legacy.
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To read the full Primary Stages 2016-2017 season announcement, click here.

Happy 100th birthday, Horton Foote!
Happy 100th birthday, Horton Foote!
(© David Gordon)