Katie Holmes and `All My Sons' debuts on Broadway

saltwn · #1 (**permalink**) 10-17-2008, 10:49 AM

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NEW YORK (AP) - The curtain officially went up on Katie Holmes' Broadway debut Thursday as the revival of Arthur Miller's "All My Sons" made its much anticipated premiere.After a month of previews, opening night was somewhat muted on a blustery New York evening.Among the celebrities strolling the red carpet: Patricia Clarkson (who played Holmes' mother in the 2003 film "Pieces of April"), Barbara Walters, Dennis Farina and Isabella Rossellini.

Rebecca Miller, the playwright's daughter, came to see the latest version of her father's play, which was first performed on Broadway in 1947."The thing about Katie Holmes is that she's so right for the part," said Miller, a filmmaker and wife of Academy Award-winning actor Daniel Day-Lewis.

Still, Holmes simply is a supporting player in the drama. "All My Sons" is about businessman Joe Keller, played by John Lithgow, whose factory supplied defective cylinder parts to the military, resulting in the deaths of 21 pilots during World War II. Diane Wiest plays Keller's wife; Patrick Wilson his idealistic son; and Holmes the son's fiancee and daughter of Keller's disgraced partner.

For theatergoer Marra Gad, the play was the thing - and a performer besides Holmes.
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"I realize that people are really excited about Katie Holmes making her debut and obviously the stargazing that's going on, but Patrick Wilson is a remarkable actor and I'm thrilled to see him on stage again," said Gad. "I love theater, so I'm excited to see a show like 'All My Sons' brought back to Broadway."

Hollywood stars such as Julia Roberts and Sean Combs have in recent years tried their talents on the New York stage and brought huge buzz to their productions. Holmes' Broadway entree was no different; "All My Sons" was the highest-grossing play on Broadway in its first full week of previews, taking in $684,002.

Aurthur Miller enjoys posthumous popularity, because, as some have compared him to the Greek playwrights Sophocles and Euripides, his tragedies are timeless.
With the ongoing Iraq war, I'd say he is still timely.

tristanrobin · #2 (**permalink**) 10-17-2008, 11:48 AM

All My Sons is especially relevant today. It's a wonderful drama - but is even more powerful because of it's topicality.

I've always preferred The Crucible, Incident at Vichy, and View from a Bridge over All My Sons and the ubiquitous Everyman play Death of a Salesman - but I still hope to get tickets before Xmas for All My Sons. It's supposed to be a first rate production.

oh - and, heh heh - it's true that Katie Holmes' role is a secondary role - but it's hardly a small role LOL. It's like saying that Blanche isn't important in Streetcar because Stella and Stanley are the leads! LOL

saltwn · #3 (**permalink**) 10-17-2008, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by tristanrobin

All My Sons is especially relevant today. It's a wonderful drama - but is even more powerful because of it's topicality.

I've always preferred The Crucible, Incident at Vichy, and View from a Bridge over All My Sons and the ubiquitous Everyman play Death of a Salesman - but I still hope to get tickets before Xmas for All My Sons. It's supposed to be a first rate production.

oh - and, heh heh - it's true that Katie Holmes' role is a secondary role - but it's hardly a small role LOL. It's like saying that Blanche isn't important in Streetcar because Stella and Stanley are the leads! LOL

Give us your review when you do see it. Hopefully the Scientology protests will have dwindled by then.

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