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| KATIE HOLMES 'VERY, VERY EXCITED' AFTER BROADWAY DEBUT Blog |
Katie Holmes made her much-anticipated Broadway debut Thursday night, sharing the stage with respected Broadway veterans John Lithgow, Dianne Wiest and Patrick Wilson. As if that weren't challenging enough, she also had to tackle the high-drama of Arthur Miller's All My Sons. So, was she nervous?
"I was very, very excited!" Mrs. Tom Cruise told PEOPLE after taking her bow. "We had my whole family. Tom's whole family. Friends flew in. It's exciting."
Those friends included Jada Pinkett Smith and Patricia Clarkson, who costarred with Holmes in the movie Pieces of April. Barbara Walters, Blythe Danner and Isabella Rossellini also filled out the star-studded audience.
After her performance – which Cruise's mother, Mary Lee Mapother, declared, "Fantastic!" – Holmes chatted exclusively with PEOPLE: PEOPLE: The show has been in previews for weeks. Did it feel different onstage tonight?
KH: There was definitely a lot more energy. The whole cast, we all got there about an hour and a half [early] and we had gifts for each other and we were running up and down the steps .... It felt like Christmas.
PEOPLE: Is Tom supportive?
KH: He comes [to the theater] a lot. He came to the dress rehearsal. I was so nervous, and I saw him out there, and he made me feel so much better. Every time he's there, I just feel like it's going to be okay.
PEOPLE: Is it difficult balancing your theater work with being a mom?
KH: It's a great schedule, because [Suri and I] get to spend the whole day together and then I go and do the play. Then I come home and we play some more!
PEOPLE: And Suri had her own dressing room at the theater?
KH: Yeah, we have a dressing room that is transformed into a playroom. It has a little piano.
PEOPLE: First motherhood, then a marathon, and now your Broadway debut. What's your next big challenge?
KH: Thanksgiving!
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| TINA FEY WINS BEST ACTRESS FOR 30 ROCK Blog |
Tina Fey took home best actress in a comedy series and writing for a comedy series for 30 Rock on Sunday at the 60th Annual Emmy Awards.
"I'm very proud to be a writer. I wouldn't have had any of the other jobs I've had if I hadn't been a writer," Fey gushed.
Fey and her pregnant Baby Mama costar Amy Poehler, took a shot at Eva Longoria Parker before presenting Jeremy Piven with best supporting actor in a comedy series.
"When are you due?" Fey asked Poehler, to which Poehler responded, "that's so rude, I just gained weight for a role."
Longoria recently dismissed pregnancy speculation by saying that she had to gain weight for her role on Desperate Housewives.
Look back at the worst-dressed Emmy's stars of all time.
Despite all presenters being told not to mention the current election, some found a way to sneak in some references.
"I really look forward to the next administration, whoever it is," Jon Stewart said as he accepted the best variety, music or comedy series award for The Daily Show "I have nothing to follow that. I just really look forward to the next administration."
While presenting with Stewart, Stephen Colbert pulled out a bag of prunes and said, "America needs prunes. It may not be a young, sexy plum. Granted, it's shriveled and at times hard to swallow. But this dried-up old prune has the experience we need."
Check out the evening's winners, below!
Comedy Series: 30 Rock
Drama Series: Mad Men
Mini-Series: John Adams
Television Movie: Recount
Reality Competition: The Amazing Race
Actor in a Comedy Series: Alec Baldwin
Actor, Mini-Series or Movie: Paul Giamatti
Actress in a Comedy Series: Tina Fey
Actor in a Drama Series: Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Reality Host, Jeff Probst
Directing for a Drama Series, Jeff Yaitanes, House
Supporting Actor, Drama Series: Zeljko Ivanek, Damages
Supporting Actress, Drama Series: Dianne Wiest, In Treatment
Supporting Actor, Comedy Series: Jeremy Piven, Entourage
Supporting Actress, Comedy Series: Jean Smart Samantha Who?
Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Laura Linney, John Adams
Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Tom Wilkinson, John Adams
Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Eileen Atkins, Cranford
Writing for a Comedy Series: Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Writing for a Drama Series: Matthew Weiner, Mad Men
Variety, Music or Comedy Series: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program: Louis J. Horvitz, 80th Annual Academy Awards
Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program: The Colbert Report
Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special: Jay Roach, Recount
Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special: Kirk Ellis, John Adams
Directing for a Comedy Series: Barry Sonnenfeld,
Pushing Daisies
Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program, Don Rickles
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| TOM 'COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD' OF KATIE Blog |
Katie Holmes made her Broadway debut in the revival of Arthur Miller's All My Sons Thursday night – and her biggest fan was in the audience to cheer her on.
"I'm so proud of her," Holmes's husband, Tom Cruise, told PEOPLE before the curtain went up on the first preview at New York's Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. (The show officially opens Oct. 16.) "This means so much to her."
Looking radiant in a royal blue 1940s -style dress, Holmes took the stage with a cast that includes Broadway vets John Lithgow, Dianne Wiest and Patrick Wilson. Originally produced in 1947 (two years before playwright Miller's masterpiece, Death of a Salesman), All My Sons tells the story of a man (Lithgow) who sells defective airplane parts to the Army, causing the death of 21 men.
His crime, which he blamed his business partner, comes back to haunt him when his son (Wilson) plans to wed his partner's daughter (Holmes).
At the end of the two-and-a-half-hour production, an enthusiastic Cruise joined the audience – which also included his Rain Man costar Dustin Hoffman – in a rousing standing ovation that lasted through three curtain calls.
Outside the theater, fans eager to get a glimpse of the Holmes mobbed the stage door. The former Dawson's Creek star left walked out casually in a black shirt and pants and happily posed for pictures.
"She should be very proud of her performance," said Hoffman. "She did a fine job."
All My Sons curtain call: Katie Holmes (center), with John Lithgow (left) Photo by: Turgeon-Rocke / Splash News Online
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| JADA PINKETT SMITH: PAL KATIE HOLMES WILL BE "FABULOUS" ON BROADWAY Blog |
Despite early reports of disappointing sales, Katie Holmes is proving to be a draw on Broadway: her debut in All My Sons has already generated advanced ticket sales of $3.5 million, producers told Variety.
One of Holmes' biggest fans? Pal Jada Pinkett Smith.
"I am going to be there on opening night," the star of The Women told Usmagazine.com at Zac Posen's Fashion Week show in NYC Thursday.
"I know she is going to be fabulous," the actress added.
Holmes has been rehearsing the Arthur Miller play for months alongside co-stars John Lithgow, Dianne Wiest and Patrick Wilson.
See photos of Katie Holmes and Suri in NYC.
If All My Sons's ticket sales hold up, it will rank on par with Equus, starring Daniel Radcliffe as the fall season's biggest nonmusical Broadway opening, Variety reports.
"Things are going really well for Katie," husband Tom Cruise told the New York Post's Liz Smith last month. "We'll see you on opening night."
Previews of All My Sons begin Sept. 18 with the opening premiere on Oct. 16.
See Katie Holmes' hair through the years.
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| REVEALED: KATIE HOLMES'S BROADWAY PLAY POSTER Blog |
Katie Holmes's Broadway premiere is just around the corner, and her play bill image is ready to go.
The poster for the revival of Arthur Miller's All My Sons simply highlights the actress, along with costars John Lithgow, Dianne Wiest and Patrick Wilson. The family drama premieres Oct. 16, with previews beginning Sept. 18.
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| KATIE HOLMES WEARING TOM CRUISE'S JEANS Blog |
Katie Holmes hasn't just been wearing men's jeans on recent NYC outings – she's wearing husband Tom Cruise's jeans!
The couple's stylist Jeanne Yang confirms to Usmagazine.com that they are Cruise's Prps Jeans.
"Prps has adapted the style for women in the new fall collection as the Boyfriend jean," Kim Dillard, a rep for Prps Jeans, tells Us.
The 29-year-old actress – who makes her Broadway debut next month in Arthur Miller's All My Sons – has been rocking the style when arriving for rehearsals and playing with 2-year-old daughter Suri.
"It's the new look Katie is going for," a source tells Us.
See photos of Katie Holmes' hits and misses.
A reason Holmes has been rolling them up? She's 5'9" and Cruise is 5'7".
See photos of couples with big height differences.
Holmes and Suri hit The Little Mermaid on Broadway Wednesday night.
See photos of Suri through the years.
"Suri sat in Katie's lap the entire time with a bottle," a source told Us. "Afterwards they went backstage to take photographs with the cast."
See photos of Suri's obsessions.
All My Sons starts in previews September 16 and officially begins a month later. It also stars John Lithgow, Dianne Wiest and Patrick Wilson. Holmes will be in the production for 16 weeks.
See photos of '90s TV Stars: Then & Now.
Tell Us: Do you like Katie in Tom's jeans?
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| KATIE HOLMES CHATS UP NEW YORK'S BRAVEST Blog |
She may hang out with celebrities Victoria Beckham and David Beckham – and hubby Tom Cruise, of course – but Wednesday Katie Holmes proved that real American heroes trump all.
Wearing sunglasses and a ruffled black dress over black tights and shiny grey flats, the 29-year-old mom and her bodyguard shared a Manhattan moment chatting and getting photographed with some of New York City's Bravest downtown. The actress is in the Big Apple rehearsing her upcoming Broadway show, All My Sons.
The Arthur Miller family drama, which also stars John Lithgow and Dianne Wiest, premieres Oct. 16. – Michael Y. Park
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| KATIE HOLMES ARRIVES IN NYC FOR BROADWAY STINT Blog |
Katie Holmes has arrived in New York City ahead of her Broadway debut in Arthur Miller's All My Sons.
The actress was photographed around the Big Apple on Wednesday and Thursday.
Previews for the show – Holmes' Broadway debut – start Sept. 18 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. The play also stars John Lithgow, Dianne Wiest and Patrick Wilson and will officially open on Oct. 16.
See photos of Holmes' hair through the years.
Holmes, 29, will be in the production for 16 weeks. She and hubby Tom Cruise plan to stay in the city during that time.
"Katie's not a celebrity type," the play's producer Eric Falkenstein has said. "She's done brilliant work in films like Pieces of April and The Ice Storm."
See photos of Tom Cruise's women.
The actress' character, Ann, is a woman who visits the family of her former lover, a missing pilot.
Ticket prices for the Saturday and Sunday matinees will go as high as $116.50, with Wednesday matinees selling for $111.50.
Based on advance ticket sales, Holmes has been underselling Cruise's ex Nicole Kidman.
Holmes will also make a guest appearance on ABC's Eli Stone this fall.
See photos of '90s TV Stars: Then & Now.
Tell Us: Will Katie be good on Broadway?
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