Katie Holmes Broadway debut
NEW YORK (AP) - June 17, 2008 That's the date the former "Dawson's Creek" star and wife of
Tom Cruise, begins preview performances in a revival of Arthur
Miller's "All My Sons," producer Eric Falkenstein announced
Tuesday.
The production, which also stars John Lithgow, Dianne Wiest and
Patrick Wilson, officially opens Oct. 16 at the Gerald Schoenfeld
Theatre for a limited engagement through Jan. 11.
"All My Sons" concerns businessman Joe Keller (Lithgow) whose
factory supplied defective cylinder parts to the military,
resulting in the deaths of 21 pilots during World War II. Yet it
was his business partner who went to jail for the mistake.
Wiest will play Keller's wife; Wilson, his idealistic son; and
Holmes, the son's fiancee and daughter of Keller's disgraced
partner. The director is Simon McBurney.
Ticket prices for "All My Sons" will inch higher than usual
for a play. The top price for all evening performances as well as
the Saturday and Sunday matinees will be $116.50, with Wednesday
matinees going for $111.50. That's the same price "Equus,"
starring Daniel Radcliffe and Richard Griffiths, will charge this
fall. No word yet on what premium tickets will cost for "All My
Sons," but "Equus" charges $251.50 for premium (best seats in
the house) tickets. And it goes higher - $301.50 - for holiday
weeks such as Thanksgiving and Christmas.
By comparison, "August: Osage County," winner of the 2008 Tony
Award for best play, currently has a $110 top price for a
non-premium ticket. The revival of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"
charges $96.50 and "Boeing-Boeing," the 2008 Tony winner for best
play revival, has a top price of $99.50.
