Katie Holmes Sons to Play at the Schoenfeld
Katie Holmes has a home on Broadway: the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. The revival of All My Sons, starring Ms. Holmes, John Lithgow and Dianne Wiest, is scheduled to begin previews on Sept. 18 with an official opening on Oct. 16, according to Playbill. Tickets go on sale for American Express cardmembers starting tomorrow, June 18, by calling (212) 239-6200 or by visiting www.Broadway.Yahoo.com. Tickets will go on sale to the general public on July 5 at $61.50-$111.50 a pop. More from Playbill after the jump.
As previously announced, the second Broadway revival of Arthur Miller's 1947 drama All My Sons will boast a cast that includes Tony Award winner John Lithgow, Academy Award winner Dianne Wiest, musical theatre star Patrick Wilson and film actress Katie Holmes.
The production will be directed by Simon McBurney, the British director who is the founder and artistic director of Complicite. McBurney received 1998 Tony and Drama Desk Award nominations for his direction of The Chairs.
Eric Falkenstein produces.
The creative team will also include set and costume designer Tom Pye, currently represented on Broadway with the revival of Top Girls.
All My Sons tells the story of a man who hastily sold defective airplane parts to the Army, which caused the crafts to crash, killing 21 men. His crime, which he long had deflected by blaming his business partner, comes back to light as his son plans to wed the partner's daughter.
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