Katie Holmes enjoyed a joyful phone call in New York City on Thursday, hours before her opening night in a star-studded revival of Our Town.
Thornton Wilder’s acclaimed 1938 play is being revived on Broadway with a cast that includes Katie, as well as Jim Parsons and Zoey Deutch.
As she stepped out on the town this week, Katie, 45, showed off her winning street style, draping a bright green cardigan over a flowy white blouse.
She paired the top with a pair of trendy faded jeans, accessorizing them with tortoiseshell sunglasses and a large quilted bag.
Pulling her wavy dark hair into a ponytail, Tom Cruise’s ex-wife highlighted her radiant complexion with makeup.
Katie Holmes enjoyed a joyful phone call in New York City on Thursday, hours before her opening night in a star-studded revival of Our Town.
Katie began previews of Our Town on September 17, but the production doesn’t officially open at the Barrymore Theater until this Thursday night.
The show originally ran on Broadway in 1938 and became an instant classic of the American stage, winning the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
Narrated by a stage director, the innovative meta-play revolves around New Hampshire town life at the dawn of the 20th century.
In the midst of a Spartan setting, the characters break the fourth wall, travel back in time and even return from beyond.
Katie, who shares an 18-year-old daughter named Suri with her ex-husband Tom Cruise, is making her big return to Broadway after 12 years.
He last starred on the Great White Way in the 2012 comedy play Dead Accounts, also starring Judy Greer and evil heartthrob Norbert Leo Butz.
Meanwhile, Our Town has enjoyed a series of revivals on Broadway since 1938, most recently in 2002 with a cast led by Paul Newman.
Katie’s return to Broadway comes just after her daughter Suri began college at Carnegie Mellon, having graduated from New York’s famed LaGuardia High School of Music, Art and Performing Arts earlier this year.
Thornton Wilder’s acclaimed 1938 play is being revived on Broadway with a cast that includes Katie, as well as Jim Parsons and Zoey Deutch.
She paired the top with a pair of trendy faded jeans, accessorizing them with tortoiseshell sunglasses and a large quilted bag.
Pulling her wavy dark hair into a ponytail, Tom Cruise’s ex-wife highlighted her radiant complexion with makeup
Katie began previews of Our Town on September 17, but the production doesn’t officially open at the Barrymore Theater until this Thursday night.
Katie, who shares an 18-year-old daughter named Suri with her ex-husband Tom Cruise, is making her big return to Broadway after 12 years.
The high school, which is said to have inspired the film Fame, has produced a formidable array of celebrities over the years.
Notable alumni range from Al Pacino and Liza Minnelli to Jennifer Aniston and Adrien Brody and newer faces like Ansel Elgort and Timothee Chalamet.
Nicki Minaj, Azealia Banks and Awkwafina attended LaGuardia High School, as did Madonna’s oldest daughter, Lourdes Leon.
After graduating from high school, Suri will now attend the prestigious Carnegie Mellon University, where she is said to be “leaning toward” studying fashion.
“She’s a smart girl and is developing into a very intelligent mature young woman,” a source recently revealed to DailyMail.com. “He has a very close group of loyal friends and knows exactly where he’s coming from.”
On the other hand, Suri’s mother is said to be “overwhelmed” at the prospect of Suri leaving for Pittsburgh to attend college. “Katie is very proud of her but she is also extremely overprotective,” a source shared.
Katie, who rose to fame in teen drama Dawson’s Creek, began dating Tom in 2005 and became engaged to him seven weeks into the relationship.
Their Scientologist wedding took place at the Castello Orsini-Odescalchi in Bracciano in November 2006, seven months after Suri’s birth.
Katie appears last month in a photo shoot for her Our Town revival alongside co-star Jim Parsons, who became world famous as Sheldon on The Big Bang Theory.
Katie filed for divorce in 2012 that was finalized just 10 days later, with Katie retaining primary custody of Suri while Tom was granted visitation, via People.
Ron Miscavige, father of Scientology leader David Miscavige, told MailOnline in 2016 that Katie’s doubts about Scientology, including the effect it could have on Suri, contributed to her decision to leave Tom.
The Top Gun Maverick star reportedly paid Katie $400,000 a year until Suri turned 18, and will now send her money for her college fees.
Tom has not been photographed with his daughter in 11 years, and in 2018 it was alleged that he had created distance between him and Suri.
“Every person can see their child if they wish,” said a source Us weekly. “He decides not to do it because she is not a Scientologist.”