Lithgow, Weist, Holmes, Wilson to star in ALL MY SONS Revival

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Lithgow, Weist, Holmes, Wilson to star in ALL MY SONS Revival

Posted: 5/19/08 at 5:05pm

John Lithgow, Dianne Weist, Katie Holmes, Patrick Wilson
in
Arthur Miller's
ALL MY SONS

Directed by Simon McBurney. Sets by Tom Pye. Aims for the fall.

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/117896.html

Updated On: 5/19/08 at 05:05 PM

#2

re: John Lithgow, Dianne Weist, Katie Holmes to star in ALL MY SONS Revival

Posted: 5/19/08 at 5:07pm

Wow...this is exciting!

#3

re: John Lithgow, Dianne Weist, Katie Holmes to star in ALL MY SONS Revival

Posted: 5/19/08 at 5:12pm

Awww...Lithgow and Weist...a "Footloose" reunion!

Updated On: 5/19/08 at 05:12 PM

#4

re: John Lithgow, Dianne Weist, Katie Holmes to star in ALL MY SONS Revival

Posted: 5/19/08 at 5:13pm

HOLY CRAP PATRICK!

... but then, Katie Holmes means I'm never going to be able to get tickets for less than an arm and a leg. Heh.

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#5

re: John Lithgow, Dianne Weist, Katie Holmes to star in ALL MY SONS Revival

Posted: 5/19/08 at 5:14pm

I can't wait for this! It just shot to the top of my list of what to see next season.

#6

re: John Lithgow, Dianne Weist, Katie Holmes to star in ALL MY SONS Revival

Posted: 5/19/08 at 5:15pm

OH MY ROSH! I will finally get to see Patrick Wilson on stage...and Dianne Wiest too. YAY! This announcement just made my day!

#7

re: John Lithgow, Dianne Weist, Katie Holmes to star in ALL MY SONS Revival

Posted: 5/19/08 at 5:17pm

What say you all on the theater?

My money's on the Booth or the Cort.

With star-presence, normally it would go in the Jacobs, but that's taken, apparently.

#8

re: John Lithgow, Dianne Weist, Katie Holmes to star in ALL MY SONS Revival

Posted: 5/19/08 at 5:18pm

Hmmm, sounds interesting, wish this was coming to London aswell. I have an exam on this on wednesday for my A levels. I'm suprised it hasn't killed my love of the play like most studying of literature does, but it has made me aware of Miller's seeming inability to write humour. And also, is it just me, or is Ann a rather undeveloped character? Or just, not a very consistent one.

**spoiler**

She doesn't visit her father in jail for years thinking him to be guilty, and when she essentially finds out he isn't, she still says nothing or makes no mention of how she's just abandoned her father for the past three years. Eh. I don't like Ann.

Anyway, that's over.

w00t for all my sons with katie holmes!

#9

re: John Lithgow, Dianne Weist, Katie Holmes to star in ALL MY SONS Revival

Posted: 5/19/08 at 5:19pm

This would be REALLY exciting if it weren't for Katie Holmes.

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#10

re: John Lithgow, Dianne Weist, Katie Holmes to star in ALL MY SONS Revival

Posted: 5/19/08 at 5:19pm

It will be interesting to see if Holmes can keep up with those heavyweights.
Good Luck to her with that.

#11

re: John Lithgow, Dianne Weist, Katie Holmes to star in ALL MY SONS Revival

Posted: 5/19/08 at 5:20pm

Agreed, CPD. Hopefully she will surprise everyone!

#12

re: John Lithgow, Dianne Weist, Katie Holmes to star in ALL MY SONS Revival

Posted: 5/19/08 at 5:22pm

Look for it to take to the Booth.

#13

re: John Lithgow, Dianne Weist, Katie Holmes to star in ALL MY SONS Revival

Posted: 5/19/08 at 5:24pm

Lithgow and Weist are great casting.
I love this play. The PBS version with Jame Whitmore and Michael Learned was excellent. I wish I had seen the Kiley version.

#14

re: John Lithgow, Dianne Weist, Katie Holmes to star in ALL MY SONS Revival

Posted: 5/19/08 at 5:25pm

Katie Holmes? Ew.

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#15

re: John Lithgow, Dianne Weist, Katie Holmes to star in ALL MY SONS Revival

Posted: 5/19/08 at 5:30pm

Not my favorite play, but with this cast it is definitely worth seeing again. Let's face it, Patrick Wilson in the cast means that I will find a way to see this show.

#16

re: John Lithgow, Dianne Weist, Katie Holmes to star in ALL MY SONS Revival

Posted: 5/19/08 at 5:31pm

What to do...

I love Patrick Wilson, but Katie Holmes may force me away from this one. I'd have nightmares about her performance in Abandon for weeks afterward...

#17

re: John Lithgow, Dianne Weist, Katie Holmes to star in ALL MY SONS Revival

Posted: 5/19/08 at 5:37pm

Probably the Booth...

#18

re: John Lithgow, Dianne Weist, Katie Holmes to star in ALL MY SONS Revival

Posted: 5/19/08 at 5:39pm

I hate to say this, but as much as I love Lithgow and Weist, Wilson is the main draw on this one for me. Gotta support a fellow Virginian...amongst other reasons (including his talent)!

#19

re: John Lithgow, Dianne Weist, Katie Holmes to star in ALL MY SONS Revival

Posted: 5/19/08 at 5:42pm

I hope Holmes is good...Lithgow, Weist, and particularly Wilson will be fantastic, I'm sure.

#20

re: John Lithgow, Dianne Weist, Katie Holmes to star in ALL MY SONS Revival

Posted: 5/19/08 at 5:45pm

I
am
so
there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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#21

re: John Lithgow, Dianne Weist, Katie Holmes to star in ALL MY SONS Revival

Posted: 5/19/08 at 5:46pm

I don't see Katie Holmes being a big ticket draw for this. I think Lithgow and Wiest would draw a lot more people to go see this than she would. Tom Cruise's films haven't performed all that well at the box office since his couch incident on Oprah, even his recent multi-show interview with Oprah didn't do that well.

#22

re: John Lithgow, Dianne Weist, Katie Holmes to star in ALL MY SONS Revival

Posted: 5/19/08 at 5:47pm

This could be the thing that brings Katie Holmes' career and reputation back, I think. I'm definitely excited.

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#23

re: John Lithgow, Dianne Weist, Katie Holmes to star in ALL MY SONS Revival

Posted: 5/19/08 at 5:51pm

Rotel, I agree. Similarly, I have been very shocked that Country Girl hasn't been a bigger draw with Freeman and McDormand. Yeah, there are the reviews, but Three Days got lousy reviews and it still played to packed houses...no doubt the Julia factor.

#24

re: John Lithgow, Dianne Weist, Katie Holmes to star in ALL MY SONS Revival

Posted: 5/19/08 at 5:56pm

It seems like a rather "heavy" play for the masses, so maybe it won't be an incredible sell-out, though with the people involved, I'd be surprised if this didn't at least get good reviews.

#25

re: John Lithgow, Dianne Weist, Katie Holmes to star in ALL MY SONS Revival

Posted: 5/19/08 at 5:59pm

With Country Girl's pedigree, I thought the same thing! Best of luck to this entire production, though...I can't wait to see it.