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Star Power Boosts 2 Shows

Katie Holmes carries daughter Suri Cruise out of their New York apartment en route to work on her Broadway show, "All My Sons." (Katie's, not Suri's.)

Theatre snobs who had doubts about Holmes' chops when she signed on to the Arthur Miller adaptation must have been disappointment when the producers announced Monday they had recouped their initial investment in the show. A hit! A palpable hit! That puts "All My Sons," financially speaking, ahead of other celeb vehicles like "Speed-the-Plow" (Jeremy Piven, Elisabeth Moss from "Mad Men") or "Equus" (Daniel Radcliffe) and blockbusters like "Young Frankenstein," which recently posted its closing notice. Not to mention shows whose planned Broadway debuts were canceled due to the recession like "Godspell" and "Brigadoon."

The other show that just announced it made bank, "The Seagull," also had star power on its side -- although the tabloid-scarce Kristin Scott Thomas and Peter Sarsgaard. Like "All My Sons," its limited run ends in January, which means Broadway may be asking for a bailout from its New York audience members when the year of the "naycation" takes hold. Our advice: Cast Nick Spangler, "Amazing Race" co-winner and current Off-Broadway actor, in your show. Can't lose.

Related Stories:
· Producers of Broadway's All My Sons Recoup Capitalization [Playbill.com]
· 9 reasons ’09 will be the year of the ‘naycation’ [MSNBC]
· Fantasticks Actor Is "Amazing Race" Winner [Playbill.com]
· Celeb Travel coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: Just Jared]