NEW YORK — Katie Holmes said it felt like "Christmas" when she made her Broadway debut Thursday night in front of husband Tom Cruise and a pack of close friends that included Jada Pinkett Smith.
"I was very, very excited!" the 29-year-old actress told People after the show. "We had my whole family. Tom's whole family. Friends flew in. It's exciting."
Holmes made her long-awaited debut in Arthur Miller's "All My Sons," in which she stars alongside Oscar winner Dianne Wiest, Tony winner John Lithgow and Patrick Wilson. The play is based on a true story about a businessman named Joe Keller who knowingly sold faulty airline parts to the U.S. government during World War II. It was first performed on Broadway in 1947.
After several weeks of previews, Holmes said last night had "a lot more energy." She told the magazine that she's thankful to have her husband nearby for support.
"He came to the dress rehearsal. I was so nervous, and I saw him out there, and he made me feel so much better," she said. "Every time he's there, I just feel like it's going to be okay."
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