Katie Holmes is heading to Broadway – Will Tony follow?

It's now confirmed that Katie Holmes will make her Broadway debut this fall in Arthur Miller's "All My Sons." Two-time Tony winner John Lithgow and two-time Oscar winner Dianne Wiest will play the parents of her World War II pilot boyfriend, who crashed after hearing of his father's imprisonment for war profiteering.

Back in 1947, "All My Sons" won Tonys for both the playwright and the director, Elia Kazan, as well as the New York Drama Critics Circle award, edging out Eugene O'Neill's "The Iceman Cometh."

Of course, considering that Katie Holmes is renowned more as tabloid vamp than serious thespian, it may seem ridiculous to wonder if she could be a serious Tony Award contender, but the previous Mrs. Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, won a Theater World Award for her Broadway debut in "The Blue Room" 10 years ago (and went on to win an Oscar, of course). It's not known if Lois Wheeler, the star who originated Katie's role, reaped a Tony bid for the first production of "All My Sons" in 1947. The Tonys didn't reveal nominees until their 10th year. Before 1956, only winners were announced. (Patricia Neal won best featured actress of 1947 for "Another Part of the Forest.") When the play was revived in 1987, Jayne Atkinson, who played the role of Ann Deever, was not nominated. However, the production did win best play revival.

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