Dianne Wiest

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Two-Time Oscar Winner Stuck Playing 'Nice Mom'

Dianne Wiest says she's been typecast by Hollywood, and is struggling

(Newser) - Just because you've won two Oscars doesn't mean you're set for life: Dianne Wiest, 66, who has supporting actress Academy Awards under her belt for both Hannah and Her Sisters and Bullets Over Broadway, tells the New York Times that nowadays it's tough for her to...

All My Sons Is Money, and Katie's Why
All My Sons Is Money,
and Katie's Why
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All My Sons Is Money, and Katie's Why

(Newser) - The Broadway show All My Sons became profitable today, mostly thanks to Katie Holmes, Ted Casablanca writes on E! Online. John Lithgow and Dianne Wiest co-star, but "as talented and praiseworthy as those two veteran stars may be, worth drooling over on stage, they are not," writes...

Holmes Holds Own on Stage
 Holmes Holds Own on Stage 
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Holmes Holds Own on Stage

Supporting performer is center of attention in Broadway production of All My Sons

(Newser) - In a perfect world, stars John Lithgow and Dianne Wiest would be the center of attention in the Broadway revival of Arthur Miller’s All My Sons. “In this world, however, Mrs. Tom Cruise is playing a supporting role,” writes Natalie Finn of E!. So with tabloid-lovers watching...

Katie Cruises to Broadway
 Katie Cruises to Broadway 

Katie Cruises to Broadway

Will make stage debut in All My Sons

(Newser) - Actress Katie Holmes is headed for Broadway, where she'll make her theatrical debut in the fall in Arthur Miller's Tony-winning play All My Sons, reports the Los Angeles Times. It's a risky step for Mrs. Tom Cruise, who hasn't appeared onstage since high school. She'll star alongside two-time Tony winner...

Katie May Be Heading to Broadway
Katie May Be Heading to Broadway

Katie May Be Heading to Broadway

Holmes in talks to make her stage debut later this year

(Newser) - Katie Holmes may make a run for the door later this year—the stage door, that is. The actress known to some as Mrs. Tom Cruise is in serious talks to star in a revival of Arthur Miller’s All My Sons when it opens on Broadway later this year,...

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