She'll play Ann. It will be "just OK."

I wonder if we could bring back the trend of throwing rotten veggies and fruit at bad actors? I wouldn't mind paying for tickets, if I knew I could zing a rotten cabbage at Katie Holmes' head.

What do you think the chances are that Xenu makes a cameo as the dad?

So that's why my E-meter's been tingling.

@IHateNewYork: All My Sons tanks after Ben Brantley deems it "not worthy of Willy Loman's rubber hose." Holmes moves back to network TV, tapped to play the Fred MacMurray character in the reimagining of the 1960's classic TV show My Three Sons, set to air on the CW - of course - during the 2008-2009 season. Alas, a wildcat strike by sitcom writers ("Fuck the Police Squad!" is their chant) causes wholesale cancellation of all half-hour comedies. Holmes retreats to soaps, signing on to play Vorenus von Shtoopenklemper in six episodes of "All My Children." (The naughty bits are blacked out, natch.) She wins a daytime Emmy - Emmy Rossum, that is. Emmy Rossum now sits on a bookshelf gathering dust, wondering whatever happened to the career The Day After Tomorrow was to have brought her.

I've cancelled all the performances in my area.

She had an acting career?

6 years of playing Joey was an acting career?

(I didn't really watch that show, somebody told me about it)

@ShoplifterOfTheWorld: oops - sometimes I'm a little slow.

I can't decide if Hollywood's invasion of Broadway is a necessary evil in these trying times, or something that I'm allowed to hate with the fire of a thousand gas-lit footlights. There is almost undoubtedly a full chorus of proven actresses out there who would actually make an impact in this role. It's a lot like the rich, connected writers getting the peachy jobs and book deals while talented writers clickity-clickity on their computers at some desk in the dark.

@Bell County: "I neeeeed... this job...."

@Zorica: They're making the same inroads into commercials and voiceovers. WHEN WILL IT ALL STOP????? intoned Kiefer Sutherland in a V/O.

@Zorica: There are rich writers?

@In Other News...: Yeah, it's especially vulgar when their voiceover car commercials air during their primetime drama. Or worse when more than one in the primetime drama ensemble have car commercials airing during the same episode.

@Zorica: I'd go with the fiery hate. I view the invasion of Hollywood celebs on Broadway somewhat akin to movies like Indiana Jones premiering at Cannes- in both cases it boils down to a cynical ploy for credibility and prestige on the former's parts, and a cynical ploy for ticket sales and massive publicity on the latter's parts. Hey, it's a win-win situation for all involved and nobody loses out...except for the art and the audience, that is.

Hey, if she actually "breaks a leg," Tom can lay some thetans on her or something and fix it.

"Reinvigorating her career" is the equivalent of doing CPR on "CPR Annie".

You know what would have helped her "escape Cruise's shadow and reinvigorate her acting career?" Not marrying Tom Cruise to begin with.

Should've thought about that before dancing with the devil, maybe?

It's not that you can't read, it's that your inner alien ghost spirit finds the use of phonics depressing.

Hope for her sake any reprogramming includes spinal de-curvature and/or hip realignment: [tinyurl.com]

What exactly was so wrong with Chris Klein anyway? Makes a girl really reexamine the whole idea of trading up.

Someone should write an article. It would do a world of good for single young women in the dating scene. It could be called Paul Metzler versus Joel Goodsen: A Cautionary Tale of Trading Up.