Katie Holmes ha vuelto a casa o lo más cerca que la actriz puede estar mientras sigue trabajando en la Gran Vía Blanca. El nativo de Toledo, Ohio, se encuentra actualmente en Broadway enDead Accounts , la nueva comedia de Theresa Rebeck._El espectáculo trata sobre una familia de Cincinnati que debe tratar con un padre enfermo y un hijo que ha perdido su camino. Holmes interpreta a Lorna, la cuidadora parental designada, viviendo ahora de nuevo en su hogar de la infancia. Desde el centro oeste hasta el centro, Lorna es honesta, rebelde, de bajo mantenimiento, orientada a la familia y bebe su vino de una caja. La obra comienza con la llegada sorpresa del hermano mayor de Lorna, Jack (interpretado por Norbert Leo Butz, nativo de St. Louis). Ha estado trabajando en un puesto financiero en Nueva York, pero ha llegado a casa con un gran secreto, al que se hace referencia en el título, que sacude a toda la familia. Holmes estaba ansiosa por volver a Broadway después de su debut en el renacimiento de_All My Sons en 2008, y está en buenas manos con Butz como compañera de escena. El veterinario de Broadway hizo su debut enRent_en 1996 y desde entonces ha ganado dos premios Tony por sus papeles en los musicales_Dirty Rotten Scoundrels_y_Catch Me if You Can . Nos sentamos con la pareja en el legendario huésped de BroadwaySardi'spara hablar sobre sus raíces en el Medio Oeste y lo que les encanta de vivir en Nueva York.
Katie, this is your second time on Broadway. What about that experience were you looking forward to reliving?
Katie Holmes:
I particularly like the theater schedule. You just go and you do it, there's not a lot of waiting around. But you have to think on your feet while you're up there. Sometimes words just don't come out—you mean for them to come out [but] they just don't. Then your costar has to fill in and you feel like a jerk. You spend your next line going, “Oh, God, why did I do that?”
What do you do when that happens?
Norbert Leo Butz:
We've both been there. The other day it was my turn in the first scene, and she covered me.
True! Norbert, how have you found Katie to work with?
NB:
I can tend to…well, shall we say, “overdo” my work. Some people call it mugging; some call it overacting. I'm very excitable. Katie is a real listener on stage, and that's the beauty with working with someone who's worked in front of the camera. She feels less pressure—and this is just my opinion—to [show off] and wanted to find a more truthful way of being in the play. She made me [say to myself], “I actually have to look at this person and communicate with her.” So she's been a grounding force for me in the play, and that's very true of our characters. Lorna brings Jack back down to the planet. I think that's why we have good chemistry on stage.
Do you feel that some of your Midwestern qualities have come back to you while doing this play?
KH:
Lorna has a line at the end about sharing, not cheating, doing your homework and working a 16-hour day. To me that says everything about the Midwest. You respect it [because] it doesn't go away. It's always there. The reason why you feel safe in the world is because you know that where you're from is still the same. I think that's why I feel a kinship with other Midwesterners. That's what attracted me to this play. I felt like Theresa [Rebeck] really got it right.
Is there anything you guys do with your kids in New York City that reminds you of your childhood in the Midwest?
KH:
New York has so many great places. It's particularly crazy right now, with all the people in for the holidays. I'm excited about it. It's like you're part of [something], like walking around
….
What do you guys love to do in New York when you're not working?
KH:
I just saw the
, which was one of my favorite things. It's gorgeous, all porcelain ornaments. I also love
,
,
, and I like walking outside of
and watching the dancers through the window. I love downtown, too.
