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LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - The stars sparkled at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala last night in New York City. "Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy" was the event's theme, and celebrities teamed up with some of the biggest names in fashion for a memorable evening. Giorgio Armani served as this years honorary chair, and George Clooney, Julia Roberts and Vogue editor in chief Anna Wintour co-chaired the event.

Armani outfitted Roberts, as well as Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, David and Victoria Beckham, George Clooney and girlfriend Sarah Larson and Beyoncé Knowles. Holmes wore a floor length red sequined gown with bright blue shoes, Beckham chose a white longsleeve lace dress and Knowles sported a pastel peach toned creation. Fashion icon Wintour wore an intricate long sleeve silver Chanel gown inspired by X-Men's superhero Storm.

Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria wore a stunning ruffled burgundy Marchesa gown, while supermodel Gisele Bundchen chose a pastel pink Versace cut out dress. Actress Kate Mara wore a brilliant yellow ruffled gown by Zac Posen, new mother Jennifer Lopez selected a green Alberta Ferretti gown, and Ellen Barkin and Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen opted for simple yet classy Diane Von Furstenberg dresses.

Newly engaged actress Scarlett Johansson wore Dolce and Gabbana (and a beautiful engagement ring from fiancee Ryan Reynolds), and was escorted on the red carpet by the designers themselves. Rachel Bilson wore a form fitting navy blue Calvin Klein frock, while rising Gossip Girl star Blake Lively wore a black strapless creation from Ralph Lauren. Kate Bosworth wore a Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel Haute Couture knee length printed dress, and Kate Moss wore the work of her friend, Stella McCartney. Oscar winner Tilda Swanton wore a short sleeve beige Prada dress, while Naomi Watts chose a pleated white dress with a superhero worthy metallic star in the center.

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LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - Katie Holmes will be making her Broadway debut this fall, according to Us Weekly.

Holmes, 29, will join John Lithgow, Dianne Wiest and Patrick Wilson in All My Sons, a drama written by the legendary Arthur Miller. The story concerns a factory that sold faulty parts to the U.S. Military during WW2, and Holmes is set to play the part of Patrick Wilson's fiancee.

Holmes began her career as the star of the hit show Dawson's Creek, and has since made the transition to the big screen, starring in films such as Batman Begins, Pieces of April, and Go.

LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes held a housewarming party at their new Beverly Hills estate on Saturday night, and guests included Oprah Winfrey, Victoria Beckham, Eva Longoria, Jennifer Lopez, Brooke Shields, Kyra Sedgwick, Tobey Mcguire, Jeremy Piven and Kirstie Alley.

The couple purchased the $35 million mansion last summer and have spent the past year renovating the gated, 1.3 acre property, which was originally built in 1937.

Guests began to arrive around 9pm and left around 1am, and over 50 staff members from Wolfgang Puck catered the event.

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LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - About 30 protesters holding signs denouncing Scientology lined the streets outside a New York theater where Katie Holmes was making her Broadway debut last night.

The protesters, from a group called "Anonymous," loudly chanted "Scientology kills!" Some wore masks like in the movie "V for Vendetta," and one poster read: "FREE KATIE."

Inside the theater, Katie's husband Tom Cruise caused the sell-out crowd to stir as he took his seat moments before the curtain went up for the first performance of the play "All My Sons."

After the show, Cruise praised his wife's debut. He told the Associated Press the performances was, "Extrodinary."

LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - "All My Sons," featuring Katie Holmes was the highest-grossing play on Bradway last week, bringing in $684,002.
The revival of the Arthur Miller play also stars John Lithgow, Dianne Wiest and Patrick Wilson. The play officially opens on October 16th. Ticket prices are as much as $116.50 per seat.

LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - Anti-Scientology protesters plan to disrupt Katie Holmes' Broadway debut performance in "All My Sons," the Daily News is reporting. It's just one of a larger series of protests planned against the controversial religion.

Last month, the group known as "Anonymous" whose member often don "V for Vendetta" masks with mustaches, carried signs outside the theater that read, "Scientology Kills" and "Free Katie, Keep Tom."

To counter the protesters, Scientology supporters are also expected. During the last protest, members of the church of Scientology shouted at members of "Anonymous" saying, "I need Prozac" (Scientology members oppose any psychiatric medication).

"Anonymous" is also reportedly planning a Holloween-themed protest on October 18th in Los Angeles. The protest group says it plans to "show the stark contrast between reality and the fiction sold to Scientology followers." A similar protest is planned in New York City where the group says they will dress as zombies to expose Scientology's alleged "brainwashing" practices.

Scientology church spokeswoman Karin Pouw tells the Daily News that, "Anonymous" is a "terrorist group" that "has fueled religious hatred and intolerance ... issued death threats ... threatened to destroy Churches of Scientology by detonating bombs ... and mailed envelopes containing fake anthrax to 25 churches."

However, Anonymous lawyer Graham Berry, responds that "to my knowledge, the FBI has found no connection between Anonymous and these so-called threats. Scientology has a history of inventing threats as part of its campaign of intimidation."

LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - Katie Holmes' Broadway debut "All My Sons" is one of the few shows to turn a profit this year.

The show's producers officially announced today that the revival of Arthur Miller's play has entirely made back its $3.25 million investment, according to E! News.

"When everything is closing around her," said a star in one of the many Broadway shows expected to shut its doors next month, "this is a spectacular feat—of course, it's not just her, it's [costars] John Lithgow and Dianne Wiest, but no one will say that."

However, most agree that Holmes, and the interest in her high profile marriage to Tom Cruise, have spurred the majority of ticket sales.

LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - Even though he was 3,000 miles away in Los Angeles for the premiere of his new film Valkyrie, Tom Cruise made sure his wife Katie had a special 30th birthday celebration back in New York.

Following her performance in All My Sons, Katie's co-star, John Lithgow announced to the audience, "Tom Cruise, our good friend, devoted fan to the show, doting husband of Katie, could not be here tonight. He's heartsick that he couldn't be here ... but he wanted to make his presence felt. So, he's joining us, inviting all of you, to celebrate Katie's birthday."

A five tiered, white-frosted birthday cake was then wheeled out on stage, while the audience cheered and sang "Happy Birthday."

A seemingly shy Katie thanked the audience saying, "Thank you for coming out to the show tonight. It was a real pleasure."

LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - Fresh off her run on Broadway, Katie Holmes will be returning to New York City for a role in a new comedy movie.

Variety reports Holmes will join Kevin Kline, John C Reilly and Paul Dano in the movie titled "The Extra Man."

Production is set to begin on the film, which is set in New York, beginning in February.

LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - Even as a teenager, Katie Holmes says she was certain she would grow up to marry Tom Cruise.

"When Top Gun came out, my sisters were like, 'Oh, my God, Top Gun! Tom Cruise!' And I very confidently said, 'I’m going to marry him one day.' It wasn’t like, How do I get to Tom Cruise? It was just: I think I’m going to marry him. Why not? He’ll like me. I’m fun," Katie says in the new issue of Glamour magazine.

And Katie says marrying the biggest movie star in the world wasn't as overwhelming as you might think.

"From an early age I knew that I wanted to be in this business. So I did everything I could to get here, and when I met Tom, I knew in an instant that we were going to be together, that we were going to get married. He does have a very big life. And you know, we just do it. And, as a woman, you make that transition from being single to [being] a partner. I have a teammate, and it’s like, we’re going to make this work," Katie said.

But forget about Tom controlling her, despite their 16 year age difference.

"[The age difference] was never a concern. I know one would think, Now, how is that? But really, we both like to work, we both like our families. It’s being there, being supportive, being an ear. It’s not so much, 'Do you think I should do this?' It’s 'What do you think of it?'

However, fame does have a downside for Katie. She says the rumors about her relationship with Tom and her daughter Suri were "not OK."

"Some of the stuff [people said] was such absolutely horrible things to say about a child. It was so uncalled for and so disgusting. Enough is enough."

Katie says Tom helps her deal with the media scrutiny.

We were changing diapers. He said, 'I don’t want you to get upset.' And I said, 'Well, I am upset.' So we approached it together. But I definitely felt like—as a woman, as the mother of Suri—I want to handle this! My mom is very strong, and if anyone ever said anything about any of us, she would be, 'Excuse me? That’s my family!'"

She also denies the rumors that Suri may soon be welcoming a baby brother or sister in the near future.

"I'm not pregnant right now," Katie says.

LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - Katie Holmes will star in the upcoming "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark," a thriller for Miramax Films that was written by Guillermo del Toro and Matthew Robbins.

The flick will shoot this summer in Melbourne, Australia, and it's based on a 1973 ABC TV movie about a young girl who moves in with her father and his girlfriend and discovers they are living in a house with devilish creatures.

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LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - Rumors are swirling that Katie Holmes will make a special appearance on the 100th episode of Fox's "So You Think You Can Dance."

Further fueling the rumors, X17online photographers snapped Katie outside the CBS Studios yesterday in a Liza Minnelli-inspired dance costume.

Additionally, X17online talked exclusively with the show's executive producer Nigel Lythgoe about the rumors.

Lythgoe was coy when asked about Katie's rumored upcoming appearance but did say, "we have something very, very special coming up."

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LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - Katie Holmes' much anticipated song and dance performance on the 100th episode of Fox's "So You Think You Can Dance?" was met with less than stellar reviews.

The New York Daily News said of Holmes' tribute to Liza Minelli, "it should have been more like, so you think you can strut around the stage and strike a few poses."

The paper managed somewhat of a compliment called her singing of Minelli's "Get Happy", "on key, if not voiced."

Katie was performing on the show to raise awareness for her Dizzy Feet Foundation.

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LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - Katie Holmes has been offered a role in the upcoming Sex And The City sequel, according to various online reports.

Producers reportedly want to cast Holmes in the role of an aggressive New York business woman.

According to one source, "The character they want her to play is a really ballsy, high-powered company executive who tangles with Samantha."

So far there is no confirmation from either Producers or Holmes.

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LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - A stunning Katie Holmes graces the November issue of Elle Magazine, and we're not sure if it's the sexy orange dress or the playful smirk on her face, but Mrs. Tom Cruise is looking better than ever!

We haven't seen Katie on the big screen in a while (Katie's next film, The Extra Man doesn't hit theaters until 2010), but it looks like the actress has really taken to the role of dedicated mom and wife.

On family life:

“In my own life, my whole world really revolves around family. I do what I need to do, but it’s like, ‘How is everybody else doing?’ And it’s wonderful for me as an actress to put some of that into a character.”

On life as a working mom on the Broadway set of All My Sons:

“Suri would sit in my lap in the makeup chair. She’d hand the wig lady the bobby pins.“

On fashion:

"I love Alaia, for sure. Stella McCartney. I like Ralph Lauren because I feel like it’s very American, and I’m pretty all-American, from Ohio. Isabel Marant and a new designer, Sari Gueron."

On the genre of film she loves most:

"It can be any genre. I even like vampire movies – they just have to be well done. I want to believe in the characters. The minute it starts to feel not real, I’m not interested.”

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MANHATTAN, New York (X17online) - Katie Holmes will be a presenter at the 64th annual Tony Awards in New York City.

The 31-year-old actress made her Broadway debut back in 2008 playing fiancee Ann in Arthur Miller's All My Sons. Holmes will be presenting the award for featured actress alongside Daniel Radcliffe.

Radcliffe, 20, appeared in the 2008 drama EquusHow to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.

The Tony Awards will broadcast live June 13 on CBS from Radio City Music Hall.

NEW YORK, New York (X17online) - Katie Holmes has reportedly been offered the starring role in a Broadway revival of William Mastrosimone's edgy drama Extremities.

The controversial play focuses on a woman (Holmes) who turns the tables on her rapist. With the help of her roommates, she struggles to decide what to do with him. Chloe Sevigny has reportedly been offered a role as one of the roommates.

Extremities is expected to run during the 2011-2012 season.

Holmes is currently shooting the comedy Jack and Jill, co-starring Adam Sandler as both Jack and Jill, with Dana Carvey and Al Pachino.

LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - Katie Holmes has signed on to star in a romantic comedy opposite Gossip Girl's Chace Crawford. It's the first lead role for Holmes since Holmes played Jackie Onassis in the much maligned miniseries The Kennedys, which was recently picked up by ReelzChannel after The History Channel decided not to air the $30 million biopic.

Holmes will portray a 30-year-old woman who starts dating a younger man [Crawford], only to discover she used to babysit for him.

John Poll is set to direct the film for Night & Day Pictures.

LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - Katie Holmes is set to guest star on the new season of How I Met Your Mother.

The actress will be playing the "Slutty Pumpkin" on the Halloween episode of the CBS sitcom, according to Vulture.

The Jack-O-Lantern is a character that was mentioned from the show's beginnings as a potential love interest for Ted.

"Katie is a lovely and talented actress, which is why we've saved for her perhaps the most classily named character in our show’s history," HIMYM co-creator Craig Thomas said about the character that has been "literally six seasons in the making."