Katie Holmes Broadway performance in Arthur Miller’s All My Sons at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre has been a success, despite many who claimed the show would bomb. The theater has been 98% sold out, and was the highest grossing play on Broadway last week, even though it doesn’t officially open until October 16.

Tom Cruise looks really young in this picture.

Katie Holmes will also make a guest appearance on ABC’s Eli Stone. Pictured below is Katie as her character for Eli Stone, where she will play a non-profit attorney who has some musical talent. The show will air October 21.

The official trailer has been release for the upcoming Tom Cruise movie Valkyrie. As usual, Tom looks intense. This may be a good movie, but I’m not sure yet if it will have mass appeal. Face with our own world problems as great as those from World War II, people may want to see something more current, even though there are stil lessons to be learned from history. Like the fact that history repeats itself.

Katie Holmes made her Broadway debut last night in a production of Arthur Miller’s All My Sons at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. Tom Cruise commented on Katie’s performance:

"Did you see it? … It was extraordinary."

Diane Yatauro (54), of Glen Cove, New York, thinks she nailed it. Yaturo commented:

"It was a very tough role in that she had to be delicate and hurt and strong. She was playing against some heavyweights who’ve been around for a long time and she held her own."

Another New Yorker Nadja Forbes (35) said she was impressed, and commented:

"She brings this fresh breeze of air not only in her acting but also in her dialogue that kind of breaks up the seriousness of what’s going on. I’m actually surprised that she’s, you know, enough of an actress for being on Broadway."

Although Katie’s performance received a lot of praise, an anti-scientology group called Anonymous protested outside. A group of about 20 protesters, some of whom wore V for Vendetta masks, shouted "Save Katie," and held up signs that read:

"We are protesting Scientology. It is evil. Scientology kills people. It follows you home at night. It is perverted.”

Protesting outside Katie’s Broadway debut may not have been the most appropriate forum, but they only showed up because the media doesn’t cover their protests outside Scientology headquarters much anymore.

In other news, Scientology might be banned in France, because France considers Scientology a cult and not a religion.

Anonymous claims Scientology is a cult that uses harassment and intimidation to scare people, which is why France is trying to ban Scientology. In the video below Scientology volunteers passed out flyers with real pictures, real names, and real home addresses of members of the protest group Anonymous. I have a feeling Dr. Evil from Austin Powers was based on a real person. Right Tom?

Tom Cruise appeared in Tropic Thunder as a bald and slightly overweight guy. Tom was supposed to be funny in this comedy, but all I saw was Tom being intense, because Tom only has two modes: intense and really intense. He’s not funny. Maybe the rest of the movie is funny, but just not this scene.

Matthew McConaughey is in the scene with Tom, so there’s some hotness relief.

The first clip above was removed, but here’s another below, so watch it while it lasts.

Connor Cruise (13), the adopted son of Tom Cruise, took flying lessons on Saturday in Burbank, California. During the lessons Connor took off and landed a Cessna 172 Skyhawk three times.

Imagine a 13 year-old flying a plane before he is even legal to drive a car. It’s pretty amazing, and it shows Tom encourages all his children to do their very best at everything.