Arthur Miller's first Broadway play, All My Sons, was a stinging success in 1947 when it made it's debut. It's the story of an American business man who sold defective parts to the US military with the tragic consequences of the deaths of 21 airmen. Miller's play was, and is still today, a gripping tale of business and family, commerce and community, and the powerful intersection of them all.The stellar cast includes: John Lithgow (Third Rock from the Sun, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Retreat from Moscow), Diane Wiest (In Treatment, Law and Order, Edward Scissorhands), Patrick Wilson (Barefoot in the Park, Angels in America, Phantom of the Opera) and Katie Holmes (Broadway Debut).
The play is an emotional atom-bomb. Accusations, anger, and angst all buried below the surface in this family and community erupt when the son asks his brother's girl (3 years an MIA soldier and presumed dead) to marry him. The father's past history of being exonerated in court for selling defective parts to the government come back to haunt him and the entire family. The neighbors love their jobs in the factory, but silently remain doubtful that the family is innocent. In a few short hours - ka-boom! It all crumbles.
This is a limited run on Broadway - so get your hard hat on and catch this one at the Schoenfeld Theatre on Wet 45th Street. It will all come crumbling down in 16 short weeks!