Zoey Deutch Calls Her ‘Special’Our TownCostar Katie Holmes ‘Pure Sunshine’ (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Katie Holmes and Zoey Deutch on Sept. 6.Photo:Bruce Glikas/WireImage

Bruce Glikas/WireImage

Katie HolmesandZoey Deutchare developing a special bond onstage.

“She is pure sunshine,” says Deutch, 29, of her costar inOur Town, opening on Broadway at New York’s Barrymore Theatre Oct. 10. Holmes, 45, plays Mrs. Webb, mother to Deutch’s Emily Webb.

Deutch, making her Broadway debut in director Kenny Leon’s star-studded revival of Thornton Wilder’s classic drama, is grateful for the “warmth and love” she receives from Holmes on and off the stage. “It’s impossible not to feel. She’s a really, very special person.”

She continues, “I feel very lucky that I get to be with her in this capacity.”

The same goes for the rest ofOur Town’s large ensemble — 28 actors, to be exact — who couldn’t help but “bond,” Deutch tells PEOPLE, during rehearsals and in the Barrymore. “You’re in very small spaces for very long periods of time,” she points out. “Every individual is just remarkable, truly.”

Zoey Deutch in ‘Our Town’.Daniel Rader

Daniel Rader

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In August,Holmes sharedaseries of Polaroidson her Instagram, showcasing fun behind-the-scenes moments working on the show with Deutch. She captioned the post, “We are in rehearsals and having a great time. This is the very talented and kind and funny and wonderful @zoeydeutch and me.”

“I’m just trying to soak up everything I can and watch them,” says Deutch of her many costars. “I’m having the time of my life.”

Katie Holmes and Zoey Deutch on Sept. 6.Santiago Felipe/Getty

Santiago Felipe/Getty

That’s also becauseOur Townhas remained theSomething from Tiffany’sproducer-star’s “favorite play” since childhood, she adds.

“Specifically this show for me, I have been in love with for as long as I can remember. It’s the piece of writing and text that I’ve returned to more than anything I can think of. It has just been so important to me and such a dream for me to play Emily Webb."

“So to have it be done in this way with these people and this director and on Broadway feels beyond special,” Deutch adds. “Things really do happen the way that they’re supposed to.”

source: people.com