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Katie Holmes Jazzes Up 'Eli Stone'

Category: Stars    Tags: Broadway, Katie Holmes, Debut

 

If you're tuning in to "Eli Stone" (9 p.m. Tuesday, WLS-Ch. 7) just to see Katie Holmes, you won't have to wait long.She appears a few seconds into Tuesday's episode, doing a sultry jazz number (or at least lip-syncing to one). And she acquits herself nicely in the episode as a klutzy lawyer in whom Eli develops an interest.
Sure, the presence of Mrs. Tom Cruise is a bit of stunt-casting, something you'd expect during November sweeps. But "Eli Stone," which debuted last fall, is one of those middle-of-the-pack shows that is looking to increase its profile—and, of course, its ratings. Hence "Eli Stone" co-creator Greg Berlanti looked up Holmes, with whom he worked on "Dawson's Creek."
Will the gambit work? Who knows? In this episode, and in the season premiere that preceded it, this likable show demonstrated its strengths and weaknesses. And just to be clear, "Eli Stone's" main...Read Full Story