Katie Holmes is leaving LA for New York to star in Arthur Miller play All My Sons on Broadway.

The wife of Tom Cruise had been rumoured to be taking to the stage for quite some time, but it has only just been confirmed.

The Batman Begins star will join a cast that also will include John Lithgow, Dianne Wiest and Patrick Wilson.

The drama, about a family patriarch's darkest secret, was Miller's first big hit and is beloved by thespians and theatre critics throughout the world.

It will mark the first time a Miller play has been staged on Broadway since the writer's death in 2005.

The play will also be Holmes' Broadway debut and is expected to debut this autumn.