Katie Holmes hoping to make a comeback with "Nine"

Katie Holmes

It seems that actress Katie Holmes is striving to recommence her acting career with an impressive role in the movie version of the 1982 Broadway musical "Nine".

The 28-year-old-wife of Tom Cruise did a singing and dancing audition recently in the office of Oscar winner Rob Marshall who will be directing the film, reports the New York Post.

Other stars being considered for the coveted role include Demi Moore, who did an audition on the same day as Holmes, Renee Zellweger and Catherine Zeta-Jones.

The film is being produced by the Weinstein Co., which obtained rights to the project from original "Nine" book writer Arthur Kopit and composer Maury Yeston, who will serve as co-executive producers.

Nine, set in Venice, Italy in the 1960s, premiered on Broadway in 1982 and was last seen on Broadway in 2003 in a production starring Antonio Banderas.