Katie Holmes hopes a stint on Broadway will revive her career, NOW reports.

'Katie's feeling really down right now and she just wants to be hot property again,' a friend tells Now. 'She feels washed up before she's even 30.'

Katie Holmes hopes Broadway will revive her career

'Katie had pretty good reviews for the movies she did before she met Tom and she was certain that her marriage to him would secure her future as a Hollywood big hitter,' says the friend. 'In fact, the opposite's happened.'

'It's been a tough year with all the embarrassing articles about Tom's Scientology obsession. It's affected Katie's confidence and her image. She's lost her status as a sex symbol – now it's the peculiarities of her marriage that get all the attention.'

'Katie's stuck in a rut,' adds the friend, 'but a successful run on Broadway could make her the name on everyone's lips again.'