Katie Holmes spent her 30th birthday performing in the Broadway show All My Sons, but notable by his absence on the day was her husband Tom Cruise.

As the curtain fell on Thursday’s show, the cast and crew presented Katie with a birthday cake, which was a surprise orchestrated by Tom according to People magazine.

Addressing the audience, Katie’s co-star John Lithgow announced,

“Tom Cruise, our good friend, devoted fan to the show, doting husband of Katie, could not be here tonight. He’s heartsick that he couldn’t be here … but he wanted to make his presence felt. So, he’s joining us, inviting all of you, to celebrate Katie’s birthday.”

And with that, a five-tiered circular birthday cake was wheeled out as the crowd cheered.

“I planned it so that when she comes out for the standing ovation, John would get the whole audience to wish her a happy birthday,” Tom told the magazine.

He was in Los Angeles to promote his new film, Valkyrie which was also why he missed son Connor’s big movie premiere.

For someone who professes to be such a family man, he’s making his priorities rather clear isn’t he?