Entertainment Movies Katie Holmes and Boyfriend Bobby Wooten III Make Their Red Carpet Debut in N.Y.C. Katie Holmes and Bobby Wooten III attended the Moth Ball's 25th Anniversary Gala at Spring Studios in New York City on Thursday night By Nicholas Rice Nicholas Rice Nicholas Rice is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE Magazine. He began working with the brand as an Editorial Intern in early 2020, before later transitioning to a freelance role, and then staff positions soon after. Nicholas writes and edits anywhere between 7 to 9 stories per day on average for PEOPLE, spanning across each vertical the brand covers. People Editorial Guidelines Published on May 27, 2022 07:41AM EDT Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images Katie Holmes and Bobby Wooten III are red carpet official! The pair made their public debut as a couple when they attended the Moth Ball's 25th Anniversary Gala at Spring Studios in New York City on Thursday night. For the evening out, Holmes, 43, wore an ankle-length, bright orange ruffled dress. She accessorized her look with a pair of black strappy heels and small black handbag. Wooten, 33, meanwhile, kept it cool in a dark green suit with a black dress shirt underneath. Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for The Moth All About Katie Holmes' New Musician Beau, Bobby Wooten III, Who's Currently on Broadway Wooten and Holmes first sparked romance rumors while they were spotted out and about with the Dawson's Creek star's mom Kathy Holmes in New York City last month. Holmes was previously married to Tom Cruise, with whom she shares daughter Suri, 16. The actress-director was later linked to Jamie Foxx for several years, before they split in 2019. Want to get the biggest stories from PEOPLE every weekday? Subscribe to our new podcast, PEOPLE Every Day, to get the essential celebrity, entertainment and human interest news stories Monday through Friday. More recently, she dated Emilio Vitolo. The actress and Vitolo, 34, were first linked in early September 2020, when they were spotted on a date at his N.Y.C. family restaurant, Emilio's Ballato. "They split several weeks ago. There was no drama," a source told PEOPLE in May 2021 after their breakup. RELATED VIDEO: Katie Holmes Seen Kissing, Holding Hands with Musician Bobby Wooten III — Plus He Hugs Her Mom! Wooten is currently playing bass in Moulin Rouge! The Musical on Broadway, and recently played at Coachella with Carly Rae Jepsen. He also also been been nominated for a Grammy Award in the past, serves as an adjunct instructor at NYU Tisch School of the Arts and is from Chicago — a Midwest transplant like Holmes, who grew up in Toledo, Ohio. Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for The Moth A source told PEOPLE of Wooten in April, "He's an amazing guy, very kind, super talented and just an all-around cool guy." "He's a highly accomplished bassist and musician, and is as chill and brilliant and funny as they come," the insider added.