Bette Midler in ‘I’ll Eat You Last: A Chat With Sue Mengers’ | Red carpet

Actress Shohreh Aghdashloo at the red carpet event at the Geffen.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Actor Omar Benson Miller arrives at the opening Thursday.   (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Actress Kelly Lynch  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Actress Rosanna Arquette  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Actress Carly Olson  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Actress Jenifer Lewis  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Actor Dustin Hoffman with his wife, Lisa, at the Geffen opening of John Logan’s play in which Bette Midler stars as the late Hollywood agent Sue Mengers.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Actress Lisa Kudrow  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Actor James Caan  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Actor Mike C. Manning  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Actress Helen Hunt on the red carpet arriving for the opening performance of Bette Midler in “I’ll Eat You Last” at the Geffen.   (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)