Photo Coverage: Distracted's World Premiere in L.A.
By: James Sims Mar. 28, 2007
Distracted, a world premiere play by Lisa Loomer, opened Sunday afternoon at the Mark Taper Forum in downtown Los Angeles. With Rita Wilson, wife of Tom Hanks, starring in the show, many Hollywood friends turned out on the sunny afternoon for the play and after party, at the adjacent Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.
In Distracted, both sides of the argument on Attention Deficit Disorder and medicating affected children is presented, with a conflicted Mama (Rita Wilson) grappling with the diagnosis of her son, Jesse (Hudson Thames), while battling with her strong-willed husband (Ray Porter) who is adamantly against using his child as a guinea pig for the narcotics industry. Along the distressing path to understanding this seemingly over diagnosed condition, though that fact is left up to the audience to fully determine, a few whacky doctors are consulted, all amusingly created by Bronson Pinchot, and a couple nosy neighbors (Johanna Day and Marita Geraghty) find a way to cast more doubt than anything else for the struggling family.
Distracted continues through April 29 at the Mark Taper Forum, located at 135 N. Grand Avenue in Los Angeles at the Music Center. Tickets range from $42 to $55 and can be purchased at the box office, on-line at www.CenterTheatreGroup.org, or by calling 213-628-2772.
Photos by Ryan Miller/Capture Imaging.
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Nia Vardalos and Jeremy Sisto
Kelly and Ron Meyer, Kate Capshaw and Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg and Ron Meyer
Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman
Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman
Arianna Huffington and Rob Reiner
CTG Artistic Director Michael Ritchie and wife Kate Burton
Sandra Oh and guest
CTG Artistic Director Michael Ritchie and Producer Craig Zadan
Director Leonard Foglia and Allison Janney
Eric Vetro and Lucy Lawless
After Party
Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks
Director Leonard Foglia and Bronson Pinchot
(L-R) Full Cast Marita Geraghty, Johanna Day, Emma Hunton, Bronson Pinchot, Hudson Thames, Stephanie Berry, Rita Wilson and Ray Porter
Allison Janney, Ray Porter and Janel Maloney
Emma Hunton, Bronson Pinchot, Stephanie Berry, Rita Wilson, and Ray Porter
Rita Wilson and Playwright Lisa Loomer
Director Leonard Foglia and Playwright Lisa Loomer
Rita Wilson, Nia Vardalos and Allison Janney
(L-R) Emma Hunton, Bronson Pinchot, Rita Wilson, Hudson Thames and Director Leonard Foglia
Marita Geraghty and Johanna Day
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