Jon Imparato's guest appearances

Jon Imparato

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley

Sam Harris

Conner Habib

Tom Ford

James Franco

Bryan Thompson

Kate Flannery

Matt Damon

Tilda Swinton

Michael Anthony

Jeff Gardner

Andy Cohen

Nicole Kidman

Tom Lenk

Sam Bennett

Robert DeNiro

OwlTail

Jon Lawrence Rivera

Dennis connects via Zoom with director Jon Lawrence Rivera and producer Jon Imparato, two of the creative forces behind the new play "March." "March" is not a Zoom-happening. It's an actual live theatrical experience presented in the parking garage of the LA LGBT Center to an audience watching safely from their cars. The play is set in a post-Trump, dystopian, anti-queer future and focuses on three LGBT characters running and hiding and fighting for their lives. Jon and Jon talk about what made them crazy enough to mount a live show during a pandemic, how they crafted the script from the performers' real life experiences and why it was important that the show be hard-hitting and political. Other topics include: the thrill of presenting a new play live at a time when virtually no one else in the country is, the challenge of directing actors whose faces are covered by masks and shields and that time an audience member's car broke down in the middle of the show. https://lalgbtcenter.org/culture-education/on-our-stages

Dennis connects via Zoom with director Jon Lawrence Rivera and producer Jon Imparato, two of the creative forces behind the new play "March." "March" is not a Zoom-happening. It's an actual live theatrical experience presented in the parking garage of the LA LGBT Center to an audience watching safely from their cars. The play is set in a post-Trump, dystopian, anti-queer future and focuses on three LGBT characters running and hiding and fighting for their lives. Jon and Jon talk about what made them crazy enough to mount a live show during a pandemic, how they crafted the script from the performers' real life experiences and why it was important that the show be hard-hitting and political. Other topics include: the thrill of presenting a new play live at a time when virtually no one else in the country is, the challenge of directing actors whose faces are covered by masks and shields and that time an audience member's car broke down in the middle of the show. <a href="https://lalgbtcenter.org/culture-education/on-our-stages" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://lalgbtcenter.org/culture-education/on-our-stages</a>

Jon Lawrence Rivera & Jon Imparato (Director & Producer of "March"): "It's Only 16 Cars, People"

Adam Silver

Dennis visits the LA LGBT Center's Davidson/Valentini Theater to talk to Jon Imparato and Adam Silver, producers of the powerful play "Exit Strategy," about one Chicago high school's fight for survival. Adam also stars in the show as school's in-over-his-head Vice Principal. The pair talk about what drew them to the play, how they found their powerhouse cast, why the show speaks so powerfully to this moment, and why Chicago actors rock. They also talk about the gay content in the show, playing befuddlement, using Pfeiffer as a verb and what they hope audiences take away from the show. Jon and Adam both pull questions from the Observation Deck which leads to stories involving school lunches, Hitchcock damage, Goldie Hawn, Liza Minnelli, Dustin Hoffman and turning 60 in Venice, Italy. https://lalgbtcenter.org/culture-education/on-our-stages

Dennis visits the LA LGBT Center's Davidson/Valentini Theater to talk to Jon Imparato and Adam Silver, producers of the powerful play "Exit Strategy," about one Chicago high school's fight for survival. Adam also stars in the show as school's in-over-his-head Vice Principal. The pair talk about what drew them to the play, how they found their powerhouse cast, why the show speaks so powerfully to this moment, and why Chicago actors rock. They also talk about the gay content in the show, playing befuddlement, using Pfeiffer as a verb and what they hope audiences take away from the show. Jon and Adam both pull questions from the Observation Deck which leads to stories involving school lunches, Hitchcock damage, Goldie Hawn, Liza Minnelli, Dustin Hoffman and turning 60 in Venice, Italy. <a href="https://lalgbtcenter.org/culture-education/on-our-stages" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://lalgbtcenter.org/culture-education/on-our-stages</a>

"Exit Strategy" producers Adam Silver & Jon Imparato: "The Joy of Pfeiffering"

Ken Sawyer

For this special Thursday episode, Dennis visits the swanky penthouse set of "The Goat or Who is Sylvia?" the Tony-winning Edward Albee play that's currently winning raves at the L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center's Davidson Valentini Theatre.  He talks to the show's brilliant director Ken Sawyer and the Center's passionate Artistic Director Jon Imparato.  They discuss the challenges of putting on such a hot-button piece, the Rihanna connection, the power of theater and the challenge of working with "breakables."  They also answer this week's burning question: "What movie, play or TV show did you see when you were way too young?"  Submit your answers on the Blog page at DennisAnyone.net

For this special Thursday episode, Dennis visits the swanky penthouse set of "The Goat or Who is Sylvia?" the Tony-winning Edward Albee play that's currently winning raves at the L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center's Davidson Valentini Theatre.  He talks to the show's brilliant director Ken Sawyer and the Center's passionate Artistic Director Jon Imparato.  They discuss the challenges of putting on such a hot-button piece, the Rihanna connection, the power of theater and the challenge of working with "breakables."  They also answer this week's burning question: "What movie, play or TV show did you see when you were way too young?"  Submit your answers on the Blog page at <a href="http://DennisAnyone.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DennisAnyone.net</a>

They Found Love In a Hopeless Place w/ "Goat" guys Ken Sawyer & Jon Imparato