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Shot on location in cities across the U.S., Jail renamed Jail: Big Texas follows prison inmates from their initial booking through their first moments behind bars. Each episode captures the harsh and sometimes humorous reality of what happens to criminals after they're caught.

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2020: A FANTASY Comes To Theatre 54 October 16 Photo 2020: A FANTASY Comes To Theatre 54 October 16
by A.A. Cristi - September 18, 2019

Strange Bird Productions presents '2020: A Fantasy', a new dark comedy by Raven Petretti starting October 16th at Theatre 54. Ken Wolf directs Gabrielle Wagner* and Timothy Babcock* in a satirical look at the relationship of a married couple with opposing political views as the contentious upcoming ...


The Happys Bring Sunshine To Dark Places on New Single/Video CUT THE ROPE Photo The Happys Bring Sunshine To Dark Places on New Single/Video CUT THE ROPE
by Tori Hartshorn - March 28, 2019

After making its debut on PopMatters yesterday, 'Cut The Rope', the new music video from Novato, CA's The Happys is now streaming here!...


BEDAGGERED to Receive Reading November 16th Directed by Benjamin Viertel Photo BEDAGGERED to Receive Reading November 16th Directed by Benjamin Viertel
by Julie Musbach - November 05, 2018

The new play BEDAGGERED by Lynn Clay Byrne (The Sextant) will have industry readings on Friday, November 16th at 11:00AM and 3:00PM at Ripley Grier Studios....


Eclipse Theatre Company Presents KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN Presented at the Don Jail Photo Eclipse Theatre Company Presents KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN Presented at the Don Jail
by Julie Musbach - December 20, 2018

Toronto's hottest new musical theatre company, ECLIPSE THEATRE COMPANY (ETC), created by Chilina Kennedy, Evan Tsitsias, and Sara-Jeanne Hosie, proudly presents an innovative and site responsive performance of KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN, presented at the Don Jail in Toronto, March 6 - 10, 2019. The pr...


VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for RIVERDALE Season Three Photo VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for RIVERDALE Season Three
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 30, 2018

Watch the 'Middle of the Night' trailer for Season 3 of Riverdale. New episodes of Riverdale premiere Wednesday, October 10 at 8/7c on The CW. ...


Families Belong Together March Announced for Today Photo Families Belong Together March Announced for Today
by BWW News Desk - June 30, 2018

A coalition of local and national organizations - ? including MoveOn, CHIRLA, United We Dream, National Domestic Workers Alliance and We Belong Together, Center for Popular Democracy Action, Alliance Californians for Community Empowerment, ACLU of Southern California, Fair Immigration Reform Movemen...


Awkwafina, Ike Barinholtz to Star in CRIME AFTER CRIME Photo Awkwafina, Ike Barinholtz to Star in CRIME AFTER CRIME
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 01, 2019

Awkwafina and Ike Barinholtz will produce and star in “Crime After Crime,” according to Variety....


Eclipse Theatre Company Presents Immersive KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN at the Don Jail Photo Eclipse Theatre Company Presents Immersive KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN at the Don Jail
by Marika O'Hara - January 15, 2019

Toronto's hottest new musical theatre company, Eclipse Theatre Company (ETC), created by Chilina Kennedy, Evan Tsitsias, and Sara-Jeanne Hosie, proudly presents an innovative and site responsive performance of KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN, presented at the Don Jail in Toronto, March 6 - 10, 2019. ...


New Philharmonic Presents DIE FLEDERMAUS At The MAC Photo New Philharmonic Presents DIE FLEDERMAUS At The MAC
by Stephi Wild - January 07, 2019

New Philharmonic, under the direction of Maestro Kirk Muspratt, opens 2019 with Johann Strauss II's "Die Fledermaus," libretto by Karl Haffner and Richard Genee, Saturday,Jan. 26 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 27 at 3 p.m. The operetta, staged by Michael La Tour, will be sung in English. A free MAC C...


Families Belong Together March Announced for 6/30 Photo Families Belong Together March Announced for 6/30
by A.A. Cristi - June 27, 2018

A coalition of local and national organizations - ? including MoveOn, CHIRLA, United We Dream, National Domestic Workers Alliance and We Belong Together, Center for Popular Democracy Action, Alliance Californians for Community Empowerment, ACLU of Southern California, Fair Immigration Reform Movemen...


VIDEO: Robert De Niro Talks His Dream of Escorting Trump To Jail, & More on TODAY Photo VIDEO: Robert De Niro Talks His Dream of Escorting Trump To Jail, & More on TODAY
by Macon Prickett - April 18, 2018

Actor Robert De Niro and producer Jane Rosenthal, co-founders of the Tribeca Film Festival, visit TODAY to talk about this year's festival, which spotlights female filmmakers. De Niro also says that he hopes to reprise his “Saturday Night Live” Robert Mueller impersonation in future sketches in whic...


Alex Pettyfer's BACK ROADS Starring Jennifer Morrison to Premiere at the 2018 Tribeca Photo Alex Pettyfer's BACK ROADS Starring Jennifer Morrison to Premiere at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival Next Week
by Macon Prickett - April 13, 2018

After his mother (a gritty Juliette Lewis) goes to jail for shooting and killing his abusive father, Harley Altmyer (Alex Pettyfer) is left to care for his three younger sisters in a rural Pennsylvania town. The uneducated Harley works two dead-end jobs to preserve what's left of his family, includi...


Lena Baker & Sandra Bland Bring AMERICAN CAPTIVES to Dixon Place Photo Lena Baker & Sandra Bland Bring AMERICAN CAPTIVES to Dixon Place
by BWW News Desk - October 04, 2018

American Captives: Lena Baker & Sandra Bland, will open Today, October 4th, 2018. Written and performed by Connie Winston, and directed by Rhonda 'Passion' Hansome, this poignant visceral theatrical experience combines the two stories, Lena Baker and Sandra Bland. After a one-day trial in 1945, an a...


Mixed Magic Theatre Presents LETTER FROM BIRMINGHAM CITY JAIL and BEYOND VIETNAM Photo Mixed Magic Theatre Presents LETTER FROM BIRMINGHAM CITY JAIL and BEYOND VIETNAM
by Stephi Wild - January 10, 2020

Mixed Magic Theatre presents Letter from Birmingham City Jail and Beyond Vietnam....


BEDAGGERED to Receive Reading November 16th Directed by Benjamin Viertel Photo BEDAGGERED to Receive Reading November 16th Directed by Benjamin Viertel
by Julie Musbach - November 05, 2018

The new play BEDAGGERED by Lynn Clay Byrne (The Sextant) will have industry readings on Friday, November 16th at 11:00AM and 3:00PM at Ripley Grier Studios....


Supersuckers Announce 'Play That Rock n' Roll' Album Photo Supersuckers Announce 'Play That Rock n' Roll' Album
by Abigail Charpentier - December 13, 2019

'Ain't gonna stop until I stop it, Ain't gonna let it go until I drop it,' growls Eddie Spaghetti on the first track off the Supersuckers 13th studio album, 'Play That Rock n' Roll.'  Tracked over the course of four sweltering days at Willie Nelson's Austin, TX studio, 'Play That Rock n' Roll' rocks...


Lynn Clay Byrne's BETWEEN THE BARS Will Begin Performances in March at HERE Arts Cent Photo Lynn Clay Byrne's BETWEEN THE BARS Will Begin Performances in March at HERE Arts Center
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 11, 2020

Between The Bars , a new play by Lynn Clay Byrne , directed by Benjamin Viertel , will begin performances on March 23 in advance of its opening night on March 31 and will initially run through April 25 at HERE Arts Center (145 Sixth Avenue). Tickets are $44.50 - $59.50 and can be purchased by visiti...


SAY HER NAME: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF SANDRA BLAND Debuts On HBO On 12/3 Photo SAY HER NAME: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF SANDRA BLAND Debuts On HBO On 12/3
by Tori Hartshorn - November 14, 2018

On July 10, 2015, Sandra Bland, a politically engaged and vibrant 28-year-old African American from Chicago, was arrested for a traffic violation in a small Texas town. After three days in custody, she was found hanging from a noose in her jail cell. Bland's death was quickly ruled a suicide, sparki...


Kathy Griffin Post-Trump Scandal Performance at Carnegie Hall Sells Out in a Day! Photo Kathy Griffin Post-Trump Scandal Performance at Carnegie Hall Sells Out in a Day!
by A.A. Cristi - March 17, 2018

Following the very public fallout with the Trump administration over a controversial photo taken after the 2016 election, comedian Kathy Griffin is back with an all-new show and fans are eager to hear about the aftermath....


Robert Galinsky's THE BENCH Will Screen in NYC Photo Robert Galinsky's THE BENCH Will Screen in NYC
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 12, 2020

NYC activist artist Robert Galinsky returns from Los Angeles for a one night only screening of The Bench film and brings with him the energy of Skid Row Los Angeles. The film presents a unique mash up from 'the street to the stage' and shows life on the streets through five homeless characters whose...


VIDEO: Jeff Daniels Says TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD is a Wake-Up Call to Audiences Photo VIDEO: Jeff Daniels Says TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD is a Wake-Up Call to Audiences
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 31, 2019

On Tuesday night's episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, actor Jeff Daniels stopped by to talk about his Broadway play, To Kill a Mockingbird....


VOICES FROM THE EDGE Conceived And Directed By Rhodessa Jones Comes to the Gateway Photo VOICES FROM THE EDGE Conceived And Directed By Rhodessa Jones Comes to the Gateway
by A.A. Cristi - May 21, 2018

Theatre Rhinoceros has partnered with Rhodessa Jones of Cultural Odyssey to mine Ms. Jones's material from her work with incarcerated women and women living with HIV to develop and rehearse a theatrical presentation focusing on queer-identified or lesbian women who are incarcerated and/or living wit...


Novel Shows Convict's Struggle to Survive and Keep Her Family Photo Novel Shows Convict's Struggle to Survive and Keep Her Family
by Robert Diamond - September 26, 2018

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VIDEO: Netflix Shares Trailer For New Docu-Series HAPPY JAIL Photo VIDEO: Netflix Shares Trailer For New Docu-Series HAPPY JAIL
by Tori Hartshorn - August 05, 2019

This five-part docu-series goes inside the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC), a unique Philippine jail where dancing is part of the inmates' exercise and rehabilitation. CPDRC shot to worldwide fame when its 2007 performance of “Thriller” went viral, but ten years later it ...


A&E Announces THE FIRST 48 PRESENTS: HOMICIDE SQUAD ATLANTA and the Return of 60 DAYS Photo A&E Announces THE FIRST 48 PRESENTS: HOMICIDE SQUAD ATLANTA and the Return of 60 DAYS IN
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 14, 2018

This January, A&E Network continues to expand its award-winning justice programming slate with two riveting series. An extension of one of A&E's most coveted brands, 'The First 48 Presents: Homicide Squad Atlanta' follows homicide detectives from the Atlanta Police Department as they unravel the mys...






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