Each episode of ON DEATH ROW features an intense interview with a death row inmate to hear their own account of life in captivity and the crime that condemnedthem. While German-born Herzog respectfully disagrees with capital punishment, the series is not focused on the politics surrounding the death penalty. Instead, in true Herzog style, he explores the emotions that these men and women go through as they possess the haunting knowledge of exactly when - and how - they are going to die.
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Review Roundup: WNO's DEAD MAN WALKING
by Christina Mancuso - March 02, 2017
The Washington National Opera opened Dead Man Walking on February 25, which continues throughMarch 11, 2017 in the Opera House. It is based on Sister Helen Prejean's acclaimed 1993 memoir, which tells of her time working with death row inmates at Louisiana State Penitentiary and of a particular rela...
by Christina Mancuso - March 02, 2017
The Washington National Opera opened Dead Man Walking on February 25, which continues throughMarch 11, 2017 in the Opera House. It is based on Sister Helen Prejean's acclaimed 1993 memoir, which tells of her time working with death row inmates at Louisiana State Penitentiary and of a particular rela...
A LESSON BEFORE DYING Opens at Elmwood Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - March 01, 2017
The Elmwood Playhouse of Nyack NY will be presenting 'A Lesson Before Dying', written by Romulus Linney and directed by Kathy Gnazzo. 'A Lesson Before Dying' is a bold and moving statement about the link between learning and dignity. "A Lesson Before Dying' runs March 17th thru April 8th Fridays and...
by BWW News Desk - March 01, 2017
The Elmwood Playhouse of Nyack NY will be presenting 'A Lesson Before Dying', written by Romulus Linney and directed by Kathy Gnazzo. 'A Lesson Before Dying' is a bold and moving statement about the link between learning and dignity. "A Lesson Before Dying' runs March 17th thru April 8th Fridays and...
BWW Interview: Theatre Life with Michael Mayes
by Elliot Lanes - February 27, 2017
Today's subject Michael Mayes is living his theatre life playing a murderer on death row in the Washington National Opera production of Dead Man Walking. Michael has performed the role of Joseph De Rocher in multiple productions –including one at Central City Opera in Denver, Colorado – and now ...
by Elliot Lanes - February 27, 2017
Today's subject Michael Mayes is living his theatre life playing a murderer on death row in the Washington National Opera production of Dead Man Walking. Michael has performed the role of Joseph De Rocher in multiple productions –including one at Central City Opera in Denver, Colorado – and now ...
BWW Review: Washington National Opera Presents Bold and Haunting DEAD MAN WALKING at the Kennedy Center
by Barbara Johnson - February 27, 2017
Rooted in the moral conflict between society's thirst for justice and Christianity's tenet of forgiveness, the modern American opera DEAD MAN WALKING is an apt selection for the Washington National Opera this season. With a moving score by Jake Heggie and an honest, straightforward libretto by Terre...
by Barbara Johnson - February 27, 2017
Rooted in the moral conflict between society's thirst for justice and Christianity's tenet of forgiveness, the modern American opera DEAD MAN WALKING is an apt selection for the Washington National Opera this season. With a moving score by Jake Heggie and an honest, straightforward libretto by Terre...
Investigation Discovery to World Premiere Docu-Series KILLING RICHARD GLOSSIP, 4/17
by Caryn Robbins - February 23, 2017
KILLING RICHARD GLOSSIP tells this haunting story - that of a former motel manager sentenced to die for orchestrating a murder that he swears he had nothing to do with. KILLING RICHARD GLOSSIP, a world premiere two-night event, kicks off Monday, April 17 at 9/8c exclusively on ID....
by Caryn Robbins - February 23, 2017
KILLING RICHARD GLOSSIP tells this haunting story - that of a former motel manager sentenced to die for orchestrating a murder that he swears he had nothing to do with. KILLING RICHARD GLOSSIP, a world premiere two-night event, kicks off Monday, April 17 at 9/8c exclusively on ID....
Hub Theatre Company of Boston to Present COYOTE ON A FENCE
by BWW News Desk - February 15, 2017
Hub Theatre Company of Boston will kick off its highly anticipated fifth season with the riveting drama Coyote on a Fence by Bruce Graham Friday, March 31 - Saturday, April 15 at First Church Boston, 66 Marlborough Street in Boston's Back Bay....
by BWW News Desk - February 15, 2017
Hub Theatre Company of Boston will kick off its highly anticipated fifth season with the riveting drama Coyote on a Fence by Bruce Graham Friday, March 31 - Saturday, April 15 at First Church Boston, 66 Marlborough Street in Boston's Back Bay....
BWW Review: LYRICS FROM LOCKDOWN - One Man. One Mic. 40 Characters. Injustice Revealed.
by Shari Barrett - February 12, 2017
The Actors' Gang is presenting the groundbreaking multimedia production LYRICS FROM LOCKDOWN, a solo show written and performed by Bryonn Bain and directed by Gina Belafonte, which tells Bryonn Bain's true story of racial profiling and wrongful incarceration at the hands of New York City police and ...
by Shari Barrett - February 12, 2017
The Actors' Gang is presenting the groundbreaking multimedia production LYRICS FROM LOCKDOWN, a solo show written and performed by Bryonn Bain and directed by Gina Belafonte, which tells Bryonn Bain's true story of racial profiling and wrongful incarceration at the hands of New York City police and ...
New Novel by Former Judge REELFOOT KILLINS is Released
by Christina Mancuso - January 17, 2017
A gruesome double murder and the trial of a suspect who might be headed to death row consumes a community for a decade. Readers can follow the action from an anonymous tip through the process of justice in a new book, expected to be released soon by Dog Ear Publishing. 'Reelfoot Killins' centers ...
by Christina Mancuso - January 17, 2017
A gruesome double murder and the trial of a suspect who might be headed to death row consumes a community for a decade. Readers can follow the action from an anonymous tip through the process of justice in a new book, expected to be released soon by Dog Ear Publishing. 'Reelfoot Killins' centers ...
Investigation Discovery to Present World Premiere Docu-Series KILLING RICHARD GLOSSIP, 3/5
by Caryn Robbins - January 15, 2017
KILLING RICHARD GLOSSIP, a world premiere two-night event, kicks off Sunday, March 5 at 9/8c exclusively on ID....
by Caryn Robbins - January 15, 2017
KILLING RICHARD GLOSSIP, a world premiere two-night event, kicks off Sunday, March 5 at 9/8c exclusively on ID....
The Actors' Gang Presents an Open Forum Featuring Sister Helen Prejean and Tim Robbins
by A.A. Cristi - January 04, 2017
The Actors' Gang will begin 2017 with a one night only special event, featuring Sister Helen Prejean, (Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty), and The Actors Gang Artistic Director Tim Robbins. The event is the first of Actors' Gang Axis Mundi 2017 season, a series of s...
by A.A. Cristi - January 04, 2017
The Actors' Gang will begin 2017 with a one night only special event, featuring Sister Helen Prejean, (Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty), and The Actors Gang Artistic Director Tim Robbins. The event is the first of Actors' Gang Axis Mundi 2017 season, a series of s...
Van Jones Leads Panel on Criminal Justice Reform at Eccles Center on 1/7
by A.A. Cristi - December 27, 2016
Park City Institute continues its rich tradition of engaging in dialogue on important issues, presenting a panel on Criminal Justice Reform, with Van Jones, January 7 at 7:30 PM. Jones, an attorney who has spent countless hours on CNN as a political commentator, will share his insights on the ways...
by A.A. Cristi - December 27, 2016
Park City Institute continues its rich tradition of engaging in dialogue on important issues, presenting a panel on Criminal Justice Reform, with Van Jones, January 7 at 7:30 PM. Jones, an attorney who has spent countless hours on CNN as a political commentator, will share his insights on the ways...
20th Anniversary Screening of PARADISE LOST at Alamo Drafthouse Brooklyn
by A.A. Cristi - December 09, 2016
Alamo Drafthouse Downtown Brooklyn announced today that they will host a 20th anniversary screening of PARADISE LOST: THE CHILD MURDERS AT ROBIN HOOD HILLS, Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky's captivating documentary about the West Memphis Three, on December 14th. Co-presented by the International Do...
by A.A. Cristi - December 09, 2016
Alamo Drafthouse Downtown Brooklyn announced today that they will host a 20th anniversary screening of PARADISE LOST: THE CHILD MURDERS AT ROBIN HOOD HILLS, Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky's captivating documentary about the West Memphis Three, on December 14th. Co-presented by the International Do...
John Joubert 'Death Row Drawings' is Released
by Christina Mancuso - December 05, 2016
OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 5, 2016 /PRNewswire/ Just weeks after Nebraska voters decided to reinstate the death penalty, there is new information in the case of John Joubertone of the last criminals to be executed in the state. Former KMTV-3 anchorman and investigative reporter, Mark Pettit, has obtained and...
by Christina Mancuso - December 05, 2016
OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 5, 2016 /PRNewswire/ Just weeks after Nebraska voters decided to reinstate the death penalty, there is new information in the case of John Joubertone of the last criminals to be executed in the state. Former KMTV-3 anchorman and investigative reporter, Mark Pettit, has obtained and...
BWW Review: WHAT THEY'LL REMEMBER at The Nuyorican Poet's Cafe
by Marina Kamen - November 28, 2016
Dramatic explosion with 'What They'll Remember" explores this question: Why would average women commit murder?...
by Marina Kamen - November 28, 2016
Dramatic explosion with 'What They'll Remember" explores this question: Why would average women commit murder?...
VIDEO: Sophie Okonedo Stars in BBC America's Political Thriller UNDERCOVER, Debuting Tonight
by TV News Desk - November 16, 2016
Premiering tonight, November 16, BBC AMERICA's UNDERCOVER is a bold new political thriller told through a family on the brink of destruction....
by TV News Desk - November 16, 2016
Premiering tonight, November 16, BBC AMERICA's UNDERCOVER is a bold new political thriller told through a family on the brink of destruction....
Award Winning Series UNSUNG Returns to TV One Today
by BWW News Desk - November 02, 2016
Featuring a new line-up of incredible talents whose full stories and journeys have yet to be told, TV One's longest-running and award-winning UNSUNG series premieres six new episodes beginning, Today, Nov. 2...
by BWW News Desk - November 02, 2016
Featuring a new line-up of incredible talents whose full stories and journeys have yet to be told, TV One's longest-running and award-winning UNSUNG series premieres six new episodes beginning, Today, Nov. 2...
BWW Review: An Excellent Experience of The Actors' Gang's THE EXONERATED
by Gil Kaan - October 24, 2016
The Actors' Gang's Cynthia Ettinger ever so smoothly directs her very exceptional cast as they infuse life to six real-life, wrongly convicted death row survivors and the peripheral people besides them. Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen's script of THE EXONERATED vividly illustrates how these six people...
by Gil Kaan - October 24, 2016
The Actors' Gang's Cynthia Ettinger ever so smoothly directs her very exceptional cast as they infuse life to six real-life, wrongly convicted death row survivors and the peripheral people besides them. Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen's script of THE EXONERATED vividly illustrates how these six people...
VIDEO: First Look - Sophie Okonedo Stars in BBC America's Political Thriller UNDERCOVER
by Caryn Robbins - October 21, 2016
Premiering on November 16, BBC AMERICA's UNDERCOVER is a bold new political thriller told through a family on the brink of destruction....
by Caryn Robbins - October 21, 2016
Premiering on November 16, BBC AMERICA's UNDERCOVER is a bold new political thriller told through a family on the brink of destruction....
Faith Set Her Free: Lauretta Eason Shares Painful but Important Life Lessons in New Autobiography DAUGHTER OF SACRED STEEL
by A.A. Cristi - October 17, 2016
The newly published autobiography from Lauretta Eason (http://www.laurettaeason.com/) explores what it takes to persevere - and keep one's faith - in the face of unimaginable obstacles. In 'Daughter of Sacred Steel,' Eason describes how she survived a difficult childhood, only to transition into a m...
by A.A. Cristi - October 17, 2016
The newly published autobiography from Lauretta Eason (http://www.laurettaeason.com/) explores what it takes to persevere - and keep one's faith - in the face of unimaginable obstacles. In 'Daughter of Sacred Steel,' Eason describes how she survived a difficult childhood, only to transition into a m...
Lifetime to Premiere Original Movie SURVIVING COMPTON: DRE, SUGE & MICHEL'LE, Today
by BWW News Desk - October 15, 2016
Celebrated hip-hop recording artist Michel'le will speak up and speak out about the darker side of Compton hip-hop as she narrates the Lifetime Original Movie, SURVIVING COMPTON: DRE, SUGE & MICHEL'LE, based on her life story, premiering Today, October 15...
by BWW News Desk - October 15, 2016
Celebrated hip-hop recording artist Michel'le will speak up and speak out about the darker side of Compton hip-hop as she narrates the Lifetime Original Movie, SURVIVING COMPTON: DRE, SUGE & MICHEL'LE, based on her life story, premiering Today, October 15...
Post5 Theatre Presents COYOTE ON A FENCE
by Ashlee Latimer - October 08, 2016
Let's get serious for a second. With the election upon us it's time for Post5 to take on one of the most serious issues facing our country. The issue of the mass incarceration of our populous. With this in mind we have decided to produce Bruce Graham's stirring, Coyote on a Fence....
by Ashlee Latimer - October 08, 2016
Let's get serious for a second. With the election upon us it's time for Post5 to take on one of the most serious issues facing our country. The issue of the mass incarceration of our populous. With this in mind we have decided to produce Bruce Graham's stirring, Coyote on a Fence....
BWW Review: World Premiere THROW ME ON THE BURNPILE AND LIGHT ME UP Shares Lucy Alibar's Southern Childhood Memories
by Shari Barrett - September 22, 2016
Solo shows written and performed by their authors need to be told with enough personal stage presence to be truly interesting to the audience. Such is the case in Lucy Alibar's world premiere THROW ME ON THE BURNPILE AND LIGHT ME UP in which she enthusiastically and humorously shares journal entrie...
by Shari Barrett - September 22, 2016
Solo shows written and performed by their authors need to be told with enough personal stage presence to be truly interesting to the audience. Such is the case in Lucy Alibar's world premiere THROW ME ON THE BURNPILE AND LIGHT ME UP in which she enthusiastically and humorously shares journal entrie...
BWW Review: CHICAGO, King's Theatre, Glasgow, 19 September 2016
by Natalie O'Donoghue - September 20, 2016
Based on real life events back in the roaring 1920s, nightclub singer Roxie Hart shoots her lover and along with cell block rival, double-murderess Velma Kelly, fights to keep from death row with the help of smooth talking lawyer, Billy Flynn....
by Natalie O'Donoghue - September 20, 2016
Based on real life events back in the roaring 1920s, nightclub singer Roxie Hart shoots her lover and along with cell block rival, double-murderess Velma Kelly, fights to keep from death row with the help of smooth talking lawyer, Billy Flynn....
Lifetime to Premiere Original Movie SURVIVING COMPTON: DRE, SUGE & MICHEL'LE, 10/15
by Caryn Robbins - September 07, 2016
Celebrated hip-hop recording artist Michel'le will speak up and speak out about the darker side of Compton hip-hop as she narrates the Lifetime Original Movie, SURVIVING COMPTON: DRE, SUGE & MICHEL'LE, based on her life story, premiering Saturday, October 15...
by Caryn Robbins - September 07, 2016
Celebrated hip-hop recording artist Michel'le will speak up and speak out about the darker side of Compton hip-hop as she narrates the Lifetime Original Movie, SURVIVING COMPTON: DRE, SUGE & MICHEL'LE, based on her life story, premiering Saturday, October 15...
Nat Geo Channel to Premiere New Docu-Series FACING, Today
by BWW News Desk - August 30, 2016
National Geographic Channel is set to premiere FACING, a docu-series that takes an immersive look at the real stories behind some of modern history's most larger-than-life characters, today, Aug. 30, 2016, at 9/8c....
by BWW News Desk - August 30, 2016
National Geographic Channel is set to premiere FACING, a docu-series that takes an immersive look at the real stories behind some of modern history's most larger-than-life characters, today, Aug. 30, 2016, at 9/8c....
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