John Houseman

I f a Martian dropped into New York and saw the latest Broadway grosses, the little guy wouldn't have a clue about the Wall Street meltdown. In the week that ended last Sunday, "Jersey Boys," "Wicked," "South Pacific" and "Mamma Mia!" were still packing...

I have seen the future, and it is Rollerball. I don't mean the carnage-crazy sport played by James Caan in the 1975 movie. I mean the film's depiction of life in 2018, when "corporate wars" have left the world controlled not by governments but by...

With so many TV series hitting the big screen lately ("Sex and the City," "The X-Files"), ABC is attempting to right the balance. The network has ordered a pilot for a "The Witches of Eastwick" TV series based on the 1987 movie that starred Susan...

Christopher Markle, a theater professor at Northern Illinois University and an accomplished professional stage director, died Monday, July 28, in Kishwaukee Community Hospital in DeKalb, Ill., said his wife, Sophia Varcados. Mr. Markle, 53, of DeKalb...

NEW YORK, June 17, 2008-- CW11/WPIX, Tribune Broadcasting's New York CW affiliate, was awarded five New York Press Club Awards, more awards than any other television station, at the ceremony held Monday night at Manhattan's Water Club. The New York Press...

However the wind blows, theatergoers know it's spring when Broadway gets crazy with openings. Whatever the calendar says about the year's end, commercial theater will be observing New Year's Eve on May 7 - the last night to open eligible shows before the...

Patti LuPone steps out onto Main Street in a knee-length coat made of leather and mink. The reversible fur is accessorized with a matching maroon stole and red suede boots. It's the sort of outfit that would be perfect for a 40th high school reunion, if...

Contact: Jessica Bellucci 212-210-2626 jbellucci@tribune.com New York, NY – February 7, 2008 -- The CW11/WPIX, Tribune Broadcasting's New York CW affiliate, was nominated for 30 Emmy® Awards from the New York Chapter of the National Academy of Television...

Not every lover of books can be a novelist or biographer or poet, perhaps, but there are other measures of artistic achievement in the literary world. For proof of this proposition, look no further than Mitchell Kaplan, who might most accurately be...

NEW YORK, February 8, 2007- The CW11/WPIX, Tribune Broadcasting's New York CW affiliate, was nominated for 28 Emmy® Awards from the New York Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. The Emmy® Awards honor outstanding achievement in...

NEW YORK, April 2, 2007-- The CW11/WPIX, Tribune Broadcasting's New York CW affiliate, was awarded 8 Emmy® Awards at the New York Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences' 50th Annual Award presentation last night in Manhattan at...

From The TImes: April 3, 1974 Jack Lemmon, Glenda Jackson and "The Sting" won top honors at the 46th annual Academy Awards presentations in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion of the Music Center Tuesday night. Lemmon, who holds a previous Oscar for a...