John Houseman

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...

After almost a decade as a law school dean, I have learned that I can count on two stories involving our school to appear in the news media every year. The first is publication of the annual U.S. News and World Report rankings. The other is the...

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...

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...

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...

Oh boy, oh boy. Business on Broadway soars right up through the second balcony. The season pushes breathlessly upon us. "A Chorus Line" kicks back into town Thursday and at least 20 musicals - even a few new ones - are close behind. Dramas by Tom...

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...

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...

From The Times: Jan. 29, 1974 "I wonder whether the Golden Globes will be as wild as usual," Jim Nabors said as we flew east from Hollywood the day before to the Frank SInatra opening in Las Vegas. We agreed that the annual awards of the Hollywood...