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The story of tennis great Billie Jean King, a pioneer of women’s sports, is directed by Marc Bruni in a world premiere play ...
The play at Chicago Shakespeare Theater dramatizes the dramatic, and impactful, life of a legend with a muscular performance ...
There are no balls or rackets onstage, but chameleon-like actor Chilina Kennedy learned some of her moves from tennis legend ...
Billie Jean” is the name of the new play by Lauren Gunderson now in its world premiere at Chicago Shakespeare Theater. This ...
She changed the world and the narrative about women’s rights after an infamous tennis match in 1973. Now, the story of Billie Jean King is being told on stage at the Shakespeare Theater.
The world premiere of the powerful play "Billie Jean" is now at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater. The producer, writer and ...
Performances are now underway for Billie Jean, running through August 10 in The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Check ...
Heart-stopping acrobatics, stunning feats of juggling, high-flying hilarity, and death-defying tricks – all set to the ...
The theater on Belmont that formerly was Theatre Building Chicago and part of Chicago’s theater history reportedly will be ...
After seeing “Les Misérables” on tour in high school, Kathy Voytko was utterly captivated. She turned to her mom and said, “I think I want to do that.” Now, Voytko is a Broadway star. She ...
Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s all-Chicago production of Lolita Chakrabarti’s HYMN is beautifully performed, but the script never quite delivers on the thematic complexity promised by the play ...