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In the final few minutes of “Billie Jean,” the new play with Broadway aspirations at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, we follow ...
Lauren M. Gunderson's world premiere at Chicago Shakespeare celebrates Billie Jean King's challenges and achievements, on and ...
Billie Jean King spoke with the Tribune just after attending Wimbledon and had much to say about the current state of the ...
The play at Chicago Shakespeare Theater dramatizes the dramatic and impactful life of a legend with a muscular performance by ...
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 ...
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.
Comedy legend Lily Tomlin is also one of the producers of the world premiere play about the personal and professional life of tennis icon Billie Jean King.  In a one-on-one interview with Dean ...
Following Billie Jean King's path to becoming a sports icon, from her record-breaking victories to her relentless fight for equal pay and equal rights, the world premiere production of <i>Billie ...
Billie Jean King was a visionary and a pioneer. And now the Chicago Shakespeare theater is telling her story. Chilina Kennedy joins us with more. July 18th – August 10th ...
There are no balls or rackets onstage, but chameleon-like actor Chilina Kennedy learned some of her moves from tennis legend ...
Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s world premiere production of Billie Jean is developed by special arrangement with four-time Tony-winning producer Harriet Newman Leve (Beautiful: The Carole King ...