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In the final few minutes of “Billie Jean,” the new play with Broadway aspirations at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, we follow ...
The play at Chicago Shakespeare Theater dramatizes the dramatic and impactful life of a legend with a muscular performance by ...
The story of tennis great Billie Jean King, a pioneer of women’s sports, is directed by Marc Bruni in a world premiere play ...
Billie Jean King spoke with the Tribune just after attending Wimbledon and had much to say about the current state of the ...
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 ...
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.
Here’s a soulful and sometimes silly six-pack of the artistic and the fantastic — our shortlist of Chicago shows to ...
Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) presents the world premiere play Billie Jean, about sports icon and equality champi King.
Mary Jean “Lily” Tomlin was born in Detroit, and later attended Wayne State University, where she switched her major to theater after auditioning for a play. She started doing stand up comedy in ...