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The play at Chicago Shakespeare Theater dramatizes the dramatic, and impactful, life of a legend with a muscular performance ...
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 ...
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.
Performances are now underway for Billie Jean, running through August 10 in The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Check ...
Here’s a soulful and sometimes silly six-pack of the artistic and the fantastic — our shortlist of Chicago shows to ...
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 Billie ...
For their brave, groundbreaking work, two young women from the Chicago area were honored to receive the Billie Jean King ...
Billie Jean king. Billie Jean King Talks Tennis In Chicago, Social Activism Two of the biggest stars in American women’s tennis will play a match on Chicago’s South Side next month as part ...
The world premiere of the powerful play "Billie Jean" is now at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater. The producer, writer and ...