The play at Chicago Shakespeare Theater dramatizes a dramatic, and impactful, life of a legend with a muscular performance by Chilina Kennedy as King.

When the theater reopens Aug. 7, audiences (along with performers and staff) will find improvements everywhere they turn. As ...

Upcoming music festivals will see smaller artists perform at neighborhood events like Wicker Park Fest July 25-27, Edgewater ...

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.

Oklahoma: Charming first musical written by the duo Rodgers and Hammerstein, following a farm girl as she juggles two suitors ...

The story of tennis great Billie Jean King, a pioneer of women’s sports, is directed by Marc Bruni in a world premiere play ...

Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) presents the world premiere play Billie Jean, about sports icon and equality champi King. Playwright Lauren Gunderson, one of the most-produced playwrights in the US, ...

Performances are now underway for Billie Jean, running through August 10 in The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Check ...

Billie Jean” is the name of the new play by Lauren Gunderson now in its world premiere at Chicago Shakespeare Theater. This ...

Students from Baldwin Middle School participated in a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) activity at the ComEd ...

The world premiere of the powerful play "Billie Jean" is now at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater. The producer, writer and ...

Billie Jean King spoke with the Tribune just after attending Wimbledon and had much to say about the current state of the ...