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

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

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 ...

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

Here’s a soulful and sometimes silly six-pack of the artistic and the fantastic — our shortlist of Chicago shows to ...

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 ...

For their brave, groundbreaking work, two young women from the Chicago area were honored to receive the Billie Jean King ...

Tennis great Billie Jean King will serve as a strategic adviser on gender equality for First Women’s Bank, a new Chicago-based bank set to open this summer. “A critical step toward achieving ...

Two of the biggest stars in American women’s tennis will play a match on Chicago’s South Side next month as part of World TeamTennis, the league popularized by tennis legend Billie Jean King ...