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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 ...
In the final few minutes of “Billie Jean,” the new play with Broadway aspirations at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, we follow ...
The life story of sports hero and feminist icon Billie Jean King is the subject of a new play at the Chicago Shakespeare ...
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.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater nabbed the U.S. premiere of the sweeping musical, which was critically acclaimed in England. But this run will feature Chicago actors.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater nabbed the U.S. premiere of the sweeping musical, which ditches a costly full orchestra in favor of actors playing instruments on stage.
Jason Alexander, who is also an Emmy winner, a Tony winner, and an accomplished magician, can be seen in "Judgment Day" at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater from April 23 through May 23.
As the world commemorates William Shakespeare's 459th birthday this April, Chicago Shakespeare Theater will celebrate the Bard with multiple events throughout the month. The Theater will honor the ...
Chicago Shakespeare Theater presents William Shakespeare’s romantic comedy Twelfth Night, staged by director Tyrone Phillips in the Courtyard Theater, now extended by popular demand through ...
A year later, Chicago Shakespeare Theater had a roof over its head to stage "Troilus and Cressida" at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts. But the Near North Side would not be home for long.
Hall ranks Chicago Shakespeare on a par with such notable troupes as Stratford in Canada, Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, D.C., and New York’s Public Theater, which produces Free Shakespeare ...