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Review: DCPA’s CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF Offers Fresh Fire and Familiar Heat
by Jon Bee - Oct 20, 2025

I have a love/hate relationship with Tennessee Williams. It's not really his fault, it's more thanks to my time working for a theater festival honoring the playwright. The work was incredible, but the work environment was, in a word, insufferable.

Photo: Chicago Shakespeare's BILLIE JEAN Welcomes Billie Jean King And Ilana Kloss
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 7, 2025

Tennis legend and social justice icon Billie Jean King attended the August 5 performance of Billie Jean at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, joined by her wife Ilana Kloss. See a photo from her visit.

Review: BILLIE JEAN at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
by Rachel Weinberg - Jul 25, 2025

In Chilina Kennedy, director Marc Bruni and Lauren M. Gunderson have found a tenacious and hard-hitting actor to play the eponymous tennis legend in BILLIE JEAN. The role of Billie Jean King, who tirelessly fought for women to have equal pay in professional tennis, necessarily centers the play. Kennedy’s boundless energy and appealing spunk really give it life.

Video: BILLIE JEAN is Now Playing at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jul 24, 2025

Performances are now underway for Billie Jean, running through August 10 in The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Check out an all new trailer for the production in the video here!

Video: The Cast of BILLIE JEAN at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
by Emmy Rice - Jul 12, 2025

The comapny of Billie Jean at the Chicago Theatre shares their thoughts and excitement for the upcoming production from the rehearsal room! The production runs July 18–August 10, 2025, in The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theater. See the video here! 

Chilina Kennedy Will Lead BILLIE JEAN at Chicago Shakespeare Theater; Cast and Creatives Revealed
by Stephi Wild - Jun 12, 2025

Chicago Shakespeare Theater has announced the cast and creative team of the world premiere play Billie Jean, about sports icon and equality champion Billie Jean King.

Review: Minds and Hearts Collide in LEGACY OF LIGHT at McCarter Theatre
by Chloe Yang - Mar 30, 2025

Karen Zacarías' 'Legacy of Light' at McCarter Theatre brilliantly connects women across centuries, challenging assumptions about motherhood, science, and women's ambition through stunning visuals and compelling performances.

McCarter Theater Center to Celebrate Women's History Month with LEGACY OF LIGHT by Karen Zacarias
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 3, 2025

This March, honor Women’s History Month at McCarter Theatre Center with Karen Zacarías’ Legacy of Light, a heartfelt, time-bending comedy directed by McCarter Artistic Director Sarah Rasmussen.

WAITRESS Star Lenne Klingaman Releases Full-Length Album 'PHOENIX'
by Josh Sharpe - Sep 27, 2024

Lenne Klingaman, the Singer-Songwriter and Actor known for her role as Dawn in the hit Broadway musical Waitress, has released her highly anticipated Full-Length Album PHOENIX.

Broadway Performer Lenne Klingaman Releases New Single 'Hand Me the Fire'
by Josh Sharpe - Aug 16, 2024

Lenne Klingaman, the Singer-Songwriter and Actor known for her role as Dawn in the hit Broadway musical Waitress, has released her new single “Hand Me The Fire.” It marks the fourth track off her upcoming full-length album PHOENIX, due September 27th, 2024.

Review: LOVE ALL at La Jolla Playhouse
by Evan Henerson - Jun 19, 2023

As creatively at home as Anna Deavere Smith has been delving into multiple perspectives on the Crown Heights riots of 1991 and the fallout from the Rodney King verdicts of 1992, a traditionally-structured play – even one about a figure as arresting as Billie Jean King - may not be in her artistic wheelhouse.

Chilina Kennedy, Kate Rockwell & More to Star in LOVE ALL World Premiere at La Jolla Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 20, 2023

La Jolla Playhouse has announced the cast and creative team for its world-premiere production of Love All, by Anna Deavere Smith. See who is starring, and learn how to purchase tickets!

A.R.T. & the Museum of the American Revolution to Present BETSY ROSS BEYOND THE FLAG
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 22, 2022

American Repertory Theater at Harvard University and the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia announced today the co-presentation of the next event in A.R.T’s Civically Speaking series, Betsy Ross Beyond the Flag, to be held online on Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at 6:30PM ET.

Eva Noblezada, Reeve Carney and More to Star in Midnight Theatricals' Virtual Reading Series 
by A.A. Cristi - May 29, 2020

Midnight Theatricals has announced the launch of a Virtual Reading Series focused on developing new work with playwrights, actors, directors, and other creatives. Some Broadway performers have signed on for the series, including Hadestown stars Eva Noblezada and Reeve Carney.

BWW Exclusive: Watch WAITRESS Casts Unite to Sing the Best of Bareilles!
by Nicole Rosky - Jan 4, 2020

Following a sold-out concert in 2017, stars from Broadway and the National Tours of WAITRESS came together to perform WAITRESS SINGS BAREILLES: VOL. 2 at The Green Room 42, in a concert benefitting The Hysterical Womxn's Society.

Shoshana Bean and More to Perform in WAITRESS SINGS BAREILLES: VOL. 2 at The Green Room 42
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 2, 2019

Following a sold-out concert in 2017, stars from Broadway and the National Tours of WAITRESS are coming together to perform WAITRESS SINGS BAREILLES: VOL. 2 at The Green Room 42 on Wednesday December 18, 2019 both at 7:00pm and 9:30pm. The evening's concerts will benefit The Hysterical Womxn's Society.

Photo Coverage: Second Stage Celebrates Opening Night of THE UNDERLYING CHRIS
by Linda Lenzi - Nov 22, 2019

Second Stage Theater just celebrated opening night of the world premiere of Will Eno's The Underlying Chris. Directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon, the production will feature Hannah Cabell, Michael Countryman, Denise Burse, Nicholas Hutchinson, Lenne Klingaman, Lizbeth MacKay, Nidra Sous La Terre, Howard Overshown, Isabella Russo, Charles Turner, And Luis Vega.

Wake Up With BWW 11/21: A CHRISTMAS CAROL Reviews and More!
by Stephi Wild - Nov 21, 2019

Today's top stories: read the reviews for A Christmas Carol, and more!

Photo Coverage: Meet the Cast and Creatives of THE UNDERLYING CHRIS
by Jennifer Broski - Oct 23, 2019

Second Stage Theater presents the world premiere of Will Eno's The Underlying Chris.

Second Stage Theater Announces Casting For THE UNDERLYING CHRIS
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 16, 2019

Second Stage Theater has announced casting for the world premiere of Will Eno's The Underlying Chris.