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.

Kathryn Smith became the first woman to be hired for a full-time coaching position when ex-Bills coach Rex Ryan hired her as ...