CHICAGO (AP) - A theater group in Chicago plans to stage a musical this fall based on the love story of Roger and Chaz Ebert. The Black Ensemble Theater's artistic director, Jackie Taylor, is writing and directing the show about the late Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic and his wife. Taylor says she's drawn to the Eberts' story because it's an "example of strength, tenacity, endurance and love." She describes the Eberts as "an inter-racial high-profile couple who really made a big difference to the world." The show's title is "The Black White Play (Honoring the Memory of Roger Ebert through Music)." It's supported, in part by a bequest from the trust of Roger Ebert. Ebert is a native of Urbana. He died in 2013.
Chicago theater to stage musical about the Eberts
