Top 5 Stand-Up Sets in Chicago in 2016 Louis CK at Chicago Theatre (both times) Maria Bamford at Athenaeum Theatre Aparna Nancherla at The Hideout Jerrod Carmichael at UP Comedy Club T.J. Miller at The Vic Theatre, The Revival and Laugh Factory —Zach Freeman
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Stage Top 5: May 2018 Past, present and future collide with reality and its alternatives in a wild month of premieres.
Stage Top 5: November 2018 The latest from Ike Holter, a pop-inspired musical about the cultural constraints placed on women and a universe-crossing Afrofuturist fable are just a few of the consciousness-expanding shows opening this month.
Stage Top 5: January 2019 A hit from Humana, the second of three world premieres from Ike Holter and the woman hidden in the history of DNA are just a few of the productions debuting in the first month of the new year.
Stage Top 5: October 2018 This month features a slate of local, regional and national premieres as well as a feminist opera celebrating its twentieth anniversary.
Stage Top 5: December 2018 Hot, bothered and blue collared, these world premieres and classic mishaps will keep the dawning reality of yet another Midwest winter at bay, at least temporarily.
