The Story Of A Story (The Untold Story) presented by Underscore Theatre Company at Chopin Theatre

Chicago Tribune - Somewhat Recommended

"...It's the musical theater equivalent of a house of mirrors, but what co-writers Peter Gwinn (who used to write for Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report") and Jody Shelton (a veteran of Second City and the Annoyance) haven't quite worked out yet is how to take what essentially feels like sketch comedy on steroids and push it into something that feels recognizably human."

Chicago Reader - Recommended

"...The cast of director-choreographer Christopher Pazdernik's Underscore Theatre production cover a lot of ground skillwise, but the upper end is strong. Similarly, the script runs from puerile to witty, with witty winning often enough to give it charm."

Time Out Chicago - Somewhat Recommended

"...Created by Peter Gwinn and Jody Shelton of Baby Wants Candy, the musical improv troupe, the show feels more like an extended sketch than a full-fledged musical. The writers would have been better off sticking to their typical 60-minute time constraint. By the show's third swan song, we're no longer dealing with cliches-we're dealing with repetition. The show has its clever moments, but when we leave the Land of Creativity, not only has nothing original happened, nothing has changed."

ChicagoCritic - Recommended

"...Underscore Theatre Company is dedicated to developing new musicals and guiding works that are not yet fully-formed. While you never know exactly what you're going to get, their shows are generally fun, and crafted by much more serious minds than the term "experimental" is often used to excuse. So it is with The Story of a Story (The Untold Story), the product of Colbert Report writer Peter Gwinn and Second City musical director Jody Shelton, who are used to improvising their musicals."