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Mid-Morning Addition, 2/20/09:

Bloomberg.com

Artsy New Musical of Unrequited Love Is Delusional Twaddle: John Simon
The new Broadway musical “The Story of My Life” is not so much a show as an entrapment. Two good actors, Will Chase and Malcolm Gets, have been trapped in it for months, and the 90 endless-seeming minutes of it they share with us leave us feeling that way, too.

AmericanTheaterWeb

Review - The Story of My LIfe - A Small-Scale Musical for Lean Times

New York Times

Male Bonding: It’s a Wonderful Friendship
“The Story of My Life” is basically a classic chick flick translated to the stage with a different set of chromosomes.

New York Daily News

Sorry - it's not a wonderful 'Life'
At first "The Story of My Life" says Pottery Barn with its simple furniture and books, then it becomes clear the makers of the musical are aiming higher ... like at heaven.

amNY New York City Theater

Theater Review of The Story of My Life
You’ve really got to admire the chutzpah of the producers of “The Story of My Life” for putting on a show with no real audience appeal of any kind. In spite of its honest sincerity and somewhat imaginative storytelling, it’s just way too small to be on Broadway

Newsday

Review: 'The Story of My Life' on Broadway
It would be lovely to be able to say nice things about "The Story of My Life," the two-man musical that showed up on Broadway last night with no hype and lots of obvious care.

New York Post

'Story' isn't long for life
Just because the economy is shrink ing, must Broadway musicals down size, too? "The Story of My Life," which opened last night...

ny1

NY1 Theater Review: "Story of My Life"
f there's any criticism I have for this unusual new musical "Story of My Life," it's that it would probably be better served in a smaller, more intimate theater.

Time Out New York

Review: The Story of My Life
This well-intentioned but slight two-man musical has a pronounced identity crisis.

Hartford Courant

Malcolm Gets, Will Chase Fine, But "Story of My Life" Still Isn't Worth Hearing

Bergen Record

Looking back on a lifelong friendship
...an intelligent musical with a warm heart, is about.

Asociated Press

Review: Friendship Flowers in 'Story of My Life'
A large ghostly white bookcase, where memories are stored in book upon book upon book, dominates the stage of Broadway's Booth Theatre. On one side stands a white lectern.

Wall Street Journal

Thinking Very Small on Broadway
Despite being sincere and sentimental, and nicely staged and designed, "The Story of My Life" is an over-earnest dud. [Also reviews: 'Love/Stories']Variety

Review: The Story of My Life
...This flavorless new musical is not exactly terrible, but it's not terribly interesting, either, which makes you wonder why its producers thought it belonged on Broadway. Whatever the reason, it's unlikely to be staying long.

Back Stage

The Story of My Life reviewed by David Sheward
The trouble is that Brian Hill's book and Neil Bartram's score are so lightweight and derivative they have all the impact of a Hallmark card

TheaterMania

Review: The Story of My Life
Will Chase and Malcolm Gets give appealing performances in this affecting but not altogether satisfying musical about a lifelong friendship.

Talkin' Broadway

Review: The Story of My Life
If more musicals had as much heart as The Story of My Life, the sweet and simple little tuner by Neil Bartram and Brian Hill that just opened at the Booth, Broadway would be a better place. But heart alone does not guarantee great - or even good - musicals. And this one is, sadly, neither great nor good....

CurtainUp

Review: The Story of My Life
Neil Bartram's music and lyrics and Brian Hill's book bring to mind adjectives like heartfelt and touching, but also hokey, predictable and repetitive