Chris Gummert The Oregon exploding whale has had quite a life: first, the original news reel followed by endless anniversary pieces… then Dave Barry’s hilarious article… and recently it became the 5th most popular video on the web. Can Broadway be far behind? Not if Chris Gummert has anything to say about it. Gummert has written a one man show about the event called  Countdown: The Story of the Exploding Whale  that is making it’s Chicago debut on October 10th, 2007. “This is such a great theater city,” Gummert said. “I’m thrilled to be putting the show up in Chicago,”  Gummert debuted his multi-media performance earlier this year at the  Iowa Fringe Festival  to  rave reviews … even from some of his harshest critics. “I think my mom might have broken down and smiled during this show,” Gummert enthused. “Ebert and Roeper have got NOTHING on that rating!”  Gummert plans on touring the show extensively throughout the next year and a half. Information about his show, including tour dates