7 ) ▁and ▁Frank ▁Rich ' s ▁book ▁The ▁Great est ▁Story ▁Ever ▁Sold : ▁The ▁Dec line ▁and ▁Fall ▁of ▁Tr uth ▁in ▁Bush ' s ▁America ▁( 2 0 0 6 ). ▁ ▁The ▁character ▁" Cur ve ball " ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁an ▁actual ▁Ira qi ▁def ector ▁and ▁B ND ▁inform ant , ▁Raf id ▁Ah med ▁Al wan ▁al - Jan abi , ▁who ▁was ▁known ▁by ▁the ▁Def ense ▁Int elligence ▁Agency ▁crypt onym ▁" Cur ve ball ." ▁The ▁fict ional ▁character ▁" Ty ler ▁Nelson " ▁shares ▁a ▁first ▁name ▁and ▁some ▁bi ographical ▁details ▁with ▁the ▁late , ▁retired ▁C IA ▁official ▁Ty ler ▁Dr um h eller , ▁while ▁the ▁character ▁" Martin ▁B ouch ard " ▁shares ▁several ▁bi ographical ▁details ▁with ▁former ▁UN ▁Chief ▁We ap ons ▁Ins pect or ▁and ▁Ira q ▁Survey ▁Group ▁leader ▁David ▁Kay . ▁ ▁Produ ctions ▁ ▁Washington , ▁DC ▁production ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Bag hd addy ▁premier ed ▁at ▁the ▁Capital ▁Fr inge ▁Festival ▁in ▁Washington , ▁DC , ▁where ▁it ▁received ▁the ▁" Best ▁Over all ▁Production " ▁award . ▁It ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁Marshall ▁Pa ile t ▁and ▁arranged ▁and ▁music ▁directed ▁by ▁Zak ▁Sand ler . ▁ ▁It ▁then ▁played ▁an ▁extended ▁run ▁at ▁the ▁W ool ly ▁M amm oth ▁Theatre . ▁The ▁show ▁was ▁produced ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁Who ' s ▁Your ▁Bag hd addy ? ▁ ▁Off - Off - B road way