ɪɾ ɪz ɐ sˈɪɹiz ʌv ˈɛseɪz ɐbˌaʊt hɪz tʃˈaɪldhʊd ɪn ˈoʊmɐhˌɑː, nəbɹˈæskə, ænd hɪz jˈɪɹz spˈɛnt ɪn nˈuː jˈɔːɹk lˈiːdɪŋ ˌʌp tə hɪz tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv bɹˈɔːdweɪ deɪbjˈuː ɪn hˈɛɹspɹeɪ.
It is a series of essays about his childhood in Omaha, Nebraska, and his years spent in New York leading up to his 2005 Broadway debut in Hairspray.