fˈɑːloʊɪŋ fˈoːɹ jˈɪɹz ʌv ˌɪmpɹəvəzˈeɪʃənəl ɹᵻhˈɜːsəlz, ðə mjˈuːzɪkəl deɪbjˈuːd ɹˈiːdʒənəli ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θˈɜːtiːn æt ðə dʒˈɔːɹdʒ stɹˈiːt plˈeɪhaʊs ɪn nˈuː dʒˈɜːsi bᵻfˌoːɹ ɹᵻsˈiːvɪŋ ɐ pɹˈiːbɹˈɔːdweɪ wˈɜːkʃɑːp ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹtiːn.
Following four years of improvisational rehearsals, the musical debuted regionally in 2013 at the George Street Playhouse in New Jersey before receiving a pre-Broadway workshop in 2014.