It is based on the 1907 novel Israel Rank: The Autobiography of a Criminal by Roy Horniman. The show opened on Broadway at the Walter Kerr Theatre November 17, 2013, running until January 17, 2016. The Broadway production was nominated for ten Tony Awards at the 68th Tony Awards in June 2014.
It won four including Best Musical and Best Book of a Musical. There are 13 signatures on the PLAYBILL. Signatures include Pamela Bob, Bryce Pinkham, Jefferson Mays, Lisa O'Hare, Jane Carr, Joanna Glushak, Eddie Korbich, Jeff Kready, Mark Ledbetter, Jennifer Smith, Price Waldman, and Catherine Walker.