The Musical was written according to an autobiographical book published in 1992 by Laura Joplin, Janis Joplin's sister, based on letters that Janis wrote regularly to her family, according to which Randall Myler wrote the Broadway hit.
Mjuzikl "S ljubavlju, Janis" rađen je prema autobiografskoj knjizi koju je 1992. godine objavila Laura Joplin, sestra Janis Joplin, temeljenu na pismima koja je Janis redovito pisala svojoj obitelji, a po kojoj je Randall Myler napisao istoimeni broadwayski hit.