Harvey Fierstein was nominated for an Emmy for Best Supporting Actor In A Comedy for his role.
Harvey Fierstein would later co-star in the Broadway Musical Hairspray. When Firestein left the play, his part was recast with George Wendt.
Lilith's earnings of $60,000 in 1992 dollars is equal to $133,271 in 2023.
Mark tells Rebecca how much he enjoyed the ossobuco at dinner; Rebecca asks what ossobuco is and he says, "You don't want to know." Ossobuco is a northern Italian dish made from cross-cut veal shanks braised with vegetables, white wine, and broth. The phrase "osso buco" is Italian for "bone with a hole" which refers to the bone marrow at the center of the cross-cut veal shank, the defining feature of the dish.
Both Rebecca and Lilith were in the Maxwell Anderson play The Bad Seed when they were at their respective colleges. For Rebecca it was in high school and for Lilith it was in college.