Jayne Houdyshell won a Tony Award for her performance in the Broadway production.
Deirdre is at the table talking to Rich about scary things and how she can't watch "that tv show about the zombies". Richard is played by Steven Yeun, who famously played Glenn Rhee on The Walking Dead (2010), a tv show about zombies.
In April 2021, Scott Rudin was removed as a producer on the film, following allegations of abuse.