When talking about his son's ingenuity as a doctor, Henry Winkler's character makes reference to MacGyver. Henry Winkler was a an executive producer of the show MacGyver.
Christine Ebersole won a Tony for "42nd Street" and Bob Gunton was nominated for "Evita". Cloris Leachman sang in "South Pacific" and Resma Shetty sang in "Bombay Dreams" on Broadway