Another high-impact theatrical production was an original premiere.

In the original premiere, the types were given backgrounds that humanized them a little.

The Loew's Grand, site of the original premiere, burned down in 1978.

Martin Charnin, the show's past and present director, has chosen April 20 as the opening: 20 years to the day after the musical's original premiere.

BET aired the show weekly after its original premiere on July 13, 2006.

Since even the original premiere was partly cut by the censors, this was probably one of the first ever authentic performances of the work.

A live-action movie adaptation was produced in 2008, with the original Japanese premiere on 2009.

The season premiere remains the number one scripted original premiere of Summer 2009 in Adults 18-34.

Dilip Kumar was in attendance (he could not attend the original premiere).

This summer, 40 years after its original premiere, "After the Fall" was revived on Broadway for the first time.