This episode has been inspired by the accidents that had occurred during the production of the musical "Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark."
Cynthia Nixon's third and final appearance on an episode of the "Law & Order" franchise. She has appeared in all three major shows, each time playing a completely different character:
- Subterranean Homeboy Blues (1990) as Laura Di Biasi.
- Alternate (2007) as Janis Donovan.
- Icarus (2011) as Amanda Rollins.
Regarding Goren's comment on peacock feathers being considered bad luck in the theater world: "Never bring a peacock feather on stage. Peacock feathers may be beautiful, but an actor is never supposed to carry one on stage. The superstition is inspired by the pattern on the feather that, to many, looks like the evil eye. No theater production wants to risk offending an audience with this malevolent curse...."
The character portrayed by Cynthia Nixon is named Amanda Rollins. On Law & Order: SVU, Kelli Giddish plays Detective Amanda Rollins.
Goren can only exit the labyrinth after moving some rocks to create an open path, evidently unable or unwilling to step over the rocks.