Billy Crystal's Mr. Saturday Night is a new currently running Broadway musical based on his film of the same name.

Here are five fun facts about this new musical

1. Film

This Broadway musical features two returning performers that were also in the film version of Mr. Saturday Night, Billy Crystal and David Paymer.

2. Tony Awards

This musical was nominated for a total of 5 Tony Awards.

Before moving to Broadway, this musical had an out-of-town tryout at Barrington Stage Company.

This musical is the second Broadway show with music written by Jason Robert Brown to play in the Nederlander Theatre.

This show was the first time that stage actress Shoshanna Bean had the chance to originate a part on Broadway.

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