 After hearing Gretchen Wylers tale of her breakout by replacing the  star of "Silk Stockings" at a moments notice when the usual  understudy was nowhere to be found, Rick McKay tried to locate the  absent understudy, actress Sherry ONeal, for an interview.  Unfortunately, ONeal had died some time prior. At the premiere he  mentioned this fact to Wyler, who exclaimed, "Thank goodness I  didnt know that! Had I known, I would have never told the story!"