 A West End production headed by Gene Wilder opened on October 3, 1996, at the Queen's Theatre, where it ran for five months.In April and May, 2011, "Laughter on the 23rd Floor" received a newly conceived production in Philadelphia at 1812 Productions.This production took place in repertory with an original comedy, "Our Show of Shows", an homage to Sid Caesar's "Your Show of Shows".