John McCrea who appears as the young Loco Chanel in the flashback scenes was the first actor to play the role of Jamie New in both the Sheffield and West End stage productions of Everybody's Talking About Jamie.
The Drag Queen that opens the club door during the song Don't Even Know It is the real Jamie
The film adaptation removes seven songs from the original stage production, and adds one new number for Richard E. Grant.
Roy Haylock as Bianca Del Rio, who appears briefly, was a cast member of the UK production of the stage play.