The original book and lyrics were written by Michael Kunze and the music and arrangements were composed by Sylvester Levay.
The original production was directed by the opera director Harry Kupfer.
It premiered on October 2, 1999, in the Theater an der Wien, and the final performance was on 7 May 2001.
In addition to that, the Korean production released two DVDs with a different cast on each.
A DVD and a cast album have been released based on the 2015 Vienna production.