This special was originally called "Showstoppers: The Best of Broadway" and premiered on the pay cable Entertainment Channel in 1982. For home video release it was retitled "That's Singing: The Best of Broadway."
Wayne Cilento, who is shown in the opening credits performing the number, "I Can Do That." However, his performance of the number is cut from the broadcast's release on VHS titled, "Showstoppers: The Best of Broadway." Any number that originally featured Michael Bennett choreography had to be re-staged for this broadcast.