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- ↑ "A Walk With Mr. Heifetz Joins Primary Stages Season". TheaterMania.com. June 8, 2017.
- ↑ "A Walk With Mr. Heifetz". Primary Stages.
- ↑ "James Inverne's A Walk With Mr. Heifetz to Premiere at Primary Stages". BroadwayWorld.com. June 8, 2017.
- ↑ "10 Shows For The Jewish Theatergoer This Fall". The Jewish Week. September 5, 2017.
- ↑ "Ed Stoppard, Richard Topol and Yuval Boim Star In Socially-Distanced Recording Of A WALK WITH MR. HEIFETZ". Broadway World. May 13, 2020.
- ↑ "Richard Topol, Yuval Boim, Ed Stoppard, More Are Part of Audio Streaming Version of A Walk With Mr. Heifetz". Playbill. May 14, 2020.
- ↑ "Off-Broadway play about pre-state Palestine goes online". The Times Of Israel. May 13, 2020.
- ↑ "Inspired by music". The Jewish Chronicle. March 6, 2017.
- ↑ "New Drama: A Walk With Mr Heifetz". Jewish Book Week.