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- ↑ "Insert Tony Stunt Here", The New York Times, 2007.
- ↑ "Adam Riegler Returns to the Broadway Stage" westport.patch.com
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- ↑ "Broadwayspace.com's "30 Under 30" Archived June 30, 2011, at the Wayback Machine broadwayspace.com, 2009.
- ↑ "Addams Family's Adam Riegler Will Be Kids' Night on Broadway's National Ambassador" Archived November 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine . Playbill Online.
- ↑ "PHOTO CALL: Gypsy of the Year 2010 Complete Photo Coverage" Archived December 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine playbill.com