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- 1 2 Sullivan, Dan. "Theater:Good Ship Lollipop Revisited", New York Times, November 23, 1967, p. 59
- ↑ "Miss McQueen Gets Part", New York Times, p. 52, May 9, 1968
- ↑ Information from Melbirnkrant.com
- 1 2 Information from musicalnotesnmore.com
- ↑ Little Musicals for Little Theatres (2006), Denny Martin Flinn, p. 32, Hal Leonard Corp., ISBN 0-87910-321-3
- Article in Life magazine, June 13, 1969, issue.