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- ↑ Broadway's Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Will Celebrate 'Back to Hogwarts' With Special Ticket Offer
- ↑ Kane, Dan (April 28, 2016). "A villainess you love to hate". Canton Repository . Retrieved 2024-04-30.
- ↑ Soltes, John (2013-08-03). "INTERVIEW: David Abeles jumps aboard 'The Great Comet'". Hollywood Soapbox. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
- ↑ https://www.abouttheartists.com/artists/286959-david-abeles David Abeles AboutTheArtists
- ↑ David Abeles Playbill
- ↑ David Abeles IBDB