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- ↑ "Off-Broadway's Big Gay Italian Wedding, With Anthony J. Wilkinson and Daniel Robinson, Extends Into 2013 | Playbill". Playbill. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
- ↑ "NYMF Adds L.A. Hit Re-Animator the Musical, Le Cabaret Grimm and Zapata! to Summer Line-Up | Playbill". Playbill. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
- ↑ "New York Musical Festival :: The 2012 New York Musical Theatre Festival Archive". www.nymf.org. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
- ↑ "Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series - Daytime Emmy Nominations: 'Young and the Restless' Tops List; THR Scores Nom". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
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