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- ↑ Murray, Matthew."Review:'Hot Feet'" talkinbroadway.com, April 30, 2006
- ↑ Gardner, Elysa."'Hot Feet' follows a well-worn path" USA Today, May 1, 2006
- ↑ Isherwood, Charles."Theater Review: 'Hot Feet': A Fractured Fairy Tale Set in Boogie Wonderland" The New York Times, May 1, 2006