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- ↑ "Mechanic adds LaBelle in 'House of Flowers'". Baltimore Sun.
- ↑ "Original Orchestrations for House of Flowers Reported Lost, So Encores! Will Perform New Ones". TheaterMania.
- ↑ https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/house-of-flowers-2493#OpeningNightCast
- ↑ "Winners". Tony Awards.
- ↑ "House of Flowers (Original Broadway Cast Recording) - Pearl Bailey, Original Broadway Cast | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- ↑ "House of Flowers". Time . February 9, 1968.
