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- ↑ Wichita's Stage One Pays Off With Silver Dollar
- ↑ Zelda Archived March 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine flatrockplayhouse.org
- ↑ Henry Fuller, Sally (February 1, 2015). "First Listen- Jeremy Jordan and Jarrod Spector Sing New Frank Wildhorn Tune From DEATH NOTE". BroadwayWorld.
- ↑ New Wildhorn Musical Wonderland: Alice's New Musical Adventure to Premiere in Tampa
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