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- ↑ "Out Love: Into the Woods Director Rob Marshall & Producer John DeLuca". www.out.com. January 12, 2015.
- ↑ O'Hanlon, Dom (13 June 2016). "Rob Marshall and John DeLuca - Interview". London Theatre Guide.