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- ↑ Hetrick, Adam (March 11, 2011). "Tony Award Winner Levi Kreis Exits Million Dollar Quartet Early Due to Injury". playbill.com. Archived from the original on March 14, 2011.
- ↑ "Hadestown on Broadway". Archived from the original on November 10, 2021.
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