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- ↑ BWW News Desk (January 22, 2010). "LOVE, LINDA: THE LIFE OF MRS. COLE PORTER Returns For An Open Ended Run At The Triad". Broadway World.com. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
- ↑ Bergman, J. Peter (March 6, 2010). "Love, Linda: The Life of Mrs. Cole Porter". Berkshire Bright Focus... Retrieved May 9, 2013.
- ↑ Cox, Gordon (August 26, 2009). "'Linda' to play Off Broadway". Variety . Retrieved May 9, 2013.
- ↑ December 23, 2013. Love, Linda: The Life of Mrs. Cole Porter Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine NBC news. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
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- ↑ Haun, Harry (December 12, 2013). What is This Thing Called Love, Linda: The Life of Mrs. Cole Porter? Playbill. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
- ↑ Phinney, Kevin (September 26, 2018). gay-composer-cole-porter-and-wife-in-love-linda. MetroSource Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- ↑ Rabinowitz, Chloe (May 19, 2021). On Demand Presentation of LOVE, LINDA: THE LIFE OF MRS. COLE PORTER to Debut in June. Broadway World Retrieved June 19, 2021.
