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- ↑ Gans, Andrew. "Tiler Peck, Kate Baldwin, Karen Ziemba Set for Industry Reading of Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens’ 'Little Dancer' Musical" Playbill, May 29, 2018
- ↑ Hetrick, Adam. "Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty’s New Musical 'Marie' Will Bow in Seattle" Playbill, September 12, 2018
- ↑ Hetrick, Adam. "Tiler Peck, Terrence Mann, Dee Hoty, and Karen Ziemba Set for 'Marie' at Seattle's 5th Avenue" Playbill, January 22, 2019
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