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- ↑ Mark Jacoby, Goodman Theatre, 2001 and Mark Jacoby Theatre Credits, BroadwayWorld, accessed August 19, 2013
- ↑ Citron, Stephen (September 13, 2001). Stephen Sondheim and Andrew Lloyd Webber: The New Musical. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-535727-1.
- ↑ Green, Stanley; Ginell, Cary (December 15, 2019). Broadway Musicals: Show by Show: Show by Show. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4930-5071-0.
- 1 2 Cutler, Jacqueline. "N.J. actor commands the Broadway stage as Neil Diamond", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, August 23, 2023. "Mark Jacoby is that rarity — he earns more as an actor than he did as a lawyer. The Maplewood resident stars on Broadway as present-day Neil Diamond in A Beautiful Noise, where he recounts his life to a therapist, played by Linda Powell."
