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- 1 2 Encyclopedia, Canadian Theatre. "Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia - Ball, Michael". www.canadiantheatre.com. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
- ↑ Michael Ball, a veteran of more than 30 plays at the Shaw Festival in Ontario, Canada, is now stateside, Oct. 22-Nov. 21, as he stars in The Last Hurrah, a theatrical adaptation of Edwin O'Connor's novel of the same name, adapted and directed by Eric (The Song of Jacob Zulu) Simonson. The show officially opens Oct. 27.