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- ↑ 54th Tony Awards#Winners and nominees
- ↑ Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical#2000s
- ↑ Peter Marks (2012-06-18). "'The Normal Heart' in flawless, anguish-filled revival at Arena Stage". The Washington Post . Washington, D.C. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.
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- ↑ "ANALOG AND VINYL, Christopher Lloyd in UNCLE VANYA and More Set for Weston Playhouse Theatre's 2014 Season".
- ↑ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1006558/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 [ user-generated source ]
