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- ↑ Gussow, Mel. Review/Theater; Philip Glass Buys a Loaf of Bread" The New York Times, February 4, 1990
- 1 2 Hetrick, Adam. "Primary Stages Revival of David Ives' 'All in the Timing' Ends Off-Broadway Run April 28" Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine playbill.com, 28 Apr 2013
- ↑ Cote, David. "Time Out says" timeout.com, February 12, 2013
- ↑ Guernsey, Otis L. and Sweet, Jeffrey. All in the Timing The Best Plays of 1993-1994, Hal Leonard Corporation, 1994, ISBN 0879101830, pp. 295-296
