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- ↑ Scott Stangland Playbill
- ↑ What Was It Like Going on For Josh Groban in Great Comet Two Days After Opening?
- ↑ The Great Comet Will End Its Broadway Run With Dave Malloy as Pierre
- ↑ Scott Stangland AboutTheArtists
- ↑ Scott Stangland IMDB
- ↑ "THEATER: 2016 ELLIOT NORTON AWARD NOMINATIONS!". Joyce's Choices. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
- ↑ "Elliot Norton Awards". Elliot Norton Awards. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
- ↑ 2016 IRNE Awards Winners Announced - THE GREAT COMET OF 1812, Jessie Mueller in WAITRESS, Abby Mueller in BEAUTIFUL and More!