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- ↑ "World Premiere of The Workshop, Starring Austin Pendleton, to Play Off-Broadway". TheaterMania. June 28, 2017.
- ↑ "Review: Aspiring Writers Meet Acerbic Teacher in 'The Workshop'". The New York Times. August 8, 2017.
- ↑ "Theater Review: The Workshop, Where the White Male Ego Is on the Dissection Table". Vulture. August 9, 2017.
- ↑ "The Workshop". Time Out. August 1, 2017.