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- ↑ Kiss Me, Kate complete score double CD recording (EMI Angel CDC-7-54034-2; Booklet, p. 19).
- ↑ Jones, Kenneth (May 18, 2000). "Kate's 'Tom, Dick or Harry' Will Dance on 'Today' Show May 18" . Retrieved January 14, 2012.