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- ↑ "Barrie's Story Gets Unusual Twist in OB Man Who Was Peter Pan To Mar. 28". Playbill.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
- ↑ D. J. R. Bruckner (26 March 1998), "The Man Who Created 'Peter Pan'", New York Times, Theater review, retrieved 2010-07-19
- ↑ Mel Gussow (16 October 1987), "State: A musical, 'Late nite comic'", New York Times, Theater review, retrieved 2010-07-19