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References
- ↑ Playbill for original American production accessed 15 June 2013
- ↑ "The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald". Internet Broadway Databse. The Broadway League. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ↑ Goldman, William (1969). The Season: A Candid Look at Broadway (First ed.). New York: Harcourt, Brace & World. pp. 192–202. ISBN 9780151799237.
- ↑ Fisher, James (June 2011). Historical Dictionary of Contemporary American Theater: 1930-2010. ISBN 9780810879508.
