It's Only a Play
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"It's Only a Play" is a Broadway comedy by Terrence McNally that satirizes the theater world as a group of showbiz insiders anxiously await reviews on opening night.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| It's Only a Play canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13006087 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: It's Only a Play Context triple: [Micah Stock, notableWork, It's Only a Play]
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A.
Then Play On
Then Play On is a 1969 studio album by British rock band Fleetwood Mac that marked their transition from pure blues to a more expansive rock sound and was the last to feature founding guitarist Peter Green.
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B.
Three Can Play That Game
Three Can Play That Game is a romantic comedy film that continues the relationship and dating-game themes of the original movie Two Can Play That Game.
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C.
Come Out and Play
"Come Out and Play" is a 1994 punk rock song by The Offspring that became one of their breakthrough hits and a defining track of the 1990s punk revival.
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D.
It’s All in the Playing
"It’s All in the Playing" is a memoir by actress and author Shirley MacLaine that explores her spiritual journey, metaphysical beliefs, and experiences with past-life regression.
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E.
The Name of the Game
"The Name of the Game" is a 1977 pop song by Swedish group ABBA, known for its melodic complexity and introspective lyrics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: It's Only a Play Target entity description: "It's Only a Play" is a Broadway comedy by Terrence McNally that satirizes the theater world as a group of showbiz insiders anxiously await reviews on opening night.
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A.
Then Play On
Then Play On is a 1969 studio album by British rock band Fleetwood Mac that marked their transition from pure blues to a more expansive rock sound and was the last to feature founding guitarist Peter Green.
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B.
Three Can Play That Game
Three Can Play That Game is a romantic comedy film that continues the relationship and dating-game themes of the original movie Two Can Play That Game.
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C.
Come Out and Play
"Come Out and Play" is a 1994 punk rock song by The Offspring that became one of their breakthrough hits and a defining track of the 1990s punk revival.
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D.
It’s All in the Playing
"It’s All in the Playing" is a memoir by actress and author Shirley MacLaine that explores her spiritual journey, metaphysical beliefs, and experiences with past-life regression.
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E.
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game is an American television series from the late 1960s and early 1970s that followed the lives of magazine publishing executives through rotating lead characters and storylines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway play
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comedy play ⓘ stage play ⓘ |
| 2014RevivalCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 2014RevivalTheatre | Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 2014RevivalType | Broadway revival ⓘ |
| actCount | 2 ⓘ |
| author | Terrence McNally NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| BroadwayDebutYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| BroadwayTheatre | Brooks Atkinson Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Frank Finger
NERFINISHED
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Gus NERFINISHED ⓘ Ira Drew NERFINISHED ⓘ James Wicker NERFINISHED ⓘ Julia Budder NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Austin NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia Noyes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| firstProductionCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstProductionVenue | Manhattan Theatre Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstProductionYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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satire ⓘ |
| isAbout | a group of theatre insiders awaiting opening-night reviews ⓘ |
| notableCastMember |
F. Murray Abraham
NERFINISHED
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Matthew Broderick NERFINISHED ⓘ Megan Mullally NERFINISHED ⓘ Micah Stock NERFINISHED ⓘ Nathan Lane NERFINISHED ⓘ Rupert Grint NERFINISHED ⓘ Stockard Channing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRevivalYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| parodies | Broadway theatre culture ⓘ |
| productionType | ensemble comedy ⓘ |
| revisedVersionYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| setting |
New York City
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a Manhattan townhouse ⓘ |
| subject |
Broadway theatre
NERFINISHED
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opening night ⓘ show business ⓘ theatre critics ⓘ theatre world ⓘ |
| theme |
anxiety over critical reviews
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ego in show business ⓘ the nature of theatrical success and failure ⓘ |
| writer | Terrence McNally NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: It's Only a Play Description of subject: "It's Only a Play" is a Broadway comedy by Terrence McNally that satirizes the theater world as a group of showbiz insiders anxiously await reviews on opening night.
Referenced by (1)
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