The Nance
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The Nance is a Broadway play by Douglas Carter Beane that explores the life and struggles of a gay burlesque performer in 1930s New York.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Nance canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13129365 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Nance Context triple: [Lincoln Center Theater, producedWork, The Nance]
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A.
Nanny
Nanny is the kind-hearted, loyal housekeeper who helps care for Pongo and Perdita’s puppies in Disney’s "One Hundred and One Dalmatians."
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B.
Dayanhe, My Nanny
"Dayanhe, My Nanny" is a well-known poem by Chinese poet Ai Qing that affectionately commemorates the life and kindness of the nanny who raised him.
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C.
For the Love of Nancy
For the Love of Nancy is a 1994 made-for-television drama film that follows a young woman's struggle with anorexia nervosa and its impact on her family.
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D.
Raising Helen
Raising Helen is a 2004 romantic comedy-drama film about a young woman whose carefree life is upended when she becomes the guardian of her late sister’s three children.
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E.
Music of the Heart
Music of the Heart is a 1999 drama film starring Meryl Streep as a violin teacher who builds a music program in an inner-city New York school.
- 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: The Nance Target entity description: The Nance is a Broadway play by Douglas Carter Beane that explores the life and struggles of a gay burlesque performer in 1930s New York.
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A.
Nanny
Nanny is the kind-hearted, loyal housekeeper who helps care for Pongo and Perdita’s puppies in Disney’s "One Hundred and One Dalmatians."
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B.
Dayanhe, My Nanny
"Dayanhe, My Nanny" is a well-known poem by Chinese poet Ai Qing that affectionately commemorates the life and kindness of the nanny who raised him.
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C.
For the Love of Nancy
For the Love of Nancy is a 1994 made-for-television drama film that follows a young woman's struggle with anorexia nervosa and its impact on her family.
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D.
Raising Helen
Raising Helen is a 2004 romantic comedy-drama film about a young woman whose carefree life is upended when she becomes the guardian of her late sister’s three children.
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E.
Music of the Heart
Music of the Heart is a 1999 drama film starring Meryl Streep as a violin teacher who builds a music program in an inner-city New York school.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway play
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play ⓘ |
| author | Douglas Carter Beane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardRecognition | Tony Award nominations ⓘ |
| characterType | effeminate burlesque comic ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
burlesque in New York
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impact of morality laws on performers ⓘ police raids on gay venues ⓘ |
| director | Jack O'Brien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| explores |
conflict between public persona and private identity
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intersection of entertainment and politics ⓘ |
| genre |
LGBT-related play
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drama ⓘ historical drama ⓘ |
| hasForm | two-act play ⓘ |
| historicalContext | pre-Stonewall era ⓘ |
| historicalFigureTypeDepicted | nance archetype GENERATED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActor | Nathan Lane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Chauncey Miles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | stage ⓘ |
| notableFor | portrayal of a gay performer in 1930s burlesque ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayRunStartYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| premiereCity | New York City ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereTheatre | Lyceum Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producedIn | 2013 ⓘ |
| productionDesignElement |
burlesque sketches
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period costumes ⓘ vaudeville-style routines ⓘ |
| productionType | Broadway production ⓘ |
| roleOfNathanLane | Chauncey Miles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
Greenwich Village
NERFINISHED
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New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1930s ⓘ |
| starred | Nathan Lane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject | gay burlesque performer ⓘ |
| theme |
burlesque theater
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censorship ⓘ closeted life ⓘ homosexuality ⓘ politics of morality ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | Great Depression era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Douglas Carter Beane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: The Nance Description of subject: The Nance is a Broadway play by Douglas Carter Beane that explores the life and struggles of a gay burlesque performer in 1930s New York.
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