Barrett Wilbert Weed (Broadway musical, originator)
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Barrett Wilbert Weed is an American stage actress and singer best known for originating the role of Janis Ian in the Broadway musical adaptation of "Mean Girls."
All labels observed (1)
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| Barrett Wilbert Weed (Broadway musical, originator) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15909627 — 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: Barrett Wilbert Weed (Broadway musical, originator) Context triple: [Janis Ian, portrayedBy, Barrett Wilbert Weed (Broadway musical, originator)]
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A.
J. J. Shubert
J. J. Shubert was an American theatrical producer and impresario who, with his brothers, built one of the largest and most influential theater-owning and producing empires in Broadway history.
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B.
David Merrick
David Merrick was a prominent and prolific Broadway producer known for staging numerous hit musicals and plays in the mid-20th century.
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C.
Floyd Youmans
Floyd Youmans is a former Major League Baseball pitcher best known for his mid-1980s tenure with the Montreal Expos.
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D.
George M. Cohan
George M. Cohan was an influential American entertainer, playwright, composer, lyricist, actor, and producer often called "the father of American musical comedy."
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E.
John Amos Shea
John Amos Shea, better known as Jack Shea, was an American speed skater who won two gold medals at the 1932 Winter Olympics.
- 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: Barrett Wilbert Weed (Broadway musical, originator) Target entity description: Barrett Wilbert Weed is an American stage actress and singer best known for originating the role of Janis Ian in the Broadway musical adaptation of "Mean Girls."
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A.
J. J. Shubert
J. J. Shubert was an American theatrical producer and impresario who, with his brothers, built one of the largest and most influential theater-owning and producing empires in Broadway history.
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B.
David Merrick
David Merrick was a prominent and prolific Broadway producer known for staging numerous hit musicals and plays in the mid-20th century.
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C.
Floyd Youmans
Floyd Youmans is a former Major League Baseball pitcher best known for his mid-1980s tenure with the Montreal Expos.
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D.
George M. Cohan
George M. Cohan was an influential American entertainer, playwright, composer, lyricist, actor, and producer often called "the father of American musical comedy."
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E.
John Amos Shea
John Amos Shea, better known as Jack Shea, was an American speed skater who won two gold medals at the 1932 Winter Olympics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Janis Ian