James M. Nederlander Theatre
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The James M. Nederlander Theatre is a historic Chicago venue renowned for hosting major Broadway productions and live performances in an ornate, early 20th-century playhouse.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| James M. Nederlander Theatre canonical | 1 |
| Sam Shubert Theatre | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1414562 — 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: James M. Nederlander Theatre Context triple: [Chicago Loop, contains, James M. Nederlander Theatre]
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A.
Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre
The Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre is a historic Broadway theater in New York City known for hosting major musical and play productions.
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B.
Delacorte Theater
The Delacorte Theater is an open-air venue in New York City best known for hosting the Public Theater’s free Shakespeare in the Park productions each summer.
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C.
Minskoff Theatre
The Minskoff Theatre is a major Broadway theater in New York City best known as the long-running home of Disney’s musical "The Lion King."
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D.
Muriel Kauffman Theatre
Muriel Kauffman Theatre is a major proscenium-style performance venue within Kansas City’s Kauffman Center, hosting opera, ballet, theater, and other large-scale performing arts productions.
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E.
Al Hirschfeld Theatre
The Al Hirschfeld Theatre is a historic Broadway theater in New York City, renowned for hosting major musical and theatrical productions.
- 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: James M. Nederlander Theatre Target entity description: The James M. Nederlander Theatre is a historic Chicago venue renowned for hosting major Broadway productions and live performances in an ornate, early 20th-century playhouse.
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A.
Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre
The Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre is a historic Broadway theater in New York City known for hosting major musical and play productions.
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B.
Delacorte Theater
The Delacorte Theater is an open-air venue in New York City best known for hosting the Public Theater’s free Shakespeare in the Park productions each summer.
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C.
Minskoff Theatre
The Minskoff Theatre is a major Broadway theater in New York City best known as the long-running home of Disney’s musical "The Lion King."
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D.
Muriel Kauffman Theatre
Muriel Kauffman Theatre is a major proscenium-style performance venue within Kansas City’s Kauffman Center, hosting opera, ballet, theater, and other large-scale performing arts productions.
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E.
Al Hirschfeld Theatre
The Al Hirschfeld Theatre is a historic Broadway theater in New York City, renowned for hosting major musical and theatrical productions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic building
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movie palace ⓘ performing arts venue ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| architect | Rapp and Rapp ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Moorish Revival architecture
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Orientalist architecture ⓘ exotic revival architecture ⓘ |
| capacity | approximately 2250 ⓘ |
| city |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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surface form:
Chicago
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| district | Chicago Loop ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| formerName |
Ford Center for the Performing Arts
ⓘ
surface form:
Ford Center for the Performing Arts Oriental Theatre
Nederlander Theatre ⓘ Oriental Theatre ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Bank of America Theatre, Chicago
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surface form:
Broadway in Chicago venues
Chicago Landmark ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago Landmarks
Movie palaces ⓘ Theatres in Chicago ⓘ |
| hasType | Broadway touring house ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Chicago Landmark ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1996 ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Loop (Chicago)
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surface form:
Loop, Chicago
|
| location |
City of Chicago
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
Illinois ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| namedAfter |
James L. Nederlander
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surface form:
James M. Nederlander
|
| notableFor |
hosting major Broadway tours
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hosting pre-Broadway engagements ⓘ ornate interior ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1926-05-08 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Broadway In Chicago ⓘ |
| originalUse |
movie palace
ⓘ
vaudeville ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Nederlander Organization ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chicago Loop
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago Theatre District
|
| publicTransit |
near Lake station (CTA Red Line)
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near State/Lake station (CTA Brown, Green, Orange, Pink, Purple Lines) ⓘ |
| renovation | major restoration in the 1990s ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 24 West Randolph Street ⓘ |
| use |
Broadway touring productions
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concerts ⓘ live theatre ⓘ musicals ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: James M. Nederlander Theatre Description of subject: The James M. Nederlander Theatre is a historic Chicago venue renowned for hosting major Broadway productions and live performances in an ornate, early 20th-century playhouse.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sam Shubert Theatre