Emerson Colonial Theatre

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historic building performing arts venue playhouse theatre

Emerson Colonial Theatre is a historic Boston playhouse renowned for hosting pre-Broadway premieres and major theatrical productions.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Emerson Colonial Theatre canonical	2
Colonial Theatre	1
Colonial Theatre, Boston	1
Emerson Colonial Theatre, Boston	1
Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2942432 — 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: Emerson Colonial Theatre
Context triple: [Theatre District, hasVenue, Emerson Colonial Theatre]

A. The Colonial Theatre
The Colonial Theatre is a historic performing arts venue in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, renowned for its early-20th-century architecture and role as a cultural centerpiece in the Berkshires.
B. Arlington Theatre
Arlington Theatre is a historic movie palace and performing arts venue in downtown Santa Barbara, California, known for its Spanish Colonial Revival architecture and role as a key site for film festivals and cultural events.
C. Stanley Theater
Stanley Theater is a historic performing arts venue and architectural landmark located in Utica, New York.
D. Marquis Theatre
The Marquis Theatre is a Broadway theater in New York City known for hosting major musical and theatrical productions.
E. Alhambra Theatre
Alhambra Theatre is a historic and prominent performing arts venue in Bradford, England, renowned for hosting major touring productions and West End shows.
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: Emerson Colonial Theatre
Target entity description: Emerson Colonial Theatre is a historic Boston playhouse renowned for hosting pre-Broadway premieres and major theatrical productions.

A. The Colonial Theatre
The Colonial Theatre is a historic performing arts venue in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, renowned for its early-20th-century architecture and role as a cultural centerpiece in the Berkshires.
B. Arlington Theatre
Arlington Theatre is a historic movie palace and performing arts venue in downtown Santa Barbara, California, known for its Spanish Colonial Revival architecture and role as a key site for film festivals and cultural events.
C. Stanley Theater
Stanley Theater is a historic performing arts venue and architectural landmark located in Utica, New York.
D. Marquis Theatre
The Marquis Theatre is a Broadway theater in New York City known for hosting major musical and theatrical productions.
E. Alhambra Theatre
Alhambra Theatre is a historic and prominent performing arts venue in Bradford, England, renowned for hosting major touring productions and West End shows.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic building ⓘ performing arts venue ⓘ playhouse ⓘ theatre ⓘ
affiliation	Emerson College ⓘ
architect	Clarence Blackall ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
function	live theatre performances ⓘ pre-Broadway tryouts ⓘ touring Broadway productions ⓘ
hasFeature	balconies ⓘ ornate auditorium ⓘ proscenium arch stage ⓘ
hasType	proscenium theatre ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.emersoncolonialtheatre.com/ ⓘ
heritageStatus	historic theatre in Boston ⓘ
historicDesignation	listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
knownFor	historic interior ⓘ major theatrical productions ⓘ pre-Broadway premieres ⓘ
locatedIn	Downtown Boston ⓘ
location	Boston ⓘ Massachusetts ⓘ
near	Boston Common ⓘ
notableProduction	A Little Night Music ⓘ surface form: A Little Night Music (pre-Broadway engagement) Follies ⓘ surface form: Follies (pre-Broadway engagement) Grand Hotel (play) ⓘ surface form: Grand Hotel (pre-Broadway engagement) La Cage aux Folles (pre-Broadway engagement) ⓘ Moulin Rouge! The Musical ⓘ surface form: Moulin Rouge! The Musical (pre-Broadway engagement) Oklahoma! (stage production) ⓘ surface form: Oklahoma! (pre-Broadway engagement) Porgy and Bess ⓘ surface form: Porgy and Bess (pre-Broadway engagement) The Diary of Anne Frank ⓘ surface form: The Diary of Anne Frank (pre-Broadway engagement) The Nutty Professor (1996 film) ⓘ surface form: The Nutty Professor (pre-Broadway tryout)
openingDate	1900-12-20 ⓘ
operator	Ambassador Theatre Group ⓘ
originalName	Colonial Theatre, Boston ⓘ surface form: Colonial Theatre
owner	Emerson College ⓘ
postalCode	02116 ⓘ
region	New England ⓘ
reopened	2018 ⓘ
seatingCapacity	approximately 1700 ⓘ
state	Massachusetts ⓘ
streetAddress	106 Boylston Street ⓘ
style	Beaux-Arts architecture ⓘ
yearRenovated	2018 ⓘ

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Theatre District → hasVenue → Emerson Colonial Theatre ⓘ

Moulin Rouge! The Musical → premiereLocation → Emerson Colonial Theatre ⓘ

this entity surface form: Emerson Colonial Theatre, Boston

Emerson College → hasFacility → Emerson Colonial Theatre ⓘ

this entity surface form: Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre

Candide (operetta by Leonard Bernstein) → premiereVenue → Emerson Colonial Theatre ⓘ

subject surface form: Candide

this entity surface form: Colonial Theatre, Boston

Summertime → originalProductionTheatre → Emerson Colonial Theatre ⓘ

this entity surface form: Colonial Theatre

Colonial Theatre, Boston → alsoKnownAs → Emerson Colonial Theatre ⓘ

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