Tick, Tick... Boom! (musical)
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Tick, Tick... Boom! is an autobiographical rock musical by Jonathan Larson that chronicles a struggling composer’s anxieties and aspirations in New York City on the brink of turning 30.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tick, Tick... Boom! | 2 |
| Tick, Tick... Boom! (musical) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4979344 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tick, Tick... Boom! (musical) Context triple: [Tick, Tick... Boom! (2021 film), basedOn, Tick, Tick... Boom! (musical)]
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Tick, Tick... Boom! (2021 film)
Tick, Tick... Boom! (2021 film) is a musical drama adaptation of Jonathan Larson’s autobiographical stage musical, following an aspiring composer in New York City as he faces personal and professional pressures on the brink of turning 30.
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B.
9 to 5: The Musical
9 to 5: The Musical is a Broadway stage adaptation of the 1980 film "9 to 5," featuring music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and a book by Patricia Resnick.
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C.
Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Moulin Rouge! The Musical is a stage adaptation of Baz Luhrmann’s 2001 film, blending pop songs from various eras into a lavish, high-energy romantic spectacle set in a bohemian Parisian nightclub.
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D.
The Drowsy Chaperone
The Drowsy Chaperone is a Tony Award–winning Broadway musical comedy that affectionately parodies 1920s musical theatre through the perspective of a reclusive, show-tune-obsessed narrator.
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E.
On Broadway
"On Broadway" is a jazz-infused cover of the classic song popularized by George Benson, known for its virtuosic guitar work and smooth vocal style.
- 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: Tick, Tick... Boom! (musical) Target entity description: Tick, Tick... Boom! is an autobiographical rock musical by Jonathan Larson that chronicles a struggling composer’s anxieties and aspirations in New York City on the brink of turning 30.
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A.
Tick, Tick... Boom! (2021 film)
Tick, Tick... Boom! (2021 film) is a musical drama adaptation of Jonathan Larson’s autobiographical stage musical, following an aspiring composer in New York City as he faces personal and professional pressures on the brink of turning 30.
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B.
9 to 5: The Musical
9 to 5: The Musical is a Broadway stage adaptation of the 1980 film "9 to 5," featuring music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and a book by Patricia Resnick.
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C.
Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Moulin Rouge! The Musical is a stage adaptation of Baz Luhrmann’s 2001 film, blending pop songs from various eras into a lavish, high-energy romantic spectacle set in a bohemian Parisian nightclub.
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D.
The Drowsy Chaperone
The Drowsy Chaperone is a Tony Award–winning Broadway musical comedy that affectionately parodies 1920s musical theatre through the perspective of a reclusive, show-tune-obsessed narrator.
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E.
On Broadway
"On Broadway" is a jazz-infused cover of the classic song popularized by George Benson, known for its virtuosic guitar work and smooth vocal style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
autobiographical musical
ⓘ
rock musical ⓘ stage musical ⓘ |
| basedOn | Jonathan Larson's life ⓘ |
| bookWriter | Jonathan Larson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castSize | three principal actors ⓘ |
| composer | Jonathan Larson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Jonathan Larson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiographical theatre
ⓘ
rock musical ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Tick, Tick... Boom! (2021 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Jon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michael NERFINISHED ⓘ Susan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Jonathan Larson's experiences writing Rent ⓘ |
| lyricist | Jonathan Larson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Jon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableSong |
30/90
ⓘ
Boho Days NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Can't Decide NERFINISHED ⓘ Louder Than Words NERFINISHED ⓘ Therapy ⓘ Why ⓘ |
| offBroadwayPremiereDate | 2001 ⓘ |
| offBroadwayPremierePlace | Jane Street Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orchestrator | Stephen Oremus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalForm | solo rock monologue ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| performanceStyle | concert-style staging ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1990 ⓘ |
| producer | Victoria Leacock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revisedAs | three-actor stage musical ⓘ |
| revisedBy | David Auburn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| subject |
New York City
NERFINISHED
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artistic anxiety ⓘ struggling composer ⓘ turning 30 ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult theatre audiences ⓘ |
| theme |
aging
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art versus security ⓘ fear of failure ⓘ friendship ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1990s ⓘ |
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Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Tick, Tick... Boom!
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Tick, Tick... Boom!