Mack & Mabel
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Mack & Mabel is a 1974 Broadway musical by Jerry Herman that dramatizes the turbulent relationship between silent film director Mack Sennett and his star Mabel Normand.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mack & Mabel canonical | 4 |
| Mack & Mabel (Broadway production) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5184007 — 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: Mack & Mabel Context triple: [Jerry Herman, notableWork, Mack & Mabel]
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A.
Can-Can
Can-Can is a 1953 Broadway musical by Cole Porter, best known for its lively Parisian setting and memorable score featuring songs like "I Love Paris."
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B.
Ziegfeld Girl
Ziegfeld Girl is a 1941 MGM musical drama film that follows the intertwined lives and romances of three women who become performers in the famed Ziegfeld Follies.
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C.
Kiss Me, Kate
Kiss Me, Kate is a classic Broadway musical comedy by Cole Porter that playfully intertwines a backstage romance with a musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew.
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D.
Ain't Misbehavin'
"Ain't Misbehavin'" is a classic jazz and swing standard, originally from the 1929 musical revue "Hot Chocolates," that became widely popular through performances by artists including Louis Armstrong.
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E.
Song and Dance
Song and Dance is a two-act musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber that uniquely combines a song cycle with a dance-based narrative.
- 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: Mack & Mabel Target entity description: Mack & Mabel is a 1974 Broadway musical by Jerry Herman that dramatizes the turbulent relationship between silent film director Mack Sennett and his star Mabel Normand.
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A.
Can-Can
Can-Can is a 1953 Broadway musical by Cole Porter, best known for its lively Parisian setting and memorable score featuring songs like "I Love Paris."
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B.
Ziegfeld Girl
Ziegfeld Girl is a 1941 MGM musical drama film that follows the intertwined lives and romances of three women who become performers in the famed Ziegfeld Follies.
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C.
Kiss Me, Kate
Kiss Me, Kate is a classic Broadway musical comedy by Cole Porter that playfully intertwines a backstage romance with a musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew.
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D.
Ain't Misbehavin'
"Ain't Misbehavin'" is a classic jazz and swing standard, originally from the 1929 musical revue "Hot Chocolates," that became widely popular through performances by artists including Louis Armstrong.
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E.
Song and Dance
Song and Dance is a two-act musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber that uniquely combines a song cycle with a dance-based narrative.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway musical
ⓘ
stage musical ⓘ |
| awardsAndNominations | Tony Award nominations ⓘ |
| basedOn | lives of Mack Sennett and Mabel Normand ⓘ |
| bookBy | Michael Stewart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwaySeason | 1974–1975 Broadway season ⓘ |
| character |
Mabel Normand
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mack Sennett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| choreographer | Gower Champion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Jerry Herman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReceptionAtPremiere | mixed to negative ⓘ |
| depicts |
Keystone Studios
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
history of silent film comedy ⓘ |
| director | Gower Champion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | musical theatre ⓘ |
| hasRecording |
London cast recordings
ⓘ
original Broadway cast recording ⓘ |
| hasRevival |
1981 London production
ⓘ
1995 London revival ⓘ |
| hasTour | UK touring productions ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterReputation | cult favorite ⓘ |
| lyricist | Jerry Herman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicStyle | melodic, brassy Broadway score ⓘ |
| notableSong |
I Won't Send Roses
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Movies Were Movies NERFINISHED ⓘ Tap Your Troubles Away NERFINISHED ⓘ Time Heals Everything NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orchestrator | Philip J. Lang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayClosingDate | 1975-01-05 ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayLeadActor | Robert Preston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayLeadActress | Bernadette Peters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayOpeningDate | 1974-10-06 ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayPreviews | 6 previews ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayRunLength | 66 performances ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayTheatre | Majestic Theatre, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalCastRecordingLabel | MCA Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1974-10-06 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereTheatre | Majestic Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | David Merrick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
early 20th century Hollywood
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silent film era ⓘ |
| style | traditional book musical ⓘ |
| subject |
Mabel Normand
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mack Sennett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mack & Mabel Description of subject: Mack & Mabel is a 1974 Broadway musical by Jerry Herman that dramatizes the turbulent relationship between silent film director Mack Sennett and his star Mabel Normand.
Referenced by (5)
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this entity surface form:
Mack & Mabel (Broadway production)