It's Only a Play (Broadway)
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"It's Only a Play" is a Broadway revival of Terrence McNally's backstage comedy about the chaos and egos surrounding an opening night theatrical premiere.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| It’s Only a Play (Broadway revival) | 2 |
| It's Only a Play (Broadway) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5444699 — 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: It's Only a Play (Broadway) Context triple: [Rupert Grint, theatreWork, It's Only a Play (Broadway)]
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A.
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.
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B.
Broadway on Broadway
Broadway on Broadway was an annual outdoor concert in Times Square that kicked off the New York City Broadway season with performances from current and upcoming shows.
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C.
Regent on Broadway
Regent on Broadway is a historic performing arts theatre and cultural landmark located in Palmerston North, New Zealand.
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D.
Moon Over Broadway
Moon Over Broadway is a 1997 documentary film that chronicles the behind-the-scenes creation and tumultuous Broadway run of the stage comedy "Moon Over Buffalo."
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E.
Funny Girl (Broadway revival)
Funny Girl (Broadway revival) is a modern Broadway staging of the classic musical about comedian Fanny Brice, featuring updated direction, choreography, and a new cast for contemporary audiences.
- 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: It's Only a Play (Broadway) Target entity description: "It's Only a Play" is a Broadway revival of Terrence McNally's backstage comedy about the chaos and egos surrounding an opening night theatrical premiere.
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A.
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.
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B.
Broadway on Broadway
Broadway on Broadway was an annual outdoor concert in Times Square that kicked off the New York City Broadway season with performances from current and upcoming shows.
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C.
Regent on Broadway
Regent on Broadway is a historic performing arts theatre and cultural landmark located in Palmerston North, New Zealand.
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D.
Moon Over Broadway
Moon Over Broadway is a 1997 documentary film that chronicles the behind-the-scenes creation and tumultuous Broadway run of the stage comedy "Moon Over Buffalo."
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E.
Funny Girl (Broadway revival)
Funny Girl (Broadway revival) is a modern Broadway staging of the classic musical about comedian Fanny Brice, featuring updated direction, choreography, and a new cast for contemporary audiences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway play production
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theatrical revival ⓘ |
| basedOn | It's Only a Play (1982 play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayTransferFrom | off-Broadway / earlier productions of It's Only a Play ⓘ |
| costumeDesigner | Ann Roth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| creator | Terrence McNally NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Jack O'Brien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 2015-06-07 ⓘ |
| genre |
backstage comedy
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comedy ⓘ |
| hasReviewsIn |
The Hollywood Reporter
NERFINISHED
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The New York Times NERFINISHED ⓘ Variety NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterCastMember |
Katie Finneran
NERFINISHED
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Martin Short NERFINISHED ⓘ Maulik Pancholy NERFINISHED ⓘ Stockard Channing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lightingDesigner | Brian MacDevitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | 2014–2015 Broadway season ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 2 ⓘ |
| officialOpeningDate | 2014-10-09 ⓘ |
| partOf | 2014–2015 Broadway theatre season ⓘ |
| performedAt | Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playwright | Terrence McNally NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Hunter Arnold
NERFINISHED
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James L. Nederlander NERFINISHED ⓘ John Gore NERFINISHED ⓘ Ken Davenport NERFINISHED ⓘ Roy Furman NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephanie P. McClelland NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Kirdahy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setDesigner | Scott Pask NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Manhattan townhouse
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opening night party ⓘ |
| soundDesigner | Fitz Patton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
F. Murray Abraham
NERFINISHED
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Matthew Broderick NERFINISHED ⓘ Megan Mullally NERFINISHED ⓘ Micah Stock NERFINISHED ⓘ Nathan Lane NERFINISHED ⓘ Rupert Grint NERFINISHED ⓘ Stockard Channing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 2014-08-28 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Broadway opening night
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actors' egos ⓘ backstage chaos ⓘ theatre critics ⓘ |
| theatre | Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: It's Only a Play (Broadway) Description of subject: "It's Only a Play" is a Broadway revival of Terrence McNally's backstage comedy about the chaos and egos surrounding an opening night theatrical premiere.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
It’s Only a Play (Broadway revival)
this entity surface form:
It’s Only a Play (Broadway revival)