Broadway production "Too Many Girls"
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The Broadway production "Too Many Girls" is a 1939 musical comedy with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart, best known for its collegiate setting and for launching several performers who later appeared in its 1940 film adaptation.
All labels observed (1)
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| Broadway production "Too Many Girls" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6131051 — 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: Broadway production "Too Many Girls" Context triple: [Eddie Bracken, notableWork, Broadway production "Too Many Girls"]
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A.
Broadway Girls
"Broadway Girls" is a 2021 country-trap fusion single by rapper Lil Durk featuring country artist Morgan Wallen that became a viral hit on streaming platforms.
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B.
Broadway musical "Copper and Brass"
"Copper and Brass" is a lesser-known Broadway musical chiefly remembered today for featuring actress and comedian Nancy Walker in its cast.
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C.
Babes on Broadway
Babes on Broadway is a 1941 MGM musical film starring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney as aspiring performers putting on a show to help underprivileged children.
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D.
The Philadelphia Story Broadway production
The Philadelphia Story Broadway production is the original 1939 stage adaptation of Philip Barry’s romantic comedy, famously starring Katharine Hepburn and serving as the basis for the classic 1940 film.
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E.
The Producers (2001 Broadway production)
The Producers (2001 Broadway production) is a smash-hit Mel Brooks musical comedy that became one of Broadway’s most celebrated and Tony Award–winning 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: Broadway production "Too Many Girls" Target entity description: The Broadway production "Too Many Girls" is a 1939 musical comedy with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart, best known for its collegiate setting and for launching several performers who later appeared in its 1940 film adaptation.
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A.
Broadway Girls
"Broadway Girls" is a 2021 country-trap fusion single by rapper Lil Durk featuring country artist Morgan Wallen that became a viral hit on streaming platforms.
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B.
Broadway musical "Copper and Brass"
"Copper and Brass" is a lesser-known Broadway musical chiefly remembered today for featuring actress and comedian Nancy Walker in its cast.
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C.
Babes on Broadway
Babes on Broadway is a 1941 MGM musical film starring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney as aspiring performers putting on a show to help underprivileged children.
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D.
The Philadelphia Story Broadway production
The Philadelphia Story Broadway production is the original 1939 stage adaptation of Philip Barry’s romantic comedy, famously starring Katharine Hepburn and serving as the basis for the classic 1940 film.
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E.
The Producers (2001 Broadway production)
The Producers (2001 Broadway production) is a smash-hit Mel Brooks musical comedy that became one of Broadway’s most celebrated and Tony Award–winning shows.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway musical
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stage musical ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | Too Many Girls (1940 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Too Many Girls (musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayDebutFor |
Desi Arnaz
NERFINISHED
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Van Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| choreographer | Robert Alton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closingDate | 1940-04-20 ⓘ |
| composer | Richard Rodgers ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | George Abbott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredPerformer |
Desi Arnaz
NERFINISHED
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Dolly Haas NERFINISHED ⓘ Eddie Bracken NERFINISHED ⓘ Hal Le Roy NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcy Westcott NERFINISHED ⓘ Maxine Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Kollmar NERFINISHED ⓘ Van Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | musical comedy ⓘ |
| hasFilmAdaptation | Too Many Girls (1940 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Lorenz Hart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricsBy | Lorenz Hart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Richard Rodgers ⓘ |
| musicStyle | American popular song ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collegiate setting
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launching performers who later appeared in the 1940 film adaptation ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1939-10-18 ⓘ |
| openingYear | 1939 ⓘ |
| originalMedium | live theatre ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalProductionLocation | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTheatre | Imperial Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Rodgers and Hart musicals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | George Abbott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runLengthInPerformances | 249 ⓘ |
| setting | fictional college in New Mexico ⓘ |
| starred |
Desi Arnaz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dolly Haas NERFINISHED ⓘ Eddie Bracken NERFINISHED ⓘ Hal Le Roy NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcy Westcott NERFINISHED ⓘ Maxine Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Kollmar NERFINISHED ⓘ Van Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 1930s Broadway ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Broadway production "Too Many Girls" Description of subject: The Broadway production "Too Many Girls" is a 1939 musical comedy with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart, best known for its collegiate setting and for launching several performers who later appeared in its 1940 film adaptation.
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