Neil Simon Theatre
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The Neil Simon Theatre is a historic Broadway theater in New York City known for hosting major musical and theatrical productions.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Neil Simon Theatre canonical | 10 |
| Neil Simon Theatre (as Alvin Theatre) | 1 |
| renamed and still operating as Neil Simon Theatre | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T443275 — 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: Neil Simon Theatre Context triple: [Nederlander Organization, owns, Neil Simon Theatre]
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A.
Harold Prince Theatre
Harold Prince Theatre is a performance venue within the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, named in honor of the renowned Broadway producer and director Harold Prince.
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B.
Minskoff Theatre
The Minskoff Theatre is a major Broadway theater in New York City best known as the long-running home of Disney’s musical "The Lion King."
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C.
Gershwin Theatre
The Gershwin Theatre is a major Broadway theater in New York City known for hosting large-scale musical productions, including the long-running hit "Wicked."
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D.
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
The Lunt-Fontanne Theatre is a historic Broadway theater in New York City known for hosting major musical and theatrical productions.
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E.
Delacorte Theater
The Delacorte Theater is an open-air venue in New York City best known for hosting the Public Theater’s free Shakespeare in the Park productions each summer.
- 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: Neil Simon Theatre Target entity description: The Neil Simon Theatre is a historic Broadway theater in New York City known for hosting major musical and theatrical productions.
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A.
Harold Prince Theatre
Harold Prince Theatre is a performance venue within the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, named in honor of the renowned Broadway producer and director Harold Prince.
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B.
Minskoff Theatre
The Minskoff Theatre is a major Broadway theater in New York City best known as the long-running home of Disney’s musical "The Lion King."
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C.
Gershwin Theatre
The Gershwin Theatre is a major Broadway theater in New York City known for hosting large-scale musical productions, including the long-running hit "Wicked."
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D.
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
The Lunt-Fontanne Theatre is a historic Broadway theater in New York City known for hosting major musical and theatrical productions.
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E.
Delacorte Theater
The Delacorte Theater is an open-air venue in New York City best known for hosting the Public Theater’s free Shakespeare in the Park productions each summer.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway theatre
ⓘ
performing arts venue ⓘ theatre building ⓘ |
| architect | Herbert J. Krapp ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Adamesque
ⓘ
Spanish Revival ⓘ |
| borough | Manhattan ⓘ |
| category | Historic theatre ⓘ |
| city | New York City ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| formerName | Alvin Theatre ⓘ |
| hasFacadeMaterial |
brick
ⓘ
terra cotta ⓘ |
| hasInteriorFeature |
balcony
ⓘ
mezzanine ⓘ orchestra level ⓘ |
| hasStageType | proscenium stage ⓘ |
| hasType | legitimate theatre ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | contributing property to the Broadway Theater District historic area ⓘ |
| isOn | Broadway ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Midtown Manhattan
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ New York ⓘ
surface form:
New York State
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| location | 250 West 52nd Street, Manhattan, New York City ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Neil Simon ⓘ |
| neighborhood |
Broadway Theatre District
ⓘ
surface form:
Theatre District
|
| notableProduction |
Annie
ⓘ
Hairspray ⓘ MJ the Musical ⓘ Porgy and Bess ⓘ The Cher Show ⓘ |
| opened | 1927 ⓘ |
| openingDate | November 22, 1927 ⓘ |
| operator | Nederlander Organization ⓘ |
| owner | Nederlander Organization ⓘ |
| partOf |
Broadway Theatre District
ⓘ
surface form:
Broadway theatre district
|
| renamed | 1983 ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | approximately 1,400 ⓘ |
| seatingType | proscenium ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| street | West 52nd Street ⓘ |
| usedFor |
live performance
ⓘ
musical theatre productions ⓘ theatrical plays ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Neil Simon Theatre Description of subject: The Neil Simon Theatre is a historic Broadway theater in New York City known for hosting major musical and theatrical productions.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Alvin Theatre
subject surface form:
Alvin Theatre
this entity surface form:
renamed and still operating as Neil Simon Theatre
subject surface form:
Alvin Theatre
this entity surface form:
Neil Simon Theatre (as Alvin Theatre)