The Tap Dance Kid (Broadway musical)
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The Tap Dance Kid is a 1983 Broadway musical about a young African American boy pursuing his dream of becoming a tap dancer despite family opposition, featuring a score by Henry Krieger.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Tap Dance Kid (Broadway musical) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6278976 — 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: The Tap Dance Kid (Broadway musical) Context triple: [Henry Krieger, notableWork, The Tap Dance Kid (Broadway musical)]
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A.
Broadway Baby
"Broadway Baby" is a classic show tune from Stephen Sondheim’s musical *Follies*, often celebrated as a quintessential anthem of ambition and life in the theater.
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B.
Kids’ Night on Broadway
Kids’ Night on Broadway is a family-focused theatre initiative that offers free or discounted Broadway tickets to children when accompanied by a paying adult, encouraging young audiences to experience live theatre.
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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.
Funky Broadway
Funky Broadway is a classic soul and R&B song popularized by Wilson Pickett, known for its gritty vocals, driving groove, and influential role in late-1960s funk and soul music.
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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: The Tap Dance Kid (Broadway musical) Target entity description: The Tap Dance Kid is a 1983 Broadway musical about a young African American boy pursuing his dream of becoming a tap dancer despite family opposition, featuring a score by Henry Krieger.
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A.
Broadway Baby
"Broadway Baby" is a classic show tune from Stephen Sondheim’s musical *Follies*, often celebrated as a quintessential anthem of ambition and life in the theater.
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B.
Kids’ Night on Broadway
Kids’ Night on Broadway is a family-focused theatre initiative that offers free or discounted Broadway tickets to children when accompanied by a paying adult, encouraging young audiences to experience live theatre.
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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.
Funky Broadway
Funky Broadway is a classic soul and R&B song popularized by Wilson Pickett, known for its gritty vocals, driving groove, and influential role in late-1960s funk and soul music.
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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 (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway musical
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stage musical ⓘ |
| award |
Tony Award for Best Choreography
NERFINISHED
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Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical nomination NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardWinner | Danny Daniels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Nobody’s Family is Going to Change
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
novel by Louise Fitzhugh ⓘ |
| bookBy | Charles Blackwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayProductionType | commercial production ⓘ |
| broadwayRunStart | 1983-12-21 ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
conflict between parental expectations and personal ambition
ⓘ
racial identity and opportunity in America ⓘ |
| choreographer | Danny Daniels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Henry Krieger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Kenny Leon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Carole Sheridan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ginnie Sheridan NERFINISHED ⓘ Uncle Dipsey NERFINISHED ⓘ Willie Sheridan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresDanceStyle | tap dance ⓘ |
| featuresProtagonist | young African American boy ⓘ |
| genre |
dance musical
ⓘ
musical theatre ⓘ |
| hasActStructure | two-act musical ⓘ |
| hasMedium | live theatre ⓘ |
| hasOrchestrationStyle |
contemporary Broadway
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pop-influenced score ⓘ |
| lyricist | Robert Lorick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Class Act
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fabulous Feet ⓘ I Could Get Used to This NERFINISHED ⓘ Tap Tap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| premieredAt | Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1983-12-21 ⓘ |
| premieredAtTheatre | Broadhurst Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producedBy |
Friedman-Krasna Associates
NERFINISHED
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James M. Nederlander NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph M. Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenneth Waissman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
African American family
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pursuit of dreams ⓘ tap dancing ⓘ |
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Instruction
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