Something Rotten!
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Something Rotten! is a Broadway musical comedy that satirizes Shakespeare and the birth of musical theatre through the misadventures of two rival playwright brothers in the Renaissance.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Something Rotten! canonical | 8 |
| Something Rotten | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6279779 — 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: Something Rotten! Context triple: [Christian Borle, notableWork, Something Rotten!]
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A.
God of Carnage
God of Carnage is a darkly comic stage play by Yasmina Reza that explores the breakdown of civilized behavior when two sets of parents meet to discuss a playground fight between their sons.
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B.
Beyond the Fringe
Beyond the Fringe is a groundbreaking early-1960s British satirical stage revue that helped launch the modern era of sketch comedy and satire.
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C.
Avenue Q
Avenue Q is a Tony Award–winning Broadway musical that satirically explores adult themes through a cast of puppets and humans living in a New York City neighborhood.
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D.
Jam Theatricals
Jam Theatricals is a theatrical production and presenting company known for producing and touring major Broadway shows across the United States.
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E.
Peculiar Follies
Peculiar Follies is a section of Charles Mackay’s classic 1841 work "Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds," examining bizarre and irrational mass behaviors in history.
- 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: Something Rotten! Target entity description: Something Rotten! is a Broadway musical comedy that satirizes Shakespeare and the birth of musical theatre through the misadventures of two rival playwright brothers in the Renaissance.
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A.
God of Carnage
God of Carnage is a darkly comic stage play by Yasmina Reza that explores the breakdown of civilized behavior when two sets of parents meet to discuss a playground fight between their sons.
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B.
Beyond the Fringe
Beyond the Fringe is a groundbreaking early-1960s British satirical stage revue that helped launch the modern era of sketch comedy and satire.
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C.
Avenue Q
Avenue Q is a Tony Award–winning Broadway musical that satirically explores adult themes through a cast of puppets and humans living in a New York City neighborhood.
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D.
Jam Theatricals
Jam Theatricals is a theatrical production and presenting company known for producing and touring major Broadway shows across the United States.
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E.
Peculiar Follies
Peculiar Follies is a section of Charles Mackay’s classic 1841 work "Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds," examining bizarre and irrational mass behaviors in history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway musical
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stage musical ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bookBy |
John O’Farrell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karey Kirkpatrick NERFINISHED ⓘ Wayne Kirkpatrick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayClosingDate | 2017-01-01 ⓘ |
| broadwayOpeningDate | 2015-04-22 ⓘ |
| composer |
Karey Kirkpatrick
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wayne Kirkpatrick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuresSong |
A Musical
ⓘ
Bottom’s Gonna Be on Top NERFINISHED ⓘ God, I Hate Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ Make an Omelette NERFINISHED ⓘ Right Hand Man NERFINISHED ⓘ Welcome to the Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
musical comedy
ⓘ
satire ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Bea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nick Bottom NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigel Bottom NERFINISHED ⓘ Nostradamus NERFINISHED ⓘ Portia NERFINISHED ⓘ William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
artistic rivalry
ⓘ
the creation of musical theatre ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Karey Kirkpatrick
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wayne Kirkpatrick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
William Shakespeare
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
musical theatre ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tony Award for Best Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Original Score NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| parodiesGenre |
Golden Age musical
ⓘ
contemporary Broadway musical ⓘ |
| parodiesWorkOf | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preBroadwayTryoutCity | Seattle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preBroadwayTryoutTheatre | 5th Avenue Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | St. James Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereOnBroadway | 2015 ⓘ |
| producedBy |
Kevin McCollum
NERFINISHED
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Scott Rudin NERFINISHED ⓘ The Shubert Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPlace | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Something Rotten! Description of subject: Something Rotten! is a Broadway musical comedy that satirizes Shakespeare and the birth of musical theatre through the misadventures of two rival playwright brothers in the Renaissance.
Referenced by (9)
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this entity surface form:
Something Rotten