Caroline, or Change (Broadway musical)
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"Caroline, or Change" is a Tony Award–winning Broadway musical by Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori that blends blues, Motown, klezmer, and traditional musical theater to explore race, class, and change in 1960s Louisiana through the story of an African American maid.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Caroline, or Change (Broadway musical) Context triple: [Anika Noni Rose, notableWork, Caroline, or Change (Broadway musical)]
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A.
The Color Purple (Broadway revival)
The Color Purple (Broadway revival) is a Tony Award–winning Broadway musical revival of the stage adaptation of Alice Walker’s novel, noted for its powerful gospel-, blues-, and soul-infused score and acclaimed performances.
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B.
Clybourne Park
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C.
La Cage aux Folles (Broadway revival)
La Cage aux Folles (Broadway revival) is a Tony Award–winning revival of the classic Jerry Herman and Harvey Fierstein musical about a gay couple who run a drag nightclub, restaged on Broadway with a more intimate, character-focused production.
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D.
Next to Normal
Next to Normal is a Pulitzer Prize–winning rock musical that explores a suburban family's struggle with mental illness and grief.
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E.
The Band’s Visit (Broadway)
The Band’s Visit (Broadway) is a critically acclaimed, Tony Award–winning musical about an Egyptian police band stranded overnight in a small Israeli desert town, noted for its intimate storytelling and Middle Eastern–influenced score.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Caroline, or Change (Broadway musical) Target entity description: "Caroline, or Change" is a Tony Award–winning Broadway musical by Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori that blends blues, Motown, klezmer, and traditional musical theater to explore race, class, and change in 1960s Louisiana through the story of an African American maid.
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A.
The Color Purple (Broadway revival)
The Color Purple (Broadway revival) is a Tony Award–winning Broadway musical revival of the stage adaptation of Alice Walker’s novel, noted for its powerful gospel-, blues-, and soul-infused score and acclaimed performances.
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B.
Clybourne Park
Clybourne Park is a Pulitzer Prize–winning satirical play by Bruce Norris that explores race, real estate, and social change in a Chicago neighborhood across two time periods.
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C.
La Cage aux Folles (Broadway revival)
La Cage aux Folles (Broadway revival) is a Tony Award–winning revival of the classic Jerry Herman and Harvey Fierstein musical about a gay couple who run a drag nightclub, restaged on Broadway with a more intimate, character-focused production.
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D.
Next to Normal
Next to Normal is a Pulitzer Prize–winning rock musical that explores a suburban family's struggle with mental illness and grief.
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E.
The Band’s Visit (Broadway)
The Band’s Visit (Broadway) is a critically acclaimed, Tony Award–winning musical about an Egyptian police band stranded overnight in a small Israeli desert town, noted for its intimate storytelling and Middle Eastern–influenced score.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway musical
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stage musical ⓘ |
| award | Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardWinner | Anika Noni Rose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bookBy | Tony Kushner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayRevivalYear | 2021 ⓘ |
| broadwayTheatre | Eugene O’Neill Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayTransferYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| composer | Jeanine Tesori NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| lyricist | Tony Kushner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Caroline Thibodeaux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalStyle |
Motown
NERFINISHED
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blues ⓘ klezmer ⓘ traditional musical theatre ⓘ |
| musicBy | Jeanine Tesori NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical
NERFINISHED
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Tony Award for Best Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Original Score NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Emmie Thibodeaux
NERFINISHED
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Noah Gellman NERFINISHED ⓘ Rose Stopnick Gellman NERFINISHED ⓘ Stuart Gellman NERFINISHED ⓘ The Bus NERFINISHED ⓘ The Dryer NERFINISHED ⓘ The Radio ⓘ The Washing Machine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalOffBroadwayTheatre | The Public Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | The Public Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| protagonistEmployerFamilyName | Gellman family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | African American maid ⓘ |
| revivalProduction | 2017 Chichester Festival Theatre production ⓘ |
| revivalTransfer | West End NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| settingLocation | Lake Charles, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTimePeriod |
1960s
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1963 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
African American domestic workers in the American South
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Jewish American family life in the 1960s ⓘ |
| theme |
civil rights movement
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class ⓘ race ⓘ social change ⓘ |
| westEndTheatre | Playhouse Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Caroline, or Change (Broadway musical) Description of subject: "Caroline, or Change" is a Tony Award–winning Broadway musical by Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori that blends blues, Motown, klezmer, and traditional musical theater to explore race, class, and change in 1960s Louisiana through the story of an African American maid.
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