Falsettos
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Falsettos is a Tony Award–winning Broadway musical by William Finn and James Lapine that explores family, sexuality, and identity in the early years of the AIDS crisis.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Falsettos canonical | 4 |
| March of the Falsettos | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6420507 — 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: Falsettos Context triple: [James Lapine, notableWork, Falsettos]
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A.
The Last Five Years
The Last Five Years is a contemporary two-person musical by Jason Robert Brown that chronicles a couple’s five-year relationship through intersecting, reverse-chronological and forward-chronological narratives.
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B.
Torch Song Trilogy
Torch Song Trilogy is a landmark 1982 play (later adapted into a film) by Harvey Fierstein that follows the life, loves, and struggles of a gay drag performer in New York City.
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C.
The Boys in the Band
The Boys in the Band is a groundbreaking 1970 American drama film adapted from Mart Crowley’s play, notable for its candid and early portrayal of gay men’s lives and relationships in New York City.
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D.
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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E.
Choir Boy
Choir Boy is a coming-of-age novel by Charlie Jane Anders that follows a devoutly religious boy who considers hormone therapy to preserve his high singing voice, exploring themes of gender identity, faith, and adolescence.
- 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: Falsettos Target entity description: Falsettos is a Tony Award–winning Broadway musical by William Finn and James Lapine that explores family, sexuality, and identity in the early years of the AIDS crisis.
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A.
The Last Five Years
The Last Five Years is a contemporary two-person musical by Jason Robert Brown that chronicles a couple’s five-year relationship through intersecting, reverse-chronological and forward-chronological narratives.
-
B.
Torch Song Trilogy
Torch Song Trilogy is a landmark 1982 play (later adapted into a film) by Harvey Fierstein that follows the life, loves, and struggles of a gay drag performer in New York City.
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C.
The Boys in the Band
The Boys in the Band is a groundbreaking 1970 American drama film adapted from Mart Crowley’s play, notable for its candid and early portrayal of gay men’s lives and relationships in New York City.
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D.
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.
-
E.
Choir Boy
Choir Boy is a coming-of-age novel by Charlie Jane Anders that follows a devoutly religious boy who considers hormone therapy to preserve his high singing voice, exploring themes of gender identity, faith, and adolescence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway musical
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musical ⓘ |
| 2016RevivalCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 2016RevivalDirector | James Lapine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 2016RevivalOpeningYear | 2016 ⓘ |
| 2016RevivalTheatre | Walter Kerr Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Falsettoland
NERFINISHED
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March of the Falsettos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bookWriter |
James Lapine
NERFINISHED
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William Finn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | William Finn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| distributor | Shubert Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Cordelia
NERFINISHED
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Dr. Charlotte NERFINISHED ⓘ Jason NERFINISHED ⓘ Marvin NERFINISHED ⓘ Mendel NERFINISHED ⓘ Trina NERFINISHED ⓘ Whizzer Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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musical theatre ⓘ |
| hasCastRecording |
Falsettos 2016 revival cast recording
NERFINISHED
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Falsettos original Broadway cast recording ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | William Finn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Tony Award for Best Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Four Jews in a Room Bitching
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
I’m Breaking Down NERFINISHED ⓘ The Baseball Game NERFINISHED ⓘ Unlikely Lovers NERFINISHED ⓘ What More Can I Say? NERFINISHED ⓘ You Gotta Die Sometime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayOpeningYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayTheatre | John Golden Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Marvin Trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1992-04-29 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | John Golden Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revival | 2016 Broadway revival ⓘ |
| settingPlace | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime |
early 1980s
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late 1970s ⓘ |
| subject |
AIDS crisis
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family ⓘ identity ⓘ sexuality ⓘ |
| wonAward |
Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical
NERFINISHED
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Tony Award for Best Original Score NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
March of the Falsettos
this entity surface form:
March of the Falsettos