Rick Elice
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Rick Elice is an American playwright and theatrical writer best known as the co-writer of the hit musical "Jersey Boys" and the play "Peter and the Starcatcher."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rick Elice canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7162185 — 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: Rick Elice Context triple: [Roger Rees, spouse, Rick Elice]
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A.
Alex Timbers
Alex Timbers is a Tony Award–winning American theater director and writer known for his inventive, visually bold stagings on Broadway and beyond.
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B.
Jon Jory
Jon Jory is an influential American theatre director, producer, and educator best known for his leadership at Actors Theatre of Louisville and his impact on contemporary regional theatre.
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C.
Thomas Kail
Thomas Kail is an American theater director best known for staging the hit Broadway musical "Hamilton" and winning major awards for his work in musical direction.
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D.
J.T. Rogers
J.T. Rogers is an American playwright and screenwriter known for politically charged dramas such as "Oslo" and for adapting and creating works for film and television.
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E.
Derek Farr
Derek Farr was a British film and television actor known for his character roles in mid-20th-century war dramas and crime thrillers.
- 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: Rick Elice Target entity description: Rick Elice is an American playwright and theatrical writer best known as the co-writer of the hit musical "Jersey Boys" and the play "Peter and the Starcatcher."
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A.
Alex Timbers
Alex Timbers is a Tony Award–winning American theater director and writer known for his inventive, visually bold stagings on Broadway and beyond.
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B.
Jon Jory
Jon Jory is an influential American theatre director, producer, and educator best known for his leadership at Actors Theatre of Louisville and his impact on contemporary regional theatre.
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C.
Thomas Kail
Thomas Kail is an American theater director best known for staging the hit Broadway musical "Hamilton" and winning major awards for his work in musical direction.
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D.
J.T. Rogers
J.T. Rogers is an American playwright and screenwriter known for politically charged dramas such as "Oslo" and for adapting and creating works for film and television.
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E.
Derek Farr
Derek Farr was a British film and television actor known for his character roles in mid-20th-century war dramas and crime thrillers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
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librettist ⓘ person ⓘ playwright ⓘ theatrical writer ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| coWrote |
Jersey Boys
NERFINISHED
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Peter and the Starcatcher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coWroteWith |
Dave Barry
NERFINISHED
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J.T. Rogers NERFINISHED ⓘ Marshall Brickman NERFINISHED ⓘ Wayne Barker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Brown University
ⓘ
Yale School of Drama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Disney Theatrical Group
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Serino Coyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
musical theatre ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Drama Desk Award
NERFINISHED
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Outer Critics Circle Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Play NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAward | Tony Award nomination for Best Book of a Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
co-writing Peter and the Starcatcher
ⓘ
co-writing the book for Jersey Boys ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Jersey Boys
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peter and the Starcatcher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
librettist
ⓘ
playwright ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ theatrical writer ⓘ |
| partnerOf | Roger Rees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
consultant for Disney Theatrical Group
ⓘ
creative director at Serino Coyne ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
| spouse | Roger Rees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| wroteBookFor |
Dog and Pony
NERFINISHED
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Jersey Boys NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter and the Starcatcher NERFINISHED ⓘ Smash (stage musical adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Addams Family (musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Cher Show NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wrotePlay |
Leonardo da Vinci and the Idea of Beauty
NERFINISHED
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Peter and the Starcatcher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wroteScreenplayFor | Jersey Boys (film adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rick Elice Description of subject: Rick Elice is an American playwright and theatrical writer best known as the co-writer of the hit musical "Jersey Boys" and the play "Peter and the Starcatcher."
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.