Raisin
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Raisin is a 1973 Tony Award–winning Broadway musical adaptation of Lorraine Hansberry’s play "A Raisin in the Sun," focusing on the struggles of a Black family in Chicago.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Raisin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7769115 — 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: Raisin Context triple: [Ralph Carter, notableWork, Raisin]
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A.
Blueberries
"Blueberries" is a poem by Robert Frost that vividly portrays rural life and the labor of berry-picking in New England.
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B.
Marron
Marron is a surname of French origin borne by various individuals and families around the world.
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C.
Kakkalos
Kakkalos is a Greek surname most notably associated with Christos Kakkalos, the first recorded climber to reach the summit of Mount Olympus.
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D.
Ameixial
Ameixial is a small rural village in Portugal’s Algarve region, known for its traditional character and scenic surroundings in the interior hills.
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E.
Frukwan
Frukwan is an American rapper best known as a member of the influential hardcore hip hop group Gravediggaz.
- 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: Raisin Target entity description: Raisin is a 1973 Tony Award–winning Broadway musical adaptation of Lorraine Hansberry’s play "A Raisin in the Sun," focusing on the struggles of a Black family in Chicago.
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A.
Blueberries
"Blueberries" is a poem by Robert Frost that vividly portrays rural life and the labor of berry-picking in New England.
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B.
Marron
Marron is a surname of French origin borne by various individuals and families around the world.
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C.
Kakkalos
Kakkalos is a Greek surname most notably associated with Christos Kakkalos, the first recorded climber to reach the summit of Mount Olympus.
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D.
Ameixial
Ameixial is a small rural village in Portugal’s Algarve region, known for its traditional character and scenic surroundings in the interior hills.
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E.
Frukwan
Frukwan is an American rapper best known as a member of the influential hardcore hip hop group Gravediggaz.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway musical
ⓘ
stage musical ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Tony Award for Best Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| basedOn | A Raisin in the Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Lorraine Hansberry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bookBy |
Charlotte Zaltzberg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert Nemiroff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuresCharacter |
Beneatha Younger
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lena Younger NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruth Younger NERFINISHED ⓘ Travis Younger NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Lee Younger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn | a Black family in Chicago ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
drama
ⓘ
musical theatre ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Black identity in America
ⓘ
intergenerational conflict ⓘ |
| lyricsBy | Robert Brittan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Judd Woldin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Original Score NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSong |
He Come Down This Morning
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Man Say NERFINISHED ⓘ Measure the Valleys NERFINISHED ⓘ Runnin' to Meet the Man NERFINISHED ⓘ Sidewalk Tree NERFINISHED ⓘ You Done Right NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedInSeason | 1973–1974 Broadway season ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayRunLength | 847 performances ⓘ |
| originalChoreographer | Donald McKayle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalDirector | Garnet Brooks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1973-10-18 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereTheatre | 46th Street Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Edgar Lansbury
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joseph Beruh NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip Rose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionType | musical adaptation ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1950s ⓘ |
| subject |
African American family life
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dreams and aspirations ⓘ economic struggle ⓘ housing segregation ⓘ racial discrimination ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Raisin Description of subject: Raisin is a 1973 Tony Award–winning Broadway musical adaptation of Lorraine Hansberry’s play "A Raisin in the Sun," focusing on the struggles of a Black family in Chicago.
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