The First (Broadway musical)
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The First is a Broadway musical that dramatizes the life and historic achievements of baseball legend Jackie Robinson as he breaks Major League Baseball’s color barrier.
All labels observed (1)
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| The First (Broadway musical) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11319075 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The First (Broadway musical) Context triple: [David Alan Grier, theaterDebut, The First (Broadway musical)]
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A.
Side Show (Broadway musical)
Side Show is a Broadway musical that dramatizes the lives of conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton as they navigate fame, love, and exploitation in the world of 1930s sideshows and vaudeville.
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B.
The Life (Broadway musical)
The Life is a gritty Broadway musical with music by Cy Coleman that portrays the lives of Times Square sex workers and hustlers in 1980s New York City.
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C.
On Broadway
"On Broadway" is a jazz-infused cover of the classic song popularized by George Benson, known for its virtuosic guitar work and smooth vocal style.
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D.
They’re Playing Our Song (Broadway musical)
"They’re Playing Our Song" is a 1979 Broadway musical comedy with music by Marvin Hamlisch and lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager, loosely based on their real-life relationship.
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E.
Falsettos
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.
- 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: The First (Broadway musical) Target entity description: The First is a Broadway musical that dramatizes the life and historic achievements of baseball legend Jackie Robinson as he breaks Major League Baseball’s color barrier.
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A.
Side Show (Broadway musical)
Side Show is a Broadway musical that dramatizes the lives of conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton as they navigate fame, love, and exploitation in the world of 1930s sideshows and vaudeville.
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B.
The Life (Broadway musical)
The Life is a gritty Broadway musical with music by Cy Coleman that portrays the lives of Times Square sex workers and hustlers in 1980s New York City.
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C.
On Broadway
"On Broadway" is a jazz-infused cover of the classic song popularized by George Benson, known for its virtuosic guitar work and smooth vocal style.
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D.
They’re Playing Our Song (Broadway musical)
"They’re Playing Our Song" is a 1979 Broadway musical comedy with music by Marvin Hamlisch and lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager, loosely based on their real-life relationship.
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E.
Falsettos
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway musical
ⓘ
stage musical ⓘ |
| basedOn | life of Jackie Robinson ⓘ |
| bookBy |
Joel Siegel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Martin Charnin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayRunDescription | short-lived Broadway run ⓘ |
| choreographer | Donald McKayle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closedOnBroadway | 1981-12-12 ⓘ |
| composer | Robert Brush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| costumeDesigner | Theoni V. Aldredge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | mixed reviews ⓘ |
| director | Martin Charnin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical musical
ⓘ
sports musical ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lightingDesigner | Tharon Musser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricist | Martin Charnin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Jackie Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSong |
I Know My Man
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The First NERFINISHED ⓘ The National Pastime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedOnBroadway | 1981-11-17 ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayCastMember |
David Alan Grier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Huddleston NERFINISHED ⓘ Lonette McKee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayProductionTheatre | Martin Beck Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previewPerformancesBegan | 1981-11-05 ⓘ |
| producer |
James L. Nederlander
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James M. Nederlander NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph Kipness NERFINISHED ⓘ Lawrence Kasha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rolePortrayed |
Branch Rickey
NERFINISHED
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Jackie Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Rachel Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setDesigner | David Mitchell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Brooklyn
NERFINISHED
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Major League Baseball parks ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
| subjectDepicts |
Branch Rickey
NERFINISHED
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Brooklyn Dodgers NERFINISHED ⓘ breaking of Major League Baseball color barrier ⓘ |
| totalBroadwayPerformances | 31 ⓘ |
| totalBroadwayPreviews | 18 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The First (Broadway musical) Description of subject: The First is a Broadway musical that dramatizes the life and historic achievements of baseball legend Jackie Robinson as he breaks Major League Baseball’s color barrier.
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