Chicago (musical)
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Broadway musical
Broadway musical revival
West End musical
West End musical production
film adaptation
stage musical
Chicago (musical) is a hit Broadway and West End musical by John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Bob Fosse that satirically explores crime, celebrity, and corruption in Jazz Age Chicago through vaudeville-style numbers.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chicago (musical) canonical | 3 |
| Chicago (revival, early run) | 1 |
| Chicago (stage musical) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11694352 — 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: Chicago (musical) Context triple: [Chicago (1927 film), inspired, Chicago (musical)]
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Chicago (Broadway revival)
Chicago (Broadway revival) is a long-running, Tony Award–winning Broadway musical revival of Kander and Ebb’s jazz-age crime satire, renowned for its minimalist staging, Fosse-inspired choreography, and rotating roster of celebrity performers.
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Chicago (West End revival)
Chicago (West End revival) is a long-running London stage production of the classic Kander and Ebb musical, known for its jazz-age setting, satirical take on celebrity crime, and iconic Bob Fosse–style choreography.
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Chicago (film musical)
Chicago (film musical) is a 2002 Oscar-winning film adaptation of the Broadway musical, known for its jazz-age setting, stylized musical numbers, and satirical take on celebrity and crime.
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Broadway In Chicago
Broadway In Chicago is a theatrical production company and presenter that brings major Broadway tours and pre-Broadway premieres to multiple historic theaters in Chicago.
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Chicago’s Very Own
Chicago’s Very Own is the longtime local branding slogan used by WGN-TV, emphasizing its identity as a Chicago-focused television station.
- 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: Chicago (musical) Target entity description: Chicago (musical) is a hit Broadway and West End musical by John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Bob Fosse that satirically explores crime, celebrity, and corruption in Jazz Age Chicago through vaudeville-style numbers.
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A.
Chicago (Broadway revival)
Chicago (Broadway revival) is a long-running, Tony Award–winning Broadway musical revival of Kander and Ebb’s jazz-age crime satire, renowned for its minimalist staging, Fosse-inspired choreography, and rotating roster of celebrity performers.
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B.
Chicago (West End revival)
Chicago (West End revival) is a long-running London stage production of the classic Kander and Ebb musical, known for its jazz-age setting, satirical take on celebrity crime, and iconic Bob Fosse–style choreography.
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C.
Chicago (film musical)
Chicago (film musical) is a 2002 Oscar-winning film adaptation of the Broadway musical, known for its jazz-age setting, stylized musical numbers, and satirical take on celebrity and crime.
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D.
Broadway In Chicago
Broadway In Chicago is a theatrical production company and presenter that brings major Broadway tours and pre-Broadway premieres to multiple historic theaters in Chicago.
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E.
Chicago’s Very Own
Chicago’s Very Own is the longtime local branding slogan used by WGN-TV, emphasizing its identity as a Chicago-focused television station.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (73)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway musical
ⓘ
Broadway musical revival ⓘ West End musical ⓘ West End musical production ⓘ film adaptation ⓘ stage musical ⓘ |
| adaptedInto | Chicago (2002 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| award |
Olivier Award for Outstanding Musical Revival
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Chicago (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Maurine Dallas Watkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bookBy |
Bob Fosse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fred Ebb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| choreographer | Ann Reinking NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | John Kander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Walter Bobbie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Billy Flynn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Matron "Mama" Morton NERFINISHED ⓘ Roxie Hart NERFINISHED ⓘ Velma Kelly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresSong |
All That Jazz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cell Block Tango NERFINISHED ⓘ Nowadays NERFINISHED ⓘ Razzle Dazzle NERFINISHED ⓘ Roxie NERFINISHED ⓘ We Both Reached for the Gun NERFINISHED ⓘ When You're Good to Mama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPreviewDate | 1975-05-20 GENERATED ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz musical
ⓘ
musical theatre ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasBroadwayRevival | Chicago (1996 Broadway revival) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterMovedTo |
Ambassador Theatre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shubert Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricist | Fred Ebb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | vaudeville ⓘ |
| notableFor | long-running Broadway revival ⓘ |
| openingDate |
1996-11-14
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1997-11-18 ⓘ |
| orchestrationStyle | jazz orchestra ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayBillyFlynnActor | Jerry Orbach GENERATED ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayChoreographer | Bob Fosse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayClosingDate | 1977-08-27 ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayDirector | Bob Fosse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayOpeningDate | 1975-06-03 ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayProducer |
F. Hugh Herbert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Cresson NERFINISHED ⓘ Nelle Nugent NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Fryer NERFINISHED ⓘ Roy Furman NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel N. Friedland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayRoxieHartActor | Gwen Verdon GENERATED ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayTheatre | 46th Street Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayVelmaKellyActor | Chita Rivera GENERATED ⓘ |
| originalOrchestrator | Ralph Burns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalProductionType | Broadway production ⓘ |
| performanceFormat | two-act musical ⓘ |
| revival | Chicago (1996 Broadway revival) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | Jazz Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | vaudeville-style numbers ⓘ |
| style | minimalist staging ⓘ |
| subject |
celebrity
ⓘ
corruption ⓘ crime ⓘ |
| theatre |
Adelphi Theatre
NERFINISHED
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Richard Rodgers Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
fame and notoriety
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manipulation of the justice system ⓘ media sensationalism ⓘ |
| WestEndProduction | Chicago (1997 West End production) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chicago (musical) Description of subject: Chicago (musical) is a hit Broadway and West End musical by John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Bob Fosse that satirically explores crime, celebrity, and corruption in Jazz Age Chicago through vaudeville-style numbers.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Chicago (stage musical)
this entity surface form:
Chicago (revival, early run)