Contact (musical)
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Contact is a 1999 dance-theatre musical by Susan Stroman and John Weidman that blends minimal dialogue with choreography-driven storytelling across three thematically linked one-act narratives.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Contact (musical) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Contact (musical) Context triple: [Charlotte d'Amboise, notableWork, Contact (musical)]
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A.
The Touch
The Touch is a psychological science fiction novel by Daniel Keyes that explores the emotional and ethical consequences of a man gaining dangerous telekinetic powers.
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B.
“Touch”
“Touch” is a track by the Japanese rock band L'Arc-en-Ciel from their album *Seal IV*.
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C.
The Concert
"The Concert" is a Baroque genre painting by Dutch artist Dirck van Baburen depicting musicians gathered around a table performing music.
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D.
The Concert
The Concert is a 17th-century genre painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Gerard ter Borch, depicting an intimate musical gathering in a refined domestic interior.
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E.
The Concert
The Concert is a painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Abraham Bloemaert, exemplifying his refined handling of light, color, and genre scenes.
- 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: Contact (musical) Target entity description: Contact is a 1999 dance-theatre musical by Susan Stroman and John Weidman that blends minimal dialogue with choreography-driven storytelling across three thematically linked one-act narratives.
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A.
The Touch
The Touch is a psychological science fiction novel by Daniel Keyes that explores the emotional and ethical consequences of a man gaining dangerous telekinetic powers.
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B.
“Touch”
“Touch” is a track by the Japanese rock band L'Arc-en-Ciel from their album *Seal IV*.
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C.
The Concert
The Concert is an unfinished and now missing painting by Dutch Golden Age master Johannes Vermeer, depicting an intimate scene of three figures making music in a domestic interior.
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D.
The Concert
"The Concert" is a Baroque genre painting by Dutch artist Dirck van Baburen depicting musicians gathered around a table performing music.
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E.
The Concert
The Concert is a painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Abraham Bloemaert, exemplifying his refined handling of light, color, and genre scenes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dance-theatre work
ⓘ
stage musical ⓘ |
| act |
Contact
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Did You Move? NERFINISHED ⓘ Swinging ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tony Award for Best Choreography NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bookWriter | John Weidman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayTheatre | Vivian Beaumont Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| choreographer | Susan Stroman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controversy | eligibility as a musical for Tony Awards due to lack of original score ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator |
John Weidman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Susan Stroman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | Susan Stroman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| features | non-singing principal roles ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| genre |
dance-theatre
ⓘ
musical theatre ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicSource | pre-existing recordings ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | choreography-driven storytelling ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blending dance and narrative theatre
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use of pre-recorded popular music instead of original score ⓘ |
| openingDateOnBroadway | 2000 ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayCastSize | relatively small ensemble GENERATED ⓘ |
| premiereCity | New York City ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Off-Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereTheatre | Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Lincoln Center Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingOfAct |
Contact – a New York City bar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Did You Move? – a contemporary restaurant ⓘ Swinging – 18th-century France ⓘ |
| structure |
thematically linked acts
ⓘ
three one-act narratives ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
human connection
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isolation ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ |
| transferredTo | Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses | minimal dialogue ⓘ |
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Subject: Contact (musical) Description of subject: Contact is a 1999 dance-theatre musical by Susan Stroman and John Weidman that blends minimal dialogue with choreography-driven storytelling across three thematically linked one-act narratives.
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