Shear Madness
E1038262
Shear Madness is a long-running interactive comedic whodunit play in which the audience helps solve a murder mystery that changes with each performance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shear Madness canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13417260 — 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: Shear Madness Context triple: [Charles Playhouse, notableProduction, Shear Madness]
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A.
She’s Mad
"She’s Mad" is a song by the American musician David Byrne, featured on his 1992 album "Uh-Oh."
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B.
The Maddening
The Maddening is a 1995 psychological thriller film starring Burt Reynolds as a deranged patriarch who imprisons a young woman and her family.
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C.
He & She
"He & She" is a late-1960s American sitcom starring Jack Cassidy, known for its sophisticated, ahead-of-its-time blend of marital comedy and show-business satire.
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D.
The Crazy Ones
The Crazy Ones is an American workplace sitcom starring Robin Williams and Sarah Michelle Gellar as a quirky father-daughter duo running an advertising agency.
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E.
Razzamatazz
Razzamatazz is a cocktail ingredient or component drink commonly associated with the Kamikaze cocktail.
- 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: Shear Madness Target entity description: Shear Madness is a long-running interactive comedic whodunit play in which the audience helps solve a murder mystery that changes with each performance.
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A.
She’s Mad
"She’s Mad" is a song by the American musician David Byrne, featured on his 1992 album "Uh-Oh."
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B.
The Maddening
The Maddening is a 1995 psychological thriller film starring Burt Reynolds as a deranged patriarch who imprisons a young woman and her family.
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C.
He & She
"He & She" is a late-1960s American sitcom starring Jack Cassidy, known for its sophisticated, ahead-of-its-time blend of marital comedy and show-business satire.
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D.
The Crazy Ones
The Crazy Ones is an American workplace sitcom starring Robin Williams and Sarah Michelle Gellar as a quirky father-daughter duo running an advertising agency.
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E.
Razzamatazz
Razzamatazz is a cocktail ingredient or component drink commonly associated with the Kamikaze cocktail.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (82)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedy
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interactive play ⓘ play ⓘ whodunit ⓘ |
| adaptedBy |
Bruce Jordan
NERFINISHED
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Marilyn Abrams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Scherenschnitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Paul Pörtner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| feature |
audience participation
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improvisation ⓘ multiple endings ⓘ topical humor ⓘ |
| firstProducedIn | 1978 ⓘ |
| format | interactive theatre ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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mystery ⓘ whodunit ⓘ |
| hasProductionIn |
Algeria
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| hasSetting | hair salon ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | murder mystery ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
clues can change from show to show
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ending changes with each performance ⓘ |
| notableProductionLocation |
Boston
NERFINISHED
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Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ Kennedy Center NERFINISHED ⓘ Off-Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotElement |
audience helps solve a murder
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suspects among characters in the salon ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Lake George, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionType | long-running stage production ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Shear Madness Description of subject: Shear Madness is a long-running interactive comedic whodunit play in which the audience helps solve a murder mystery that changes with each performance.
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