Hairspray Live!
E1186376
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Hairspray Live! is a televised musical production that adapts the Broadway show and film "Hairspray" into a live, star-studded NBC event.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hairspray Live! canonical | 6 |
| Hairspray Live! (2016 television special) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15972099 — 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: Hairspray Live! Context triple: [Derek Hough, appearedIn, Hairspray Live!]
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A.
Hairspray
Hairspray is a popular musical film and stage production set in 1960s Baltimore that follows a teenager’s fight against racial segregation through a local TV dance show.
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B.
Grease Live
Grease Live is a televised live musical adaptation of the classic stage show and film "Grease," featuring elaborate staging, choreography, and a star-studded cast.
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C.
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical is a stage adaptation of the popular Nickelodeon animated series, featuring original songs by a wide range of well-known artists and a colorful, family-friendly production style.
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D.
Motown: The Musical
Motown: The Musical is a jukebox musical that dramatizes the history of Motown Records and its legendary artists through their iconic songs.
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E.
9 to 5: The Musical
9 to 5: The Musical is a Broadway stage adaptation of the 1980 film "9 to 5," featuring music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and a book by Patricia Resnick.
- 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: Hairspray Live! Target entity description: Hairspray Live! is a televised musical production that adapts the Broadway show and film "Hairspray" into a live, star-studded NBC event.
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A.
Hairspray
Hairspray is a popular musical film and stage production set in 1960s Baltimore that follows a teenager’s fight against racial segregation through a local TV dance show.
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B.
Grease Live
Grease Live is a televised live musical adaptation of the classic stage show and film "Grease," featuring elaborate staging, choreography, and a star-studded cast.
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C.
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical is a stage adaptation of the popular Nickelodeon animated series, featuring original songs by a wide range of well-known artists and a colorful, family-friendly production style.
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D.
Motown: The Musical
Motown: The Musical is a jukebox musical that dramatizes the history of Motown Records and its legendary artists through their iconic songs.
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E.
9 to 5: The Musical
9 to 5: The Musical is a Broadway stage adaptation of the 1980 film "9 to 5," featuring music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and a book by Patricia Resnick.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hairspray Live! (2016 television special)