Footloose (stage musical)

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Footloose is a stage musical adaptation of the 1984 film, featuring high-energy dance numbers and a rock-infused score that follows a rebellious teenager challenging a small town's ban on dancing.

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Label	Occurrences
Footloose (musical)	4
Footloose (stage musical) canonical	3
Footloose (Broadway production)	2
Footloose (Broadway)	2
Rusty in Footloose (musical)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22975849 — 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: Footloose (stage musical)
Context triple: [Ren McCormack, appearsIn, Footloose (stage musical)]

A. Footloose
Footloose is a 1984 American musical drama film, starring Kevin Bacon, about a teenager who challenges a small town’s ban on dancing.
B. Footloose (2011 film)
Footloose (2011 film) is a 2011 musical drama and dance film that serves as a modern remake of the 1984 classic about a rebellious teenager challenging a small town’s ban on dancing.
C. Dirty Dancing (stage adaptation)
Dirty Dancing (stage adaptation) is a stage musical based on the iconic 1987 film, featuring live performances of its famous songs and dance numbers in a theatrical setting.
D. Leap of Faith (musical)
Leap of Faith is a Broadway musical adaptation of the 1992 film, featuring music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Glenn Slater, about a con artist faith healer whose traveling revival show transforms a small town.
E. The Footloose Heiress
The Footloose Heiress is a 1937 American romantic comedy film about a spoiled heiress whose staged kidnapping turns into real romance and adventure.
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: Footloose (stage musical)
Target entity description: Footloose is a stage musical adaptation of the 1984 film, featuring high-energy dance numbers and a rock-infused score that follows a rebellious teenager challenging a small town's ban on dancing.

A. Footloose
Footloose is a 1984 American musical drama film, starring Kevin Bacon, about a teenager who challenges a small town’s ban on dancing.
B. Footloose (2011 film)
Footloose (2011 film) is a 2011 musical drama and dance film that serves as a modern remake of the 1984 classic about a rebellious teenager challenging a small town’s ban on dancing.
C. Dirty Dancing (stage adaptation)
Dirty Dancing (stage adaptation) is a stage musical based on the iconic 1987 film, featuring live performances of its famous songs and dance numbers in a theatrical setting.
D. Leap of Faith (musical)
Leap of Faith is a Broadway musical adaptation of the 1992 film, featuring music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Glenn Slater, about a con artist faith healer whose traveling revival show transforms a small town.
E. The Footloose Heiress
The Footloose Heiress is a 1937 American romantic comedy film about a spoiled heiress whose staged kidnapping turns into real romance and adventure.
F. None of above. chosen