American Son (Broadway, 2018)
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American Son (Broadway, 2018) is a contemporary drama that examines race, policing, and parental fear through the story of an interracial couple searching for their missing teenage son during a tense night in a Miami police station.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| American Son (Broadway, 2018) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23487465 — 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: American Son (Broadway, 2018) Context triple: [Kenny Leon, notableWork, American Son (Broadway, 2018)]
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A.
Mothers and Sons (Broadway)
Mothers and Sons (Broadway) is a 2014 Broadway play by Terrence McNally that explores grief, family, and changing attitudes toward gay relationships through the reunion of a mother with her late son's former partner and his new family.
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B.
The Band’s Visit (Broadway)
The Band’s Visit (Broadway) is a critically acclaimed, Tony Award–winning musical about an Egyptian police band stranded overnight in a small Israeli desert town, noted for its intimate storytelling and Middle Eastern–influenced score.
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C.
They’re Playing Our Song (Broadway musical)
"They’re Playing Our Song" is a 1979 Broadway musical comedy with music by Marvin Hamlisch and lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager, loosely based on their real-life relationship.
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D.
Straight White Men (Broadway production)
Straight White Men (Broadway production) is a Broadway staging of Young Jean Lee’s darkly comic play that examines privilege, identity, and family dynamics through the lens of three brothers and their father at a Christmas gathering.
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E.
Falsettos (2016 Broadway revival)
Falsettos (2016 Broadway revival) is a Tony-nominated Broadway production of William Finn and James Lapine’s musical about a neurotic Jewish family and the AIDS crisis, staged at the Walter Kerr Theatre in 2016.
- 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: American Son (Broadway, 2018) Target entity description: American Son (Broadway, 2018) is a contemporary drama that examines race, policing, and parental fear through the story of an interracial couple searching for their missing teenage son during a tense night in a Miami police station.
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A.
Mothers and Sons (Broadway)
Mothers and Sons (Broadway) is a 2014 Broadway play by Terrence McNally that explores grief, family, and changing attitudes toward gay relationships through the reunion of a mother with her late son's former partner and his new family.
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B.
The Band’s Visit (Broadway)
The Band’s Visit (Broadway) is a critically acclaimed, Tony Award–winning musical about an Egyptian police band stranded overnight in a small Israeli desert town, noted for its intimate storytelling and Middle Eastern–influenced score.
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C.
They’re Playing Our Song (Broadway musical)
"They’re Playing Our Song" is a 1979 Broadway musical comedy with music by Marvin Hamlisch and lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager, loosely based on their real-life relationship.
-
D.
Straight White Men (Broadway production)
Straight White Men (Broadway production) is a Broadway staging of Young Jean Lee’s darkly comic play that examines privilege, identity, and family dynamics through the lens of three brothers and their father at a Christmas gathering.
-
E.
Falsettos (2016 Broadway revival)
Falsettos (2016 Broadway revival) is a Tony-nominated Broadway production of William Finn and James Lapine’s musical about a neurotic Jewish family and the AIDS crisis, staged at the Walter Kerr Theatre in 2016.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.