Apollo Theater
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The Apollo Theater is a historic Harlem performance venue famed for launching the careers of numerous African American artists and serving as a cornerstone of Black entertainment and culture in the United States.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Apollo Theater canonical | 12 |
| Apollo Theater Foundation | 1 |
| Apollo Theater Foundation, Inc. | 1 |
| Harlem’s Apollo Theater | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T104638 — 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: Apollo Theater Context triple: [New York City Landmark, hasNotableExample, Apollo Theater]
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A.
Saroyan Theatre
Saroyan Theatre is a prominent performing arts venue in Fresno, California, known for hosting concerts, Broadway tours, and major cultural events.
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B.
Martin Beck Theatre
The Martin Beck Theatre, now known as the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, is a historic Broadway venue in New York City renowned for hosting major theatrical productions.
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C.
McCarter Theatre Center
McCarter Theatre Center is a renowned regional performing arts venue and producing theater located on the campus of Princeton University in New Jersey.
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D.
Bruce Montgomery Theatre
Bruce Montgomery Theatre is an intimate performance venue within the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, used for theatrical productions and other live arts events.
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E.
Harold Prince Theatre
Harold Prince Theatre is a performance venue within the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, named in honor of the renowned Broadway producer and director Harold Prince.
- 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: Apollo Theater Target entity description: The Apollo Theater is a historic Harlem performance venue famed for launching the careers of numerous African American artists and serving as a cornerstone of Black entertainment and culture in the United States.
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A.
Saroyan Theatre
Saroyan Theatre is a prominent performing arts venue in Fresno, California, known for hosting concerts, Broadway tours, and major cultural events.
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B.
Martin Beck Theatre
The Martin Beck Theatre, now known as the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, is a historic Broadway venue in New York City renowned for hosting major theatrical productions.
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C.
McCarter Theatre Center
McCarter Theatre Center is a renowned regional performing arts venue and producing theater located on the campus of Princeton University in New Jersey.
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D.
Bruce Montgomery Theatre
Bruce Montgomery Theatre is an intimate performance venue within the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, used for theatrical productions and other live arts events.
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E.
Harold Prince Theatre
Harold Prince Theatre is a performance venue within the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, named in honor of the renowned Broadway producer and director Harold Prince.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic landmark
ⓘ
music venue ⓘ theater ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | neoclassical ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
African American music
ⓘ
Harlem Renaissance ⓘ hip hop ⓘ jazz ⓘ rhythm and blues ⓘ soul music ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance |
cornerstone of Black culture in the United States
ⓘ
major center of African American entertainment ⓘ |
| designation |
New York City Landmark
ⓘ
listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| hasMarquee | Apollo Theater marquee on 125th Street ⓘ |
| helpedLaunchCareerOf |
Aretha Franklin
ⓘ
The Supremes ⓘ
surface form:
Diana Ross & The Supremes
Ella Fitzgerald ⓘ James Brown ⓘ Lauryn Hill ⓘ The Jackson 5 ⓘ |
| hostedPerformanceBy |
Billie Holiday
ⓘ
Duke Ellington ⓘ Louis Armstrong ⓘ Michael Jackson ⓘ Prince ⓘ Stevie Wonder ⓘ The Notorious B.I.G. ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Harlem
ⓘ
Manhattan ⓘ Manhattan ⓘ
surface form:
New York
New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| neighborhood | Harlem ⓘ |
| notableProgram | Amateur Night at the Apollo ⓘ |
| opened | 1914 ⓘ |
| originalName | Hurtig & Seamon’s New Burlesque Theater ⓘ |
| owner |
Apollo Theater
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Apollo Theater Foundation, Inc.
|
| primaryUse |
comedy shows
ⓘ
live music performances ⓘ television tapings ⓘ theatrical performances ⓘ |
| reopenedAsBlackVaudevilleHouse | 1934 ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | about 1500 ⓘ |
| slogan | Where Stars Are Born and Legends Are Made ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 253 West 125th Street ⓘ |
| yearAddedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces | 1983 ⓘ |
| yearDesignatedNYCLandmark | 1983 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Apollo Theater Description of subject: The Apollo Theater is a historic Harlem performance venue famed for launching the careers of numerous African American artists and serving as a cornerstone of Black entertainment and culture in the United States.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Harlem
this entity surface form:
Apollo Theater Foundation, Inc.
this entity surface form:
Apollo Theater Foundation
this entity surface form:
Harlem’s Apollo Theater