The Band’s Visit (Broadway)
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Band's Visit (Broadway production) | 1 |
| The Band’s Visit (Broadway) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3611594 — 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: The Band’s Visit (Broadway) Context triple: [Tony Shalhoub, stageWork, The Band’s Visit (Broadway)]
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A.
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Broadway revival)
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Broadway revival) is a Tony Award–winning 2014 Broadway production of the rock musical about a genderqueer East German singer, famously headlined by Neil Patrick Harris.
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B.
Funny Girl (Broadway revival)
Funny Girl (Broadway revival) is a modern Broadway staging of the classic musical about comedian Fanny Brice, featuring updated direction, choreography, and a new cast for contemporary audiences.
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C.
La Cage aux Folles (Broadway revival)
La Cage aux Folles (Broadway revival) is a Tony Award–winning revival of the classic Jerry Herman and Harvey Fierstein musical about a gay couple who run a drag nightclub, restaged on Broadway with a more intimate, character-focused production.
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D.
Broadway on Broadway
Broadway on Broadway was an annual outdoor concert in Times Square that kicked off the New York City Broadway season with performances from current and upcoming shows.
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E.
On Broadway
"On Broadway" is a jazz-infused cover of the classic song popularized by George Benson, known for its virtuosic guitar work and smooth vocal style.
- 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: The Band’s Visit (Broadway) Target entity description: 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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A.
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Broadway revival)
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Broadway revival) is a Tony Award–winning 2014 Broadway production of the rock musical about a genderqueer East German singer, famously headlined by Neil Patrick Harris.
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B.
Funny Girl (Broadway revival)
Funny Girl (Broadway revival) is a modern Broadway staging of the classic musical about comedian Fanny Brice, featuring updated direction, choreography, and a new cast for contemporary audiences.
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C.
La Cage aux Folles (Broadway revival)
La Cage aux Folles (Broadway revival) is a Tony Award–winning revival of the classic Jerry Herman and Harvey Fierstein musical about a gay couple who run a drag nightclub, restaged on Broadway with a more intimate, character-focused production.
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D.
Broadway on Broadway
Broadway on Broadway was an annual outdoor concert in Times Square that kicked off the New York City Broadway season with performances from current and upcoming shows.
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E.
On Broadway
"On Broadway" is a jazz-infused cover of the classic song popularized by George Benson, known for its virtuosic guitar work and smooth vocal style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway musical
ⓘ
stage adaptation ⓘ |
| award |
2018 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album
ⓘ
2018 Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical ⓘ 2018 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical ⓘ 2018 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical ⓘ 2018 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical ⓘ 2018 Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical ⓘ
linked to:
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
2018 Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical ⓘ 2018 Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Musical ⓘ 2018 Tony Award for Best Musical ⓘ 2018 Tony Award for Best Orchestrations ⓘ
linked to:
Tony Award for Best Orchestrations
2018 Tony Award for Best Original Score ⓘ 2018 Tony Award for Best Scenic Design of a Musical ⓘ 2018 Tony Award for Best Sound Design of a Musical ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Band’s Visit (2007 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Band’s Visit
|
| bookBy | Itamar Moses ⓘ |
| broadwayRunEnd | 2019-04-07 ⓘ |
| broadwayRunStart | 2017-11-09 ⓘ |
| character |
Dina
ⓘ
Tewfiq ⓘ
linked to:
Tewfik
|
| choreographer | Patrick McCollum ⓘ |
| composer | David Yazbek ⓘ |
| costumeDesigner | Sarah Laux ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | David Cromer ⓘ |
| genre |
chamber musical
ⓘ
musical theatre ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lightingDesigner | Tyler Micoleau ⓘ |
| lyricist | David Yazbek ⓘ |
| musicalStyle |
Arabic music influences
ⓘ
Middle Eastern–influenced score ⓘ jazz influences ⓘ |
| musicSupervisor | Andrea Grody ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Middle Eastern–influenced score
ⓘ
intimate storytelling ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Answer Me
ⓘ
Haled’s Song About Love ⓘ Omar Sharif ⓘ Something Different ⓘ The Beat of Your Heart ⓘ Welcome to Nowhere ⓘ |
| offBroadwayPremiereCity | New York City ⓘ |
| offBroadwayPremiereDate | 2016-11-11 ⓘ |
| offBroadwayPremiereLocation | Atlantic Theater Company ⓘ |
| orchestrator | Jamshied Sharifi ⓘ |
| originalProductionCompany | Atlantic Theater Company ⓘ |
| premiereCity | New York City ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 2017-11-09 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Ethel Barrymore Theatre ⓘ |
| previewsStartDate | 2017-10-07 ⓘ |
| producer |
John Hart Jr.
ⓘ
linked to:
John Hart
John Styles ⓘ Orin Wolf ⓘ |
| setDesigner | Scott Pask ⓘ |
| setting | fictional Israeli desert town of Bet Hatikva ⓘ |
| soundDesigner | Kai Harada ⓘ |
| starred |
Katrina Lenk
ⓘ
Tony Shalhoub ⓘ |
| subject |
Egyptian police band stranded in Israel
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cross-cultural connection ⓘ human connection ⓘ loneliness ⓘ |
| theatre | Ethel Barrymore Theatre ⓘ |
| tonyAwardsWon | 10 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Band’s Visit (Broadway) Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: The Band’s Visit (Broadway)