Company: Original Cast Album
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Company: Original Cast Album is a 1970 documentary film by D. A. Pennebaker that captures the intense overnight recording session of the original Broadway cast album of Stephen Sondheim’s musical "Company."
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Company: Original Cast Album canonical | 3 |
| Company (cast recordings) | 1 |
| Company (original Broadway cast recording, replacement tracks) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4584266 — 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: Company: Original Cast Album Context triple: [D. A. Pennebaker, notableWork, Company: Original Cast Album]
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A.
Music (album)
Music is a 2000 studio album by American singer Madonna that blends dance-pop, electronica, and country influences and features the hit title track "Music."
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B.
Rodgers and Hammerstein revival cast recordings
Rodgers and Hammerstein revival cast recordings are modern cast albums produced for contemporary stage revivals of the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals, featuring updated performances of their original scores.
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C.
The Alcoa Hour soundtrack
The Alcoa Hour soundtrack is a collection of musical pieces composed and compiled for the 1950s American television anthology series "The Alcoa Hour."
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D.
Music for the Theatre
Music for the Theatre is a 1925 jazz-influenced orchestral suite by Aaron Copland that blends modernist harmonies with theatrical, American vernacular styles.
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E.
album "Hable con Ella (Banda Sonora Original)"
"Hable con Ella (Banda Sonora Original)" is the original film score album composed by Alberto Iglesias for Pedro Almodóvar’s acclaimed movie "Talk to Her."
- 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: Company: Original Cast Album Target entity description: Company: Original Cast Album is a 1970 documentary film by D. A. Pennebaker that captures the intense overnight recording session of the original Broadway cast album of Stephen Sondheim’s musical "Company."
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A.
Music (album)
Music is a 2000 studio album by American singer Madonna that blends dance-pop, electronica, and country influences and features the hit title track "Music."
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B.
Rodgers and Hammerstein revival cast recordings
Rodgers and Hammerstein revival cast recordings are modern cast albums produced for contemporary stage revivals of the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals, featuring updated performances of their original scores.
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C.
The Alcoa Hour soundtrack
The Alcoa Hour soundtrack is a collection of musical pieces composed and compiled for the 1950s American television anthology series "The Alcoa Hour."
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D.
Music for the Theatre
Music for the Theatre is a 1925 jazz-influenced orchestral suite by Aaron Copland that blends modernist harmonies with theatrical, American vernacular styles.
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E.
album "Hable con Ella (Banda Sonora Original)"
"Hable con Ella (Banda Sonora Original)" is the original film score album composed by Alberto Iglesias for Pedro Almodóvar’s acclaimed movie "Talk to Her."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concert film
ⓘ
documentary film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Company (musical)
ⓘ
linked to:
Company (1970 stage musical)
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| chronicles | recording session for the original Broadway production of Company ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| depicts | recording of the original Broadway cast album of Company ⓘ |
| director | D. A. Pennebaker ⓘ |
| distributor | Pennebaker Hegedus Films ⓘ |
| features |
Dean Jones
ⓘ
Elaine Stritch ⓘ Harold Prince ⓘ Original Broadway cast of Company ⓘ Stephen Sondheim ⓘ |
| featuresSong |
Another Hundred People
ⓘ
Being Alive ⓘ Company ⓘ Side by Side by Side ⓘ The Ladies Who Lunch ⓘ You Could Drive a Person Crazy ⓘ |
| filmingStyle | cinéma vérité ⓘ |
| focusesOn | overnight cast album recording session ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary
ⓘ
music documentary ⓘ theatre documentary ⓘ |
| hasCinematographyBy | D. A. Pennebaker ⓘ |
| hasEditingBy | D. A. Pennebaker ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
Documentary Now! episode Original Cast Album: Co-Op
ⓘ
linked to:
Documentary Now!
|
| hasMusicBy | Stephen Sondheim ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Broadway musical theatre
ⓘ
collaboration between composer, director, and performers ⓘ recording industry ⓘ |
| hasTheme | artistic pressure and perfectionism in musical theatre ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableScene | Elaine Stritch recording The Ladies Who Lunch ⓘ |
| originalMedium | television ⓘ |
| partOf | Pennebaker’s music-related documentaries ⓘ |
| portrays | creative process of making a cast recording ⓘ |
| producer | D. A. Pennebaker ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 53 minutes ⓘ |
| setting | recording studio ⓘ |
| subject |
Company (musical)
ⓘ
linked to:
Company (1970 stage musical)
|
| timePeriodDepicted | early 1970s Broadway ⓘ |
| title | Company: Original Cast Album ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Company: Original Cast Album Description of subject: Company: Original Cast Album is a 1970 documentary film by D. A. Pennebaker that captures the intense overnight recording session of the original Broadway cast album of Stephen Sondheim’s musical "Company."
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Company: Original Cast Album
linked to: Company: Original Cast Album