Peter Howard
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Peter Howard was a prominent American musical theatre orchestrator and dance music arranger known for his work on numerous Broadway productions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Peter Howard canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4864003 — 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: Peter Howard Context triple: [Barnum (1980 Broadway production), orchestrator, Peter Howard]
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A.
Peter Hayes
Peter Hayes is a British diplomat and civil servant who has served in senior roles including Commissioner of the British Antarctic Territory.
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B.
Charles Walters
Charles Walters was an American film director and choreographer best known for his work on classic MGM musicals in the mid-20th century.
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C.
John Dawson
John Dawson is a fictional character named John Dawson who appears in the work featuring the character Dawn.
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D.
John Dawson
John Dawson was a pioneering American plasma physicist renowned for his foundational contributions to plasma theory and fusion research.
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E.
John Dolman
John Dolman was an English clergyman and benefactor of the late 16th century best known for establishing Pocklington School in Yorkshire.
- 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: Peter Howard Target entity description: Peter Howard was a prominent American musical theatre orchestrator and dance music arranger known for his work on numerous Broadway productions.
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A.
Peter Hayes
Peter Hayes is a British diplomat and civil servant who has served in senior roles including Commissioner of the British Antarctic Territory.
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B.
Charles Walters
Charles Walters was an American film director and choreographer best known for his work on classic MGM musicals in the mid-20th century.
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C.
John Dawson
John Dawson is a fictional character named John Dawson who appears in the work featuring the character Dawn.
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D.
John Dawson
John Dawson was a pioneering American plasma physicist renowned for his foundational contributions to plasma theory and fusion research.
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E.
John Dolman
John Dolman was an English clergyman and benefactor of the late 16th century best known for establishing Pocklington School in Yorkshire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dance music arranger
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musical theatre professional ⓘ orchestrator ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeIn |
20th century
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21st century ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Broadway choreographers
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Broadway composers ⓘ Broadway directors ⓘ Broadway lyricists ⓘ |
| contributedTo | development of dance arrangements in late 20th-century Broadway ⓘ |
| employer |
Broadway productions
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linked to:
Broadway theater
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| fieldOfWork |
Broadway theatre
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musical theatre ⓘ |
| genre | musical theatre ⓘ |
| hasWorkContext |
American musical theatre
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New York theatre scene ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent Broadway dance arrangers ⓘ |
| knownAs | Peter Howard ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium |
dance arrangements for stage
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orchestral scores ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Broadway orchestrations
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dance music arrangements for Broadway ⓘ |
| notableRole | dance music arranger for Broadway musicals ⓘ |
| occupation |
conductor
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dance music arranger ⓘ musical theatre orchestrator ⓘ |
| typeOfArtist | behind-the-scenes theatre artist ⓘ |
| workedOn |
Broadway production "Annie"
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linked to:
Annie (original Broadway production)
Broadway production "Big" ⓘ
linked to:
Big (1996 Broadway musical, score)
Broadway production "Cabaret" (revival) ⓘ
linked to:
Cabaret (stage production)
Broadway production "Chicago" (revival) ⓘ
linked to:
Chicago (Broadway revival)
Broadway production "Crazy for You" ⓘ Broadway production "Evita" ⓘ
linked to:
Evita (Broadway revival)
Broadway production "Kiss of the Spider Woman" ⓘ
linked to:
Kiss of the Spider Woman (Broadway revival)
Broadway production "La Cage aux Folles" ⓘ Broadway production "Steel Pier" ⓘ Broadway production "The Boy from Oz" ⓘ Broadway production "The Goodbye Girl" ⓘ Broadway production "The Tap Dance Kid" ⓘ
linked to:
The Tap Dance Kid (Broadway musical)
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| workLocation |
Broadway theatres in Manhattan
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linked to:
Broadway in New York City
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
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Referenced by (2)
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