Cherry Lane Theatre, New York City

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Off-Broadway theater playhouse

Cherry Lane Theatre in New York City is a historic Off-Broadway playhouse in Greenwich Village known for premiering innovative and avant-garde works.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Cherry Lane Theatre	2
Cherry Lane Theatre, New York City canonical	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5203101 — 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: Cherry Lane Theatre, New York City
Context triple: [Happy Days, firstPerformancePlace, Cherry Lane Theatre, New York City]

A. Laura Pels Theatre
The Laura Pels Theatre is an Off-Broadway venue in New York City known for presenting high-quality, artistically ambitious plays and productions.
B. Booth Theatre
Booth Theatre is a historic Broadway playhouse in New York City known for hosting acclaimed dramatic productions and intimate, actor-focused performances.
C. Clurman Theatre
Clurman Theatre is an Off-Broadway performance space in New York City known for hosting a variety of plays and productions as part of the Theatre Row complex.
D. Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
The Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre is a historic Broadway playhouse in New York City known for hosting major theatrical productions.
E. The Public Theater
The Public Theater is a renowned New York City arts institution and off-Broadway theater company known for developing groundbreaking works and nurturing innovative playwrights, including early productions of major hits like "Hamilton."
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: Cherry Lane Theatre, New York City
Target entity description: Cherry Lane Theatre in New York City is a historic Off-Broadway playhouse in Greenwich Village known for premiering innovative and avant-garde works.

A. Laura Pels Theatre
The Laura Pels Theatre is an Off-Broadway venue in New York City known for presenting high-quality, artistically ambitious plays and productions.
B. Booth Theatre
Booth Theatre is a historic Broadway playhouse in New York City known for hosting acclaimed dramatic productions and intimate, actor-focused performances.
C. Clurman Theatre
Clurman Theatre is an Off-Broadway performance space in New York City known for hosting a variety of plays and productions as part of the Theatre Row complex.
D. Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
The Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre is a historic Broadway playhouse in New York City known for hosting major theatrical productions.
E. The Public Theater
The Public Theater is a renowned New York City arts institution and off-Broadway theater company known for developing groundbreaking works and nurturing innovative playwrights, including early productions of major hits like "Hamilton."
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Off-Broadway theater ⓘ playhouse ⓘ
architecturalStyle	converted industrial building ⓘ
associatedWith	Lucille Lortel NERFINISHED ⓘ
borough	Manhattan ⓘ
capacity	approximately 179 seats ⓘ
category	Greenwich Village buildings and structures ⓘ Off-Broadway theaters ⓘ Theatres in Manhattan ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
culturalDesignation	historic Off-Broadway playhouse ⓘ
district	Off-Broadway theater district NERFINISHED ⓘ
formerUse	box factory ⓘ brewery ⓘ silk warehouse ⓘ
foundedBy	Edna St. Vincent Millay NERFINISHED ⓘ Eugene O’Neill NERFINISHED ⓘ other members of the Provincetown Players ⓘ
hasAudience	local New York audience ⓘ tourists visiting New York City ⓘ
hasFunction	live performance venue ⓘ
hasReputation	oldest continuously running Off-Broadway theater in New York City ⓘ
hasSpace	Mainstage ⓘ Studio theater ⓘ
knownFor	avant-garde theater ⓘ experimental drama ⓘ premiering innovative works ⓘ
languageOfPerformance	English ⓘ
locatedOnStreet	Commerce Street NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	Greenwich Village NERFINISHED ⓘ Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ
neighborhood	West Village NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	hosting new play development programs ⓘ supporting emerging playwrights ⓘ
opened	1924 ⓘ
owner	Lucille Lortel Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	New York City theater scene ⓘ
primaryUse	theatrical performances ⓘ
programmingFocus	contemporary drama ⓘ experimental theater ⓘ new plays ⓘ
region	Lower Manhattan NERFINISHED ⓘ
stageType	proscenium stage ⓘ
state	New York ⓘ
theaterType	Off-Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Happy Days → firstPerformancePlace → Cherry Lane Theatre, New York City ⓘ

Godspell → premiereLocation → Cherry Lane Theatre, New York City ⓘ

Asuncion → premiereLocation → Cherry Lane Theatre, New York City ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cherry Lane Theatre

Greenwich Village → contains → Cherry Lane Theatre, New York City ⓘ