Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations

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jukebox musical stage musical

Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations is a jukebox musical that dramatizes the rise, struggles, and enduring legacy of the Motown vocal group The Temptations, featuring many of their hit songs.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Ain’t Too Proud	5
Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations	3
Ain't Too Proud	2
Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations canonical	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5476162 — 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: Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations
Context triple: [Berkeley Repertory Theatre, notableProduction, Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations]

A. Motown: The Musical
Motown: The Musical is a jukebox musical that dramatizes the history of Motown Records and its legendary artists through their iconic songs.
B. Can’t Fight the Moonlight
"Can’t Fight the Moonlight" is a pop-country crossover hit by LeAnn Rimes, best known as the signature song from the 2000 film *Coyote Ugly*.
C. Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) is a 2021 documentary film that chronicles the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, blending electrifying concert footage with social commentary on Black history, culture, and identity.
D. One Night in Miami...
One Night in Miami... is a 2020 drama film that imagines a pivotal 1964 meeting between Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, and Sam Cooke, marking Regina King’s acclaimed feature directorial debut.
E. Tina: The Tina Turner Musical
Tina: The Tina Turner Musical is a jukebox bio-musical that dramatizes the life and career of rock icon Tina Turner using her hit songs.
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: Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations
Target entity description: Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations is a jukebox musical that dramatizes the rise, struggles, and enduring legacy of the Motown vocal group The Temptations, featuring many of their hit songs.

A. Motown: The Musical
Motown: The Musical is a jukebox musical that dramatizes the history of Motown Records and its legendary artists through their iconic songs.
B. Can’t Fight the Moonlight
"Can’t Fight the Moonlight" is a pop-country crossover hit by LeAnn Rimes, best known as the signature song from the 2000 film *Coyote Ugly*.
C. Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) is a 2021 documentary film that chronicles the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, blending electrifying concert footage with social commentary on Black history, culture, and identity.
D. One Night in Miami...
One Night in Miami... is a 2020 drama film that imagines a pivotal 1964 meeting between Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, and Sam Cooke, marking Regina King’s acclaimed feature directorial debut.
E. Tina: The Tina Turner Musical
Tina: The Tina Turner Musical is a jukebox bio-musical that dramatizes the life and career of rock icon Tina Turner using her hit songs.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	jukebox musical ⓘ stage musical ⓘ
about	legacy of The Temptations ⓘ rise of The Temptations ⓘ struggles of The Temptations ⓘ
basedOn	The Temptations (Motown vocal group) ⓘ linked to: The Temptations
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
depicts	Motown era ⓘ civil rights era ⓘ music industry ⓘ racial tensions in the United States ⓘ
featuresMusicBy	The Temptations ⓘ
featuresSong	Ain’t Too Proud to Beg ⓘ linked to: Ain't Too Proud to Beg Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today) ⓘ linked to: Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) Cloud Nine ⓘ Get Ready ⓘ I Can’t Get Next to You ⓘ linked to: I Can't Get Next to You I Wish It Would Rain ⓘ Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) ⓘ My Girl ⓘ Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone ⓘ linked to: Papa Was a Rollin' Stone Shout ⓘ
genre	biographical musical ⓘ jukebox musical ⓘ
hasCastCharacter	David Ruffin ⓘ Eddie Kendricks ⓘ Melvin Franklin ⓘ Otis Williams ⓘ Paul Williams ⓘ
hasFormat	stage production ⓘ
hasTitle	Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainSubject	The Temptations ⓘ
musicStyle	Motown sound ⓘ R&B ⓘ soul ⓘ
portrays	changes in group lineup ⓘ formation of The Temptations ⓘ internal conflicts within The Temptations ⓘ personal struggles of group members ⓘ success of The Temptations on the charts ⓘ
subjectOf	Motown ⓘ
titleIncludes	Ain’t Too Proud ⓘ linked to: Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations The Life and Times of The Temptations ⓘ

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Referenced by (12)

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

Berkeley Repertory Theatre → notableProduction → Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations ⓘ

Prince Edward Theatre → hasProduction → Ain’t Too Proud ⓘ