Kenny Leon
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Kenny Leon is a Tony Award–winning American theater and television director known for his acclaimed work on Broadway and live TV musicals.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kenny Leon canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6125525 — 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: Kenny Leon Context triple: [The Wiz Live!, director, Kenny Leon]
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A.
George C. Wolfe
George C. Wolfe is an acclaimed American theater and film director and playwright known for his influential work on Broadway and in cinema, particularly in bringing powerful African American stories to the screen and stage.
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B.
J.T. Rogers
J.T. Rogers is an American playwright and screenwriter known for politically charged dramas such as "Oslo" and for adapting and creating works for film and television.
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C.
Bartlett Sher
Bartlett Sher is a Tony Award–winning American theatre director renowned for his acclaimed revivals of classic Broadway musicals and plays.
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D.
Derek McLane
Derek McLane is a Tony Award–winning American scenic designer known for his inventive and visually striking work on numerous Broadway productions and live television events.
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E.
Joshua Logan
Joshua Logan was an American stage and film director, producer, and writer known for his work on classic Broadway productions and Hollywood adaptations such as "South Pacific" and "Picnic."
- 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: Kenny Leon Target entity description: Kenny Leon is a Tony Award–winning American theater and television director known for his acclaimed work on Broadway and live TV musicals.
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A.
George C. Wolfe
George C. Wolfe is an acclaimed American theater and film director and playwright known for his influential work on Broadway and in cinema, particularly in bringing powerful African American stories to the screen and stage.
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B.
J.T. Rogers
J.T. Rogers is an American playwright and screenwriter known for politically charged dramas such as "Oslo" and for adapting and creating works for film and television.
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C.
Bartlett Sher
Bartlett Sher is a Tony Award–winning American theatre director renowned for his acclaimed revivals of classic Broadway musicals and plays.
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D.
Derek McLane
Derek McLane is a Tony Award–winning American scenic designer known for his inventive and visually striking work on numerous Broadway productions and live television events.
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E.
Joshua Logan
Joshua Logan was an American stage and film director, producer, and writer known for his work on classic Broadway productions and Hollywood adaptations such as "South Pacific" and "Picnic."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film director
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person ⓘ television director ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| directed |
A Raisin in the Sun (Broadway revival, 2004)
NERFINISHED
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A Raisin in the Sun (Broadway revival, 2014) NERFINISHED ⓘ A Soldier’s Play (Broadway revival, 2020) NERFINISHED ⓘ American Son (Broadway, 2018) NERFINISHED ⓘ Fences (Broadway revival, 2010) NERFINISHED ⓘ Hairspray Live! NERFINISHED ⓘ Holler If Ya Hear Me (Broadway, 2014) NERFINISHED ⓘ In My Dreams (2014 television film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Steel Magnolias (2004 television film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Stick Fly (Broadway, 2011) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mountaintop (Broadway, 2011) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wiz Live! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African Americans
|
| fieldOfWork |
television direction
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theatre direction ⓘ |
| founded | True Colors Theatre Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
musical theatre ⓘ |
| givenName | Kenny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
directing Broadway revivals of classic American plays
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directing live television musicals ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Kenny Leon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | United States of America ⓘ |
| notableAward | Tony Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Raisin in the Sun (Broadway revival, 2014)
NERFINISHED
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A Soldier’s Play (Broadway revival, 2020) NERFINISHED ⓘ American Son (Broadway, 2018) NERFINISHED ⓘ Fences (Broadway revival, 2010) NERFINISHED ⓘ Hairspray Live! NERFINISHED ⓘ Holler If Ya Hear Me (Broadway, 2014) NERFINISHED ⓘ Steel Magnolias (2004 television film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mountaintop (Broadway, 2011) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wiz Live! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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film director ⓘ producer ⓘ television director ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| positionHeld | artistic director of Alliance Theatre ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Atlanta
NERFINISHED
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New York City ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kenny Leon Description of subject: Kenny Leon is a Tony Award–winning American theater and television director known for his acclaimed work on Broadway and live TV musicals.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.