The Tap Dance Kid
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The Tap Dance Kid is a 1983 Broadway musical about a young African American boy pursuing his dream of becoming a tap dancer despite family opposition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Tap Dance Kid canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6278947 — 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: The Tap Dance Kid Context triple: [Henry Krieger, notableWork, The Tap Dance Kid]
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A.
The Jitterbug
The Jitterbug is a song written for but ultimately cut from the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz," remembered today as a notable work by lyricist E. Y. Harburg.
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B.
One O’Clock Jump
One O’Clock Jump is a classic 1937 swing-era jazz instrumental and signature tune of the Count Basie Orchestra, renowned for its riff-based structure and driving rhythm.
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C.
The Lemon Drop Kid
The Lemon Drop Kid is a 1951 Christmas-themed comedy film starring Bob Hope, best known today for popularizing the holiday song "Silver Bells."
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D.
Garland Waltz
Garland Waltz is a famous waltz sequence from Tchaikovsky’s ballet "The Sleeping Beauty," often performed as a standalone concert piece.
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E.
Sing Sing
Sing Sing is a notorious maximum-security prison in Ossining, New York, long known for housing dangerous criminals and for its historical use of the electric chair.
- 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: The Tap Dance Kid Target entity description: The Tap Dance Kid is a 1983 Broadway musical about a young African American boy pursuing his dream of becoming a tap dancer despite family opposition.
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A.
The Jitterbug
The Jitterbug is a song written for but ultimately cut from the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz," remembered today as a notable work by lyricist E. Y. Harburg.
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B.
One O’Clock Jump
One O’Clock Jump is a classic 1937 swing-era jazz instrumental and signature tune of the Count Basie Orchestra, renowned for its riff-based structure and driving rhythm.
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C.
The Lemon Drop Kid
The Lemon Drop Kid is a 1951 Christmas-themed comedy film starring Bob Hope, best known today for popularizing the holiday song "Silver Bells."
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D.
Garland Waltz
Garland Waltz is a famous waltz sequence from Tchaikovsky’s ballet "The Sleeping Beauty," often performed as a standalone concert piece.
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E.
Sing Sing
Sing Sing is a notorious maximum-security prison in Ossining, New York, long known for housing dangerous criminals and for its historical use of the electric chair.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway musical
ⓘ
stage musical ⓘ |
| award |
Tony Award for Best Choreography win
ⓘ
linked to:
Tony Award for Best Choreography
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical nomination ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Nobody’s Family is Going to Change
ⓘ
novel by Louise Fitzhugh ⓘ |
| bookBy | Charles Blackwell ⓘ |
| broadwayRunLength | 669 performances ⓘ |
| closedOnBroadway | 1985-04-01 ⓘ |
| composer | Henry Krieger ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| era | 1980s Broadway ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Carole Sheridan
ⓘ
Uncle Dipsey ⓘ William Sheridan ⓘ Willie Sheridan ⓘ |
| genre | musical theatre ⓘ |
| hasOrchestration | orchestrations for pit orchestra ⓘ |
| hasRevival |
New York City Center Encores! 2022 production
ⓘ
linked to:
Encores!
|
| hasTheme |
artistic ambition
ⓘ
intergenerational conflict ⓘ racial identity ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Robert Lorick ⓘ |
| medium | live theatre ⓘ |
| musicStyle |
Broadway show tunes
ⓘ
jazz-influenced score ⓘ |
| notableChoreographyStyle | tap dance ⓘ |
| notableFor | showcasing tap dance by a child lead ⓘ |
| notablePerformer |
Alfonso Ribeiro
ⓘ
Hinton Battle ⓘ Samuel E. Wright ⓘ |
| openedOnBroadway | 1983-12-20 ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayProduction |
produced by Richard Maltby Jr.
ⓘ
linked to:
Richard Maltby Jr.
|
| originalCastAlbum | released on LP and CD ⓘ |
| originalChoreographer | Danny Daniels ⓘ |
| originalDirector | Kenny Leon ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A young African American boy dreams of becoming a tap dancer despite his father’s opposition. ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1983-12-20 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Broadway ⓘ |
| premiereTheatre | Broadhurst Theatre ⓘ |
| productionType | book musical ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
African American family
ⓘ
family conflict ⓘ pursuit of dreams ⓘ tap dancing ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audiences ⓘ |
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