Same Time, Next Year
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Same Time, Next Year is a popular romantic comedy play by Bernard Slade that follows a man and woman who meet for an annual extramarital rendezvous over the course of several decades.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Same Time, Next Year canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6437725 — 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: Same Time, Next Year Context triple: [Morosco Theatre, hostedProduction, Same Time, Next Year]
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A.
The Next Time
"The Next Time" is a song featured on the album "What Comes Naturally."
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B.
A Good Time
A Good Time is a 2019 Afrobeats studio album by Nigerian singer Davido, featuring hit singles and collaborations with several international artists.
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C.
The Second Time Around
"The Second Time Around" is a 1961 studio album by legendary American R&B and soul singer Etta James, showcasing her powerful vocals in a blend of blues, jazz, and pop standards.
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D.
The Second Time Around
The Second Time Around is a popular standard from the Great American Songbook, composed by Jimmy Van Heusen with lyrics by Sammy Cahn and recorded by artists such as Frank Sinatra.
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E.
Any Time at All
"Any Time at All" is an upbeat rock song by the Beatles, written primarily by John Lennon and released in 1964.
- 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: Same Time, Next Year Target entity description: Same Time, Next Year is a popular romantic comedy play by Bernard Slade that follows a man and woman who meet for an annual extramarital rendezvous over the course of several decades.
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A.
The Next Time
"The Next Time" is a song featured on the album "What Comes Naturally."
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B.
A Good Time
A Good Time is a 2019 Afrobeats studio album by Nigerian singer Davido, featuring hit singles and collaborations with several international artists.
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C.
The Second Time Around
"The Second Time Around" is a 1961 studio album by legendary American R&B and soul singer Etta James, showcasing her powerful vocals in a blend of blues, jazz, and pop standards.
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D.
The Second Time Around
The Second Time Around is a popular standard from the Great American Songbook, composed by Jimmy Van Heusen with lyrics by Sammy Cahn and recorded by artists such as Frank Sinatra.
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E.
Any Time at All
"Any Time at All" is an upbeat rock song by the Beatles, written primarily by John Lennon and released in 1964.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
ⓘ
romantic comedy play ⓘ |
| adaptedInto | Same Time, Next Year (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayProducer | Morton Gottlieb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayRunLength | more than 3 years ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Bernard Slade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Robert Mulligan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationReleaseYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationStars |
Alan Alda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ellen Burstyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLocation | Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| genre | romantic comedy ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
aging
ⓘ
personal growth ⓘ romantic love ⓘ social change in mid-20th-century America ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Doris
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| nominations | Tony Award for Best Play NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAward | Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play (Ellen Burstyn, 1975) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
long Broadway run
ⓘ
two-character format spanning decades ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 2 ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayCastMember |
Charles Grodin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ellen Burstyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayProductionStartDate | 1975-03-13 ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayTheatre | Brooks Atkinson Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodDepicted |
1950s
ⓘ
1960s ⓘ 1970s ⓘ |
| premise | A man and a woman meet for an annual extramarital rendezvous over several decades ⓘ |
| recurringEventInPlot | annual rendezvous ⓘ |
| setting | California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | episodic ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
changing social norms
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extramarital affair ⓘ infidelity ⓘ long-term relationship ⓘ marriage ⓘ |
| timeSpanDepicted | about 25 years ⓘ |
| writer | Bernard Slade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Same Time, Next Year Description of subject: Same Time, Next Year is a popular romantic comedy play by Bernard Slade that follows a man and woman who meet for an annual extramarital rendezvous over the course of several decades.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.