theatrical production Oh! Calcutta!
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Oh! Calcutta! is a controversial avant-garde theatrical revue known for its explicit sexual themes, nudity, and experimental sketches that challenged mainstream stage conventions.
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| theatrical production Oh! Calcutta! canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: theatrical production Oh! Calcutta! Context triple: [Jacques Levy, directed, theatrical production Oh! Calcutta!]
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Broadway production "Too Many Girls"
The Broadway production "Too Many Girls" is a 1939 musical comedy with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart, best known for its collegiate setting and for launching several performers who later appeared in its 1940 film adaptation.
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Broadway theater
Broadway theater is a style of live, large-scale musical and dramatic performance associated with New York City’s famed theater district, known for its professional productions and cultural influence.
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Spotlighters Theatre
Spotlighters Theatre is an intimate, long-running community theater in Baltimore known for its small in-the-round stage and diverse lineup of plays and musicals.
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Broadway production of "If/Then"
The Broadway production of "If/Then" is a contemporary musical that follows a woman whose life diverges into parallel paths based on a single choice, featuring a score by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey and originally starring Idina Menzel.
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The Heir to the Hoorah (play)
The Heir to the Hoorah is an early 20th-century stage play by American dramatist William C. deMille, known for its blend of drama and social commentary.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: theatrical production Oh! Calcutta! Target entity description: Oh! Calcutta! is a controversial avant-garde theatrical revue known for its explicit sexual themes, nudity, and experimental sketches that challenged mainstream stage conventions.
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A.
Broadway production "Too Many Girls"
The Broadway production "Too Many Girls" is a 1939 musical comedy with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart, best known for its collegiate setting and for launching several performers who later appeared in its 1940 film adaptation.
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B.
Broadway theater
Broadway theater is a style of live, large-scale musical and dramatic performance associated with New York City’s famed theater district, known for its professional productions and cultural influence.
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C.
Spotlighters Theatre
Spotlighters Theatre is an intimate, long-running community theater in Baltimore known for its small in-the-round stage and diverse lineup of plays and musicals.
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D.
Broadway production of "If/Then"
The Broadway production of "If/Then" is a contemporary musical that follows a woman whose life diverges into parallel paths based on a single choice, featuring a score by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey and originally starring Idina Menzel.
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E.
The Heir to the Hoorah (play)
The Heir to the Hoorah is an early 20th-century stage play by American dramatist William C. deMille, known for its blend of drama and social commentary.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | theatrical revue ⓘ |
| broadwayDebutLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| broadwayDebutYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| contributor |
Clive Barnes
ⓘ
Edna O’Brien ⓘ
linked to:
Edna O'Brien
Harold Pinter ⓘ John Lennon ⓘ Jules Feiffer ⓘ Leonard Melfi ⓘ Sam Shepard ⓘ Samuel Beckett ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Kenneth Tynan ⓘ |
| firstProductionLocation |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
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| firstProductionYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| genre |
avant-garde theatre
ⓘ
erotic theatre ⓘ revue ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Oh! Calcutta! (1972 film)
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linked to:
Oh! Calcutta!
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| hasTheme |
counterculture
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nudity ⓘ sexual liberation ⓘ sexuality ⓘ social satire ⓘ taboo subjects ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
1960s counterculture
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sexual revolution ⓘ |
| knownFor |
breaking theatrical taboos
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controversial content ⓘ explicit sexual sketches ⓘ full-frontal nudity on stage ⓘ long Broadway run ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | live theatre ⓘ |
| notableBroadwayRevivalYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| productionType | offbeat commercial theatre ⓘ |
| reception |
commercially successful
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critically divisive ⓘ |
| stageConventionsChallenged |
conventional modest costuming
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mainstream attitudes toward sex on stage ⓘ traditional narrative structure ⓘ |
| structure |
ensemble performance
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series of sketches ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
censorship debates
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obscenity controversies ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult audiences ⓘ |
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Subject: theatrical production Oh! Calcutta! Description of subject: Oh! Calcutta! is a controversial avant-garde theatrical revue known for its explicit sexual themes, nudity, and experimental sketches that challenged mainstream stage conventions.
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