Jeff Calhoun
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Jeff Calhoun is an American theater director and choreographer known for his work on numerous Broadway and touring productions, including the stage adaptation of Disney’s Newsies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jeff Calhoun canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jeff Calhoun Context triple: [Newsies (stage musical), director, Jeff Calhoun]
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A.
Bill Calhoun
Bill Calhoun is a charming, gambling-prone dancer and actor who serves as one of the principal comic romantic leads in the musical "Kiss Me, Kate."
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B.
Ray Danton
Ray Danton was an American actor and director best known for his suave, often villainous roles in film and television during the 1950s and 1960s.
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C.
Bill Donovan
Bill Donovan was an early 20th-century Major League Baseball pitcher and manager, best known as a star hurler for the Detroit Tigers.
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D.
Brad Van Pelt
Brad Van Pelt was a standout linebacker for the New York Giants in the 1970s and early 1980s, known for his Pro Bowl-caliber play and leadership on defense.
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E.
Danny McGuire
Danny McGuire is a former English rugby league stand-off and scrum-half best known for his prolific try-scoring and trophy-laden career with Leeds Rhinos and the England national team.
- 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: Jeff Calhoun Target entity description: Jeff Calhoun is an American theater director and choreographer known for his work on numerous Broadway and touring productions, including the stage adaptation of Disney’s Newsies.
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A.
Bill Calhoun
Bill Calhoun is a charming, gambling-prone dancer and actor who serves as one of the principal comic romantic leads in the musical "Kiss Me, Kate."
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B.
Ray Danton
Ray Danton was an American actor and director best known for his suave, often villainous roles in film and television during the 1950s and 1960s.
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C.
Bill Donovan
Bill Donovan was an early 20th-century Major League Baseball pitcher and manager, best known as a star hurler for the Detroit Tigers.
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D.
Brad Van Pelt
Brad Van Pelt was a standout linebacker for the New York Giants in the 1970s and early 1980s, known for his Pro Bowl-caliber play and leadership on defense.
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E.
Danny McGuire
Danny McGuire is a former English rugby league stand-off and scrum-half best known for his prolific try-scoring and trophy-laden career with Leeds Rhinos and the England national team.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
choreographer
ⓘ
person ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| activeIn |
20th century
ⓘ
21st century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer |
Broadway productions
ⓘ
linked to:
Broadway theater
touring theatre companies ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Broadway theatre
ⓘ
linked to:
Broadway theater
choreography ⓘ musical theatre ⓘ |
| genre | musical ⓘ |
| hasRole |
choreographer
ⓘ
director ⓘ producer ⓘ |
| knownFor |
choreographing musical theatre productions
ⓘ
directing Disney’s Newsies on Broadway ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableAward |
Drama Desk Award nomination
ⓘ
linked to:
Drama Desk Award
Outer Critics Circle Award nomination ⓘ
linked to:
Outer Critics Circle Award
Tony Award nomination ⓘ
linked to:
Tony Award
|
| notableWork |
9 to 5 (touring production)
ⓘ
linked to:
9 to 5
Big River ⓘ Bonnie & Clyde ⓘ Brooklyn the Musical ⓘ
linked to:
Brooklyn: The Musical
Disney’s Newsies (stage adaptation) ⓘ
linked to:
Newsies (stage musical)
Grease ⓘ
linked to:
Grease (stage musical, 1971)
High School Musical (stage production) ⓘ
linked to:
High School Musical
Jekyll & Hyde ⓘ Newsies North American tour ⓘ
linked to:
Newsies (stage musical)
Newsies U.S. national tour ⓘ
linked to:
Newsies (stage musical)
Newsies West End production ⓘ
linked to:
West End production of Newsies
Newsies arena and regional productions ⓘ Newsies the Musical ⓘ
linked to:
Newsies (stage musical)
Pippin (touring production) ⓘ
linked to:
Pippin (2013 Broadway revival)
The Civil War (touring/stage production) ⓘ The Will Rogers Follies ⓘ |
| occupation |
choreographer
ⓘ
stage director ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Broadway
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ United States national tours ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jeff Calhoun Description of subject: Jeff Calhoun is an American theater director and choreographer known for his work on numerous Broadway and touring productions, including the stage adaptation of Disney’s Newsies.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.