Fran Weissler
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Fran Weissler is a prominent American Broadway producer known for her award-winning revivals and long-running hits alongside her husband, Barry Weissler.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fran Weissler canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10007470 — 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: Fran Weissler Context triple: [Waitress (musical), producer, Fran Weissler]
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A.
June Preisser
June Preisser was an American film actress and dancer best known for her energetic supporting roles in 1930s and 1940s Hollywood musicals, often playing peppy, acrobatic teenagers.
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B.
Paula Winkler
Paula Winkler was a German-Jewish writer and intellectual who collaborated closely with her husband, the philosopher and theologian Martin Buber.
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C.
Annette Strauss
Annette Strauss was an American civic leader and philanthropist who became one of Dallas’s most prominent mayors in the late 1980s.
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D.
Daphne Kluger
Daphne Kluger is a glamorous, high-profile actress and the unsuspecting target of the jewel heist in the film "Ocean's 8."
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E.
Sonya Walger
Sonya Walger is a British actress best known for her roles in television series such as "Lost," "FlashForward," and "For All Mankind."
- 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: Fran Weissler Target entity description: Fran Weissler is a prominent American Broadway producer known for her award-winning revivals and long-running hits alongside her husband, Barry Weissler.
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A.
June Preisser
June Preisser was an American film actress and dancer best known for her energetic supporting roles in 1930s and 1940s Hollywood musicals, often playing peppy, acrobatic teenagers.
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B.
Paula Winkler
Paula Winkler was a German-Jewish writer and intellectual who collaborated closely with her husband, the philosopher and theologian Martin Buber.
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C.
Annette Strauss
Annette Strauss was an American civic leader and philanthropist who became one of Dallas’s most prominent mayors in the late 1980s.
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D.
Daphne Kluger
Daphne Kluger is a glamorous, high-profile actress and the unsuspecting target of the jewel heist in the film "Ocean's 8."
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E.
Sonya Walger
Sonya Walger is a British actress best known for her roles in television series such as "Lost," "FlashForward," and "For All Mankind."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
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Broadway producer ⓘ theatrical producer ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Broadway
ⓘ
West End (London) as producer of transfers and co-productions ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Drama Desk Award (as producer, various productions)
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linked to:
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Musical (as co-producer of Spring Awakening)
Olivier Award (as producer on London productions of Chicago) ⓘ
linked to:
Olivier Award nomination
Tony Award for Best Musical (as producer of Chicago, 1997) ⓘ Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical ⓘ Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| coFounderOf | The Weisslers theatrical production partnership ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | commercial theatre production ⓘ |
| genre |
dramatic theatre
ⓘ
musical theatre ⓘ |
| industry | theatre ⓘ |
| knownFor | commercially successful long-running production of Chicago on Broadway ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | helped make Chicago one of the longest-running shows in Broadway history ⓘ |
| notableCollaboration |
collaboration with choreographer Ann Reinking on Chicago (1996 revival)
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collaboration with composer John Kander and lyricist Fred Ebb on Chicago (1996 revival) ⓘ collaboration with director Walter Bobbie on Chicago (1996 revival) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
producing Broadway revivals
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producing long-running Broadway hits ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Annie Get Your Gun (1999 Broadway revival)
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linked to:
Broadway revival of "Annie Get Your Gun"
Chicago (1996 Broadway revival) ⓘ
linked to:
Chicago (Broadway revival)
Falsettos (2016 Broadway revival, co-producer) ⓘ
linked to:
Falsettos (2016 Broadway revival)
Fiddler on the Roof (1990 Broadway revival) ⓘ Finding Neverland (2015 Broadway production, co-producer) ⓘ
linked to:
Finding Neverland (2015 Broadway production)
Grease (1994 Broadway revival) ⓘ La Cage aux Folles (2010 Broadway revival, co-producer) ⓘ
linked to:
La Cage aux Folles (Broadway revival)
My Fair Lady (1981 U.S. national tour and subsequent productions) ⓘ Othello (1982 Broadway production starring James Earl Jones and Christopher Plummer) ⓘ Pippin (2013 Broadway revival, co-producer) ⓘ
linked to:
Pippin (2013 Broadway revival)
Seussical (2000 Broadway production, co-producer) ⓘ
linked to:
Seussical (musical)
Sweet Charity (2005 Broadway revival, co-producer) ⓘ
linked to:
Broadway revival of Sweet Charity
The Color Purple (2015 Broadway revival, co-producer) ⓘ
linked to:
The Color Purple (Broadway revival)
The Producers (2001 Broadway production, co-producer on some companies/tours) ⓘ
linked to:
The Producers (2001 Broadway production)
The Prom (2018 Broadway production, co-producer) ⓘ
linked to:
Broadway production "The Prom"
The Scottsboro Boys (2010 Broadway production, co-producer) ⓘ
linked to:
The Scottsboro Boys (musical)
Waitress (2016 Broadway production, co-producer) ⓘ
linked to:
Waitress (musical)
Wonderful Town (2003 Broadway revival, co-producer) ⓘ |
| occupation |
Broadway producer
ⓘ
theatrical producer ⓘ |
| partnerInProductionCompanyWith | Barry Weissler ⓘ |
| spouse | Barry Weissler ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fran Weissler Description of subject: Fran Weissler is a prominent American Broadway producer known for her award-winning revivals and long-running hits alongside her husband, Barry Weissler.
Referenced by (7)
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