Barry Weissler
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Barry Weissler is a prominent American theatrical producer best known for his Tony Award–winning Broadway revivals and long-running hits such as Chicago.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Barry Weissler canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10007469 — 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: Barry Weissler Context triple: [Waitress (musical), producer, Barry Weissler]
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A.
Barry Weisselberg
Barry Weisselberg is a longtime Trump Organization executive who has managed the Trump-owned Wollman Rink in Central Park and is the son of former Trump Organization chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg.
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B.
Marty Adelstein
Marty Adelstein is an American television producer and executive known for developing and producing numerous popular TV series.
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C.
Barry Glick
Barry Glick is an entrepreneur and technologist best known as a co-founder of the online mapping and navigation company MapQuest.
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D.
Barry Eisenberg
Barry Eisenberg is the father of former child actress Hallie Kate Eisenberg, known for her Pepsi commercials and film roles in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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E.
Barry Josephson
Barry Josephson is an American film and television producer known for his work on series such as "Bones" and various feature films.
- 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: Barry Weissler Target entity description: Barry Weissler is a prominent American theatrical producer best known for his Tony Award–winning Broadway revivals and long-running hits such as Chicago.
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A.
Barry Weisselberg
Barry Weisselberg is a longtime Trump Organization executive who has managed the Trump-owned Wollman Rink in Central Park and is the son of former Trump Organization chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg.
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B.
Marty Adelstein
Marty Adelstein is an American television producer and executive known for developing and producing numerous popular TV series.
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C.
Barry Glick
Barry Glick is an entrepreneur and technologist best known as a co-founder of the online mapping and navigation company MapQuest.
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D.
Barry Eisenberg
Barry Eisenberg is the father of former child actress Hallie Kate Eisenberg, known for her Pepsi commercials and film roles in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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E.
Barry Josephson
Barry Josephson is an American film and television producer known for his work on series such as "Bones" and various feature films.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
ⓘ
person ⓘ theatrical producer ⓘ |
| activeIn |
20th century
ⓘ
21st century ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Drama Desk Award
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Olivier Award (as producer of winning production) ⓘ Tony Award ⓘ Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| coProducerOf |
Chicago (1996 Broadway revival)
ⓘ
linked to:
Chicago (Broadway revival)
Pippin (2013 Broadway revival) ⓘ Waitress (Broadway musical) ⓘ
linked to:
Waitress (musical)
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | self-employed producer ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Broadway theatre
ⓘ
linked to:
Broadway theater
theatre production ⓘ |
| genre |
musical theatre
ⓘ
theatrical revival ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Fran Weissler ⓘ |
| hasRole | lead producer on multiple Broadway shows ⓘ |
| industry |
entertainment industry
ⓘ
theatre industry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
collaborations with director Walter Bobbie on Chicago
ⓘ
producing Broadway revivals ⓘ producing long-running hit musicals ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | helped make Chicago one of the longest-running shows in Broadway history ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Annie Get Your Gun
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Chicago ⓘ Chicago (1996 Broadway revival) ⓘ
linked to:
Chicago (Broadway revival)
Chicago (West End production) ⓘ
linked to:
Chicago (West End revival)
Falsettos (Broadway revival) ⓘ
linked to:
Falsettos (2016 Broadway revival)
Fiddler on the Roof ⓘ Grease ⓘ
linked to:
Grease (original Broadway production)
La Cage aux Folles ⓘ My Fair Lady ⓘ
linked to:
My Fair Lady (2018 revival)
Othello ⓘ
linked to:
Othello (play)
Pippin ⓘ The Scottsboro Boys (Broadway production) ⓘ
linked to:
The Scottsboro Boys (musical)
Waitress ⓘ
linked to:
Waitress (musical)
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| occupation |
Broadway producer
ⓘ
theatrical producer ⓘ |
| partnerInBusinessWith | Fran Weissler ⓘ |
| spouse | Fran Weissler ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Barry Weissler Description of subject: Barry Weissler is a prominent American theatrical producer best known for his Tony Award–winning Broadway revivals and long-running hits such as Chicago.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.