Cell Block Tango
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"Cell Block Tango" is a darkly comedic musical number from the film adaptation of the Broadway musical Chicago, in which female prisoners theatrically recount the murders of their lovers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cell Block Tango canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10752204 — 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: Cell Block Tango Context triple: [Chicago (film), notableSong, Cell Block Tango]
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A.
The Cube
The Cube is the powerful, ancient artifact in the Transformers universe capable of creating and granting life to Cybertronian robots.
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B.
Prison Play
"Prison Play" is a comedy track from Richard Pryor’s influential stand-up album "…Is It Something I Said?" that showcases his sharp, observational humor about the prison experience.
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C.
The Cage
The Cage is a modern ballet choreographed by Jerome Robbins that portrays a violent, insect-like female tribe and is known for its stark, primal depiction of predatory instincts.
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D.
Maze
Maze is a Slovenian surname most notably borne by Tina Maze, one of Slovenia’s greatest alpine ski racers.
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E.
The Room
The Room is a one-act play by Harold Pinter that exemplifies his early use of menace, ambiguity, and claustrophobic domestic settings.
- 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: Cell Block Tango Target entity description: "Cell Block Tango" is a darkly comedic musical number from the film adaptation of the Broadway musical Chicago, in which female prisoners theatrically recount the murders of their lovers.
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A.
The Cube
The Cube is the powerful, ancient artifact in the Transformers universe capable of creating and granting life to Cybertronian robots.
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B.
Prison Play
"Prison Play" is a comedy track from Richard Pryor’s influential stand-up album "…Is It Something I Said?" that showcases his sharp, observational humor about the prison experience.
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C.
The Cage
The Cage is a modern ballet choreographed by Jerome Robbins that portrays a violent, insect-like female tribe and is known for its stark, primal depiction of predatory instincts.
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D.
Maze
Maze is a Slovenian surname most notably borne by Tina Maze, one of Slovenia’s greatest alpine ski racers.
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E.
The Room
The Room is a one-act play by Harold Pinter that exemplifies his early use of menace, ambiguity, and claustrophobic domestic settings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | film musical number in Chicago (2002 film) ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Bob Fosse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Chicago (play) by Maurine Dallas Watkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | John Kander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| directorOfFilmSequence | Rob Marshall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacters |
Merry Murderesses
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
female prisoners ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceIn | Chicago (stage musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
musical theatre
ⓘ
show tune ⓘ |
| hasCharacterMonologue |
Cicero
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lipschitz NERFINISHED ⓘ Pop ⓘ Six NERFINISHED ⓘ Squish NERFINISHED ⓘ Uh-uh ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Fred Ebb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
stage ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
crime and punishment
ⓘ
female empowerment ⓘ murder ⓘ |
| narrativeTone | dark comedy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
choreographed prison setting
ⓘ
intercut storytelling in the 2002 film ⓘ stylized depiction of homicide confessions ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayProductionYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chicago
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chicago (2002 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Chicago (musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedByInFilm |
Catherine Zeta-Jones
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Deidre Goodwin NERFINISHED ⓘ Denise Faye NERFINISHED ⓘ Ekaterina Chtchelkanova NERFINISHED ⓘ Mýa NERFINISHED ⓘ Susan Misner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refrain |
He had it comin'
ⓘ
Pop! Six! Squish! Uh-uh! Cicero! Lipschitz! ⓘ |
| setting |
Cook County Jail
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
women's cell block ⓘ |
| structure |
ensemble chorus
ⓘ
series of monologues ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cell Block Tango Description of subject: "Cell Block Tango" is a darkly comedic musical number from the film adaptation of the Broadway musical Chicago, in which female prisoners theatrically recount the murders of their lovers.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Chicago (film)
subject surface form:
Chicago (musical)