Company (1970 stage musical)
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Company (1970 stage musical) is a groundbreaking Stephen Sondheim and George Furth Broadway musical that explores modern relationships and urban loneliness through a series of vignettes centered on a bachelor named Bobby.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Company (1970 stage musical) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11172698 — 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: Company (1970 stage musical) Context triple: [Company (2011 filmed stage production), originalWork, Company (1970 stage musical)]
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A.
Company (2018 West End revival)
Company (2018 West End revival) is a gender-swapped, critically acclaimed London staging of Stephen Sondheim’s musical, directed by Marianne Elliott and noted for its modern reimagining of the central character.
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B.
stage musical "Good Boy"
"Good Boy" is a 1928 Broadway musical comedy best known for introducing the popular song "I Wanna Be Loved by You," with music co-written by composer Harry Ruby.
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C.
stage musical "The Ramblers"
"The Ramblers" is a 1926 Broadway musical comedy with music by Harry Ruby and lyrics by Bert Kalmar, known for its lighthearted songs and vaudeville-style humor.
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D.
Broadway musical "Copper and Brass"
"Copper and Brass" is a lesser-known Broadway musical chiefly remembered today for featuring actress and comedian Nancy Walker in its cast.
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E.
the musical "Stephen Ward"
The musical "Stephen Ward" is an Andrew Lloyd Webber stage production that dramatizes the life and scandal surrounding osteopath Stephen Ward during the 1963 Profumo affair in Britain.
- 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: Company (1970 stage musical) Target entity description: Company (1970 stage musical) is a groundbreaking Stephen Sondheim and George Furth Broadway musical that explores modern relationships and urban loneliness through a series of vignettes centered on a bachelor named Bobby.
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A.
Company (2018 West End revival)
Company (2018 West End revival) is a gender-swapped, critically acclaimed London staging of Stephen Sondheim’s musical, directed by Marianne Elliott and noted for its modern reimagining of the central character.
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B.
stage musical "Good Boy"
"Good Boy" is a 1928 Broadway musical comedy best known for introducing the popular song "I Wanna Be Loved by You," with music co-written by composer Harry Ruby.
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C.
stage musical "The Ramblers"
"The Ramblers" is a 1926 Broadway musical comedy with music by Harry Ruby and lyrics by Bert Kalmar, known for its lighthearted songs and vaudeville-style humor.
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D.
Broadway musical "Copper and Brass"
"Copper and Brass" is a lesser-known Broadway musical chiefly remembered today for featuring actress and comedian Nancy Walker in its cast.
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E.
the musical "Stephen Ward"
The musical "Stephen Ward" is an Andrew Lloyd Webber stage production that dramatizes the life and scandal surrounding osteopath Stephen Ward during the 1963 Profumo affair in Britain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway musical
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concept musical ⓘ stage musical ⓘ |
| award |
New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Musical
NERFINISHED
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Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Score NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | one-act plays by George Furth ⓘ |
| bookBy | George Furth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayOpeningYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| centralCharacter | Bobby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Stephen Sondheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | musical theatre ⓘ |
| innovation | early example of a concept musical on Broadway ⓘ |
| lyricist | Stephen Sondheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableOriginalCastMember |
Barbara Barrie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beth Howland NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Kimbrough NERFINISHED ⓘ Dean Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Elaine Stritch NERFINISHED ⓘ Susan Browning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Another Hundred People
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Being Alive NERFINISHED ⓘ Company NERFINISHED ⓘ Getting Married Today NERFINISHED ⓘ Side by Side by Side NERFINISHED ⓘ Sorry-Grateful NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ladies Who Lunch NERFINISHED ⓘ The Little Things You Do Together NERFINISHED ⓘ What Would We Do Without You? NERFINISHED ⓘ You Could Drive a Person Crazy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayRunLength | 705 performances ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayTheatre | Alvin Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalChoreographer | Michael Bennett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalDirector | Harold Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| premiereCity | New York City ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1970-04-26 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Alvin Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Harold Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistGender | male ⓘ |
| revival |
1995 Broadway revival
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2006 Broadway revival ⓘ 2018 West End revival ⓘ 2021 Broadway revival ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| structure | series of vignettes ⓘ |
| theme |
commitment
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emotional isolation ⓘ marriage ⓘ modern relationships ⓘ urban loneliness ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Company (1970 stage musical) Description of subject: Company (1970 stage musical) is a groundbreaking Stephen Sondheim and George Furth Broadway musical that explores modern relationships and urban loneliness through a series of vignettes centered on a bachelor named Bobby.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Company (2011 filmed stage production)