Prologue (Little Shop of Horrors)
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"Prologue (Little Shop of Horrors)" is the opening musical number of the stage and film versions of *Little Shop of Horrors*, setting up the story’s darkly comic, sci-fi horror tone and narrative premise.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11430524 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Prologue (Little Shop of Horrors) Context triple: [Little Shop of Horrors, notableSong, Prologue (Little Shop of Horrors)]
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A.
The Apartment Song
"The Apartment Song" is a track by Tom Petty from his 1989 solo album Full Moon Fever, known for its upbeat rock sound and lyrics about urban loneliness.
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B.
The Riff Song
"The Riff Song" is a popular musical number from the operetta *The Desert Song*, known for its rousing, march-like melody and spirited, adventurous lyrics.
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C.
The Pearlie Chorus
The Pearlie Chorus is a vocal ensemble known for performing lively, theatrical songs such as “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.”
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D.
Serenade for the Doll
Serenade for the Doll is a gentle, lyrical piano piece by Claude Debussy, best known as one of the miniature character pieces in his Children’s Corner suite.
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E.
The Little Apple
The Little Apple is a playful nickname for Manhattan, Kansas, highlighting its smaller-scale charm in reference to New York City’s “Big Apple.”
- 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: Prologue (Little Shop of Horrors) Target entity description: "Prologue (Little Shop of Horrors)" is the opening musical number of the stage and film versions of *Little Shop of Horrors*, setting up the story’s darkly comic, sci-fi horror tone and narrative premise.
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A.
The Apartment Song
"The Apartment Song" is a track by Tom Petty from his 1989 solo album Full Moon Fever, known for its upbeat rock sound and lyrics about urban loneliness.
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B.
The Riff Song
"The Riff Song" is a popular musical number from the operetta *The Desert Song*, known for its rousing, march-like melody and spirited, adventurous lyrics.
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C.
The Pearlie Chorus
The Pearlie Chorus is a vocal ensemble known for performing lively, theatrical songs such as “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.”
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D.
Serenade for the Doll
Serenade for the Doll is a gentle, lyrical piano piece by Claude Debussy, best known as one of the miniature character pieces in his Children’s Corner suite.
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E.
The Little Apple
The Little Apple is a playful nickname for Manhattan, Kansas, highlighting its smaller-scale charm in reference to New York City’s “Big Apple.”
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical number
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song ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Prologue
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Prologue (Little Shop of Horrors) – Little Shop of Horrors ⓘ
linked to:
Prologue (Little Shop of Horrors)
Prologue (Little Shop of Horrors) – Skid Row (Downtown) medley ⓘ
linked to:
Prologue (Little Shop of Horrors)
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| associatedWith |
Skid Row (Downtown)
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linked to:
Skid Row
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| composer | Alan Menken ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| describedAs | darkly comic opening narration in song form ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Chiffon
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Crystal ⓘ Ronnette ⓘ |
| firstAppearedIn |
Little Shop of Horrors (1982 stage musical)
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linked to:
Little Shop of Horrors
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| follows | overture of Little Shop of Horrors (in some productions) ⓘ |
| genre |
musical theatre
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rock musical song ⓘ show tune ⓘ |
| hasMedium |
film
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stage ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Little Shop of Horrors (1986 film)
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linked to:
Little Shop of Horrors
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| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
doom and destruction
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mysterious plant from outer space ⓘ warning of terrible events to come ⓘ |
| lyricist | Howard Ashman ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
exposition
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opening number ⓘ |
| partOf | Little Shop of Horrors ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Little Shop of Horrors franchise
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linked to:
Little Shop of Horrors
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| performsNarrationRole | Greek‑chorus‑style commentary ⓘ |
| positionInWork | opening ⓘ |
| setsUp |
existence of a strange and unusual plant
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impending catastrophe for humanity ⓘ story premise of Little Shop of Horrors ⓘ |
| setting | urban American skid row neighborhood ⓘ |
| styleInfluence |
1960s girl group sound
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Motown ⓘ doo‑wop ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | early 1960s ⓘ |
| tone |
dark comedy
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parody ⓘ sci‑fi horror ⓘ |
| usedAs | title sequence music in Little Shop of Horrors (1986 film) ⓘ |
| vocalForces |
chorus
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female vocal trio ⓘ |
| workBasedOn |
Little Shop of Horrors (1960 film)
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linked to:
Little Shop of Horrors
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Prologue (Little Shop of Horrors) Description of subject: "Prologue (Little Shop of Horrors)" is the opening musical number of the stage and film versions of *Little Shop of Horrors*, setting up the story’s darkly comic, sci-fi horror tone and narrative premise.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Prologue (Little Shop of Horrors)
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alsoKnownAs
→
Prologue (Little Shop of Horrors) – Little Shop of Horrors
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linked to: Prologue (Little Shop of Horrors)
Prologue (Little Shop of Horrors)
→
alsoKnownAs
→
Prologue (Little Shop of Horrors) – Skid Row (Downtown) medley
ⓘ
linked to: Prologue (Little Shop of Horrors)