The Bad Seed (Broadway)

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The Bad Seed (Broadway) is a 1954 stage adaptation of William March’s novel about a seemingly innocent child with a murderous nature, noted for its suspenseful psychological drama and acclaimed performances.

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Label	Occurrences
The Bad Seed (stage play)	2
The Bad Seed (1954 play)	1
The Bad Seed (1954 stage play)	1
The Bad Seed (Broadway production)	1
The Bad Seed (Broadway) canonical	1
The Bad Seed (stage production)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12082863 — 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: The Bad Seed (Broadway)
Context triple: [Mildred Natwick, notableWork, The Bad Seed (Broadway)]

A. The Visit (Broadway)
The Visit (Broadway) is a darkly comic musical with music and lyrics by John Kander and Fred Ebb, based on Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s play about a wealthy woman who returns to her impoverished hometown seeking revenge.
B. Suddenly, Last Summer
"Suddenly, Last Summer" is a 1959 psychological drama film, based on Tennessee Williams' play, that explores themes of mental illness, repression, and family secrets.
C. It's Only a Play (Broadway)
"It's Only a Play" is a Broadway revival of Terrence McNally's backstage comedy about the chaos and egos surrounding an opening night theatrical premiere.
D. The Pillowman (Broadway production)
The Pillowman (Broadway production) is the acclaimed Broadway staging of Martin McDonagh’s darkly comic, psychologically intense play about a writer interrogated over gruesome stories that resemble real-life child murders.
E. Mothers and Sons (Broadway)
Mothers and Sons (Broadway) is a 2014 Broadway play by Terrence McNally that explores grief, family, and changing attitudes toward gay relationships through the reunion of a mother with her late son's former partner and his new family.
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: The Bad Seed (Broadway)
Target entity description: The Bad Seed (Broadway) is a 1954 stage adaptation of William March’s novel about a seemingly innocent child with a murderous nature, noted for its suspenseful psychological drama and acclaimed performances.

A. The Visit (Broadway)
The Visit (Broadway) is a darkly comic musical with music and lyrics by John Kander and Fred Ebb, based on Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s play about a wealthy woman who returns to her impoverished hometown seeking revenge.
B. Suddenly, Last Summer
"Suddenly, Last Summer" is a 1959 psychological drama film, based on Tennessee Williams' play, that explores themes of mental illness, repression, and family secrets.
C. It's Only a Play (Broadway)
"It's Only a Play" is a Broadway revival of Terrence McNally's backstage comedy about the chaos and egos surrounding an opening night theatrical premiere.
D. The Pillowman (Broadway production)
The Pillowman (Broadway production) is the acclaimed Broadway staging of Martin McDonagh’s darkly comic, psychologically intense play about a writer interrogated over gruesome stories that resemble real-life child murders.
E. Mothers and Sons (Broadway)
Mothers and Sons (Broadway) is a 2014 Broadway play by Terrence McNally that explores grief, family, and changing attitudes toward gay relationships through the reunion of a mother with her late son's former partner and his new family.
F. None of above. chosen