Triple

T7577399
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Newsies (stage musical) E179392 entity
Predicate originalBroadwayDaveyActor P77578 FINISHED
Object Ben Fankhauser
Ben Fankhauser is an American stage actor and singer best known for originating the role of Davey in the Broadway production of the musical "Newsies."
E689831 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Ben Fankhauser | Statement: [Newsies (stage musical), originalBroadwayDaveyActor, Ben Fankhauser]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ben Fankhauser
Context triple: [Newsies (stage musical), originalBroadwayDaveyActor, Ben Fankhauser]
  • A. Michael Wandmacher
    Michael Wandmacher is an American film and television composer known for his work on horror and action projects, including the score for "My Bloody Valentine 3D."
  • B. Fred Schuler
    Fred Schuler is a cinematographer best known for his work on films such as the 1980 comedy "Stir Crazy."
  • C. Eric Pohlmann
    Eric Pohlmann was an Austrian-born character actor best known for providing the original voice of the villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the early James Bond films.
  • D. Eric Marienthal
    Eric Marienthal is an American contemporary jazz saxophonist known for his work in jazz fusion and smooth jazz, including prominent collaborations with leading artists and bands.
  • E. Fredric Steinkamp
    Fredric Steinkamp was an American film editor best known for his acclaimed work on major Hollywood productions, including the Oscar-winning epic "Out of Africa."
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Ben Fankhauser
Triple: [Newsies (stage musical), originalBroadwayDaveyActor, Ben Fankhauser]
Generated description
Ben Fankhauser is an American stage actor and singer best known for originating the role of Davey in the Broadway production of the musical "Newsies."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ben Fankhauser
Target entity description: Ben Fankhauser is an American stage actor and singer best known for originating the role of Davey in the Broadway production of the musical "Newsies."
  • A. Michael Wandmacher
    Michael Wandmacher is an American film and television composer known for his work on horror and action projects, including the score for "My Bloody Valentine 3D."
  • B. Fred Schuler
    Fred Schuler is a cinematographer best known for his work on films such as the 1980 comedy "Stir Crazy."
  • C. Eric Pohlmann
    Eric Pohlmann was an Austrian-born character actor best known for providing the original voice of the villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the early James Bond films.
  • D. Eric Marienthal
    Eric Marienthal is an American contemporary jazz saxophonist known for his work in jazz fusion and smooth jazz, including prominent collaborations with leading artists and bands.
  • E. Fredric Steinkamp
    Fredric Steinkamp was an American film editor best known for his acclaimed work on major Hollywood productions, including the Oscar-winning epic "Out of Africa."
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: originalBroadwayDaveyActor
Context triple: [Newsies (stage musical), originalBroadwayDaveyActor, Ben Fankhauser]
  • A. originalBroadwayStar
    Indicates that the subject was a member of the original Broadway cast in the specified role or production.
  • B. broadwayLeadActor
    Indicates that the subject is the principal or starring actor in a Broadway production associated with the object.
  • C. originalBroadwayCaptainActor
    Indicates that the subject is the actor who originally played the role of the ship’s captain in a Broadway production.
  • D. notableBroadwayPerformer
    Indicates that the subject is a performer who has achieved notable recognition for work on Broadway productions.
  • E. appearedInBroadwayProduction
    Indicates that an entity participated as part of a Broadway stage production of another work or show.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (7 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69c69f327db881909a21ae3b156f8ded completed March 27, 2026, 3:16 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c6f94cdbec81909f2ba7ce04e49931 completed March 27, 2026, 9:40 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c911608d408190b149c7c56931a18d completed March 29, 2026, 11:47 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c911f4a0b0819099a9dbdceeeddd78 completed March 29, 2026, 11:50 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c912579c108190befbbfd5740bfd83 completed March 29, 2026, 11:51 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69c6f4de77048190b8769e717fdcf8e7 completed March 27, 2026, 9:21 p.m.
PDg Predicate description generation batch_69c6f5b1a6a08190b9ff2bc8a7befe0d completed March 27, 2026, 9:25 p.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:51 p.m.