Drama Desk Award for Outstanding One-Person Show
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The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding One-Person Show is a New York theater honor recognizing exceptional solo performances in Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway productions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Drama Desk Award for Outstanding One-Person Show canonical | 2 |
| Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding One-Person Show Context triple: [Jefferson Mays, awardReceived, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding One-Person Show]
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A.
Drama Desk Award
The Drama Desk Award is a prestigious New York theater honor recognizing outstanding achievements in Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway productions.
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B.
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play
The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play is a prestigious New York theater honor recognizing the best new play produced in the city, across both Broadway and Off-Broadway productions.
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C.
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play is a prestigious New York theater honor recognizing exceptional supporting performances by male actors in stage plays, across both Broadway and Off-Broadway productions.
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D.
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play
The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play is a prestigious New York theater honor recognizing exceptional direction in off-Broadway and Broadway plays.
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E.
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play
The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play is a prestigious New York theater honor recognizing the season’s most exceptional leading performance by an actress in a stage play, across Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway productions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding One-Person Show Target entity description: The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding One-Person Show is a New York theater honor recognizing exceptional solo performances in Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway productions.
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A.
Drama Desk Award
The Drama Desk Award is a prestigious New York theater honor recognizing outstanding achievements in Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway productions.
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B.
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play
The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play is a prestigious New York theater honor recognizing the best new play produced in the city, across both Broadway and Off-Broadway productions.
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C.
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play is a prestigious New York theater honor recognizing exceptional supporting performances by male actors in stage plays, across both Broadway and Off-Broadway productions.
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D.
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play
The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play is a prestigious New York theater honor recognizing exceptional direction in off-Broadway and Broadway plays.
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E.
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play
The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play is a prestigious New York theater honor recognizing the season’s most exceptional leading performance by an actress in a stage play, across Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway productions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Drama Desk Award category
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theatre award ⓘ |
| associatedWith | New York theatre community ⓘ |
| awardFor |
one-person show
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solo performance ⓘ |
| awardLevel | professional theatre ⓘ |
| awardNameIncludes | Outstanding One-Person Show ⓘ |
| categoryType | performance category ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| covers |
Broadway
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Off-Broadway ⓘ Off-Off-Broadway ⓘ |
| eligibilityCriterion |
production in New York theatre season
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single performer on stage ⓘ |
| eligibleWorkType |
solo show
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stage play ⓘ |
| evaluationFocus |
overall impact of one-person show
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solo performance quality ⓘ |
| field | theatre ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasGenre | theatre award ⓘ |
| hasRecipientType |
actor
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performer ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Drama Desk Awards
ⓘ
linked to:
Drama Desk Award
|
| isSubcategoryOf |
Drama Desk performance awards
ⓘ
linked to:
Drama Desk Award
|
| judgedBy |
Drama Desk members
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linked to:
Drama Desk
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| medium | live theatre ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
includes Broadway and Off-Broadway in same category
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recognizes Off-Off-Broadway productions ⓘ |
| organizer |
Drama Desk organization
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linked to:
Drama Desk
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| presentedBy | Drama Desk ⓘ |
| presentedFor |
excellence in solo acting
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outstanding one-person theatrical performance ⓘ |
| presentedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| recognizes |
individual achievement in acting
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solo theatrical performance ⓘ |
| region | New York ⓘ |
| scope |
New York theatre
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linked to:
New York theatre community
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| selectionBasis |
artistic merit
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quality of performance ⓘ |
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linked to: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding One-Person Show