Adding Machine: A Musical
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"Adding Machine: A Musical" is an award-winning off-Broadway musical adaptation of Elmer Rice’s 1923 expressionist play "The Adding Machine," known for its darkly satirical exploration of dehumanization in modern society.
All labels observed (1)
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| Adding Machine: A Musical canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Adding Machine: A Musical Context triple: [David Cromer, notableWork, Adding Machine: A Musical]
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A.
9 to 5: The Musical
9 to 5: The Musical is a Broadway stage adaptation of the 1980 film "9 to 5," featuring music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and a book by Patricia Resnick.
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B.
Dancing Machine
"Dancing Machine" is a 1974 funk and disco-influenced hit single by The Jackson 5, renowned for popularizing the robot dance and showcasing the group's transition to a more dance-oriented sound.
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C.
Musiktheater im Revier
Musiktheater im Revier is a renowned modernist opera and theater venue in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, celebrated for its striking postwar architecture and diverse performing arts program.
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D.
Die Musik und die Inszenierung
"Die Musik und die Inszenierung" is a seminal theoretical work by stage designer Adolphe Appia that explores the integration of music, space, and lighting in modern theatrical production.
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E.
It's Only a Play
"It's Only a Play" is a Broadway comedy by Terrence McNally that satirizes the theater world as a group of showbiz insiders anxiously await reviews on opening night.
- 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: Adding Machine: A Musical Target entity description: "Adding Machine: A Musical" is an award-winning off-Broadway musical adaptation of Elmer Rice’s 1923 expressionist play "The Adding Machine," known for its darkly satirical exploration of dehumanization in modern society.
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A.
9 to 5: The Musical
9 to 5: The Musical is a Broadway stage adaptation of the 1980 film "9 to 5," featuring music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and a book by Patricia Resnick.
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B.
Dancing Machine
"Dancing Machine" is a 1974 funk and disco-influenced hit single by The Jackson 5, renowned for popularizing the robot dance and showcasing the group's transition to a more dance-oriented sound.
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C.
Musiktheater im Revier
Musiktheater im Revier is a renowned modernist opera and theater venue in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, celebrated for its striking postwar architecture and diverse performing arts program.
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D.
Die Musik und die Inszenierung
"Die Musik und die Inszenierung" is a seminal theoretical work by stage designer Adolphe Appia that explores the integration of music, space, and lighting in modern theatrical production.
-
E.
It's Only a Play
"It's Only a Play" is a Broadway comedy by Terrence McNally that satirizes the theater world as a group of showbiz insiders anxiously await reviews on opening night.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
off-Broadway musical
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stage musical ⓘ |
| adaptationOfGenre | expressionist play ⓘ |
| artisticApproach |
expressionist-influenced staging
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non-realistic theatrical style ⓘ |
| awardStatus | award-winning ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Adding Machine ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Elmer Rice ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| exploresTheme |
critique of capitalism
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fate and free will ⓘ loss of individuality ⓘ mechanization of human life ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ |
| genre |
dark satire
ⓘ
expressionist theatre adaptation ⓘ musical theatre ⓘ |
| hasForm | book musical ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | adult theatre audiences ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | live performance ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | a bookkeeper replaced by an adding machine ⓘ |
| notableFor |
adaptation of a 1923 expressionist play
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darkly satirical tone ⓘ exploration of dehumanization in modern society ⓘ |
| originalMedium | stage ⓘ |
| originalPlayAuthor | Elmer Rice ⓘ |
| originalPlayGenre | expressionist drama ⓘ |
| originalPlayTitle | The Adding Machine ⓘ |
| periodOfOriginalPlay | 1923 ⓘ |
| portrays |
afterlife bureaucracy
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depersonalized office work ⓘ |
| productionType | off-Broadway production ⓘ |
| settingOfWork | early 20th-century urban America ⓘ |
| subject |
afterlife
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alienation ⓘ bureaucracy ⓘ dehumanization in modern society ⓘ modern industrial society ⓘ |
| theatricalTradition | American musical theatre ⓘ |
| tone |
dark
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satirical ⓘ |
| workType | literary adaptation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Adding Machine: A Musical Description of subject: "Adding Machine: A Musical" is an award-winning off-Broadway musical adaptation of Elmer Rice’s 1923 expressionist play "The Adding Machine," known for its darkly satirical exploration of dehumanization in modern society.
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