Ed Sullivan Theater

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Broadway theater historic building television studio

The Ed Sullivan Theater is a historic Broadway theater in New York City best known today as the longtime home of CBS’s late-night talk show The Late Show.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Ed Sullivan Theater canonical	6
Ed Sullivan Show studio, New York	1
The Ed Sullivan Theater	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1737337 — 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: Ed Sullivan Theater
Context triple: [The Late Show, filmingLocation, Ed Sullivan Theater]

A. Radio City Music Hall
Radio City Music Hall is a historic New York City entertainment venue renowned for its Art Deco architecture, the Rockettes, and its iconic concerts and stage shows.
B. Richard Rodgers Theatre
The Richard Rodgers Theatre is a historic Broadway venue in New York City best known in recent years as the home of the hit musical "Hamilton."
C. Bob Hope Theatre
Bob Hope Theatre is a historic performing arts venue in Stockton, California, known for hosting live theater, concerts, and community events.
D. Kitty Carlisle Hart Theatre
The Kitty Carlisle Hart Theatre is a principal performance venue within The Egg performing arts center in Albany, New York, hosting a wide range of theatrical, musical, and cultural events.
E. Shubert Theatre
The Shubert Theatre is a historic performing arts venue in New Haven, Connecticut, renowned for hosting numerous pre-Broadway premieres and major theatrical productions.
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: Ed Sullivan Theater
Target entity description: The Ed Sullivan Theater is a historic Broadway theater in New York City best known today as the longtime home of CBS’s late-night talk show The Late Show.

A. Radio City Music Hall
Radio City Music Hall is a historic New York City entertainment venue renowned for its Art Deco architecture, the Rockettes, and its iconic concerts and stage shows.
B. Richard Rodgers Theatre
The Richard Rodgers Theatre is a historic Broadway venue in New York City best known in recent years as the home of the hit musical "Hamilton."
C. Bob Hope Theatre
Bob Hope Theatre is a historic performing arts venue in Stockton, California, known for hosting live theater, concerts, and community events.
D. Kitty Carlisle Hart Theatre
The Kitty Carlisle Hart Theatre is a principal performance venue within The Egg performing arts center in Albany, New York, hosting a wide range of theatrical, musical, and cultural events.
E. Shubert Theatre
The Shubert Theatre is a historic performing arts venue in New Haven, Connecticut, renowned for hosting numerous pre-Broadway premieres and major theatrical productions.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Broadway theater ⓘ historic building ⓘ television studio ⓘ
address	1697 Broadway, Manhattan, New York City ⓘ
architect	Herbert J. Krapp ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Italian Renaissance ⓘ
bestKnownAs	home of The Ed Sullivan Show ⓘ home of the CBS program The Late Show ⓘ
borough	Manhattan ⓘ
broadcastFrom	The Late Show with David Letterman ⓘ linked to: The Late Show The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ⓘ linked to: The Late Show
city	New York City ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
designation	New York City Landmark ⓘ
eraOfConstruction	1920s ⓘ
floorCount	multiple stories ⓘ
hasAudienceSeating	raked seating ⓘ
hasBalcony	yes ⓘ
hasFacadeMaterial	brick ⓘ terra cotta ⓘ
hasHistoricSignificance	major venue for American television variety shows ⓘ
hasMarquee	yes ⓘ
hasOrchestraLevel	yes ⓘ
hasStage	proscenium stage ⓘ
landmarkDesignationBy	New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission ⓘ
landmarkDesignationType	exterior landmark ⓘ interior landmark ⓘ
locatedIn	Manhattan ⓘ New York ⓘ linked to: New York City New York City ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
locatedOn	Broadway ⓘ
namedAfter	Ed Sullivan ⓘ
neighborhood	Midtown Manhattan ⓘ
network	CBS ⓘ
notableFor	hosting iconic performances by popular musicians on television ⓘ
notableShowHosted	The Ed Sullivan Show ⓘ The Late Show with David Letterman ⓘ linked to: The Late Show The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ⓘ linked to: The Late Show
opened	1927 ⓘ
operatedBy	CBS ⓘ
originalName	Hammerstein's Theater ⓘ
ownedBy	CBS ⓘ
partOf	Broadway Theater District ⓘ linked to: Broadway Theatre District
primaryUseSince1990s	late-night talk show studio ⓘ
seatingCapacity	approximately 400 ⓘ
usedFor	live audience recordings ⓘ television production ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Late Show → filmingLocation → Ed Sullivan Theater ⓘ

The CBS Orchestra → location → Ed Sullivan Theater ⓘ

Barbara Gaines → workLocation → Ed Sullivan Theater ⓘ

The Ed Sullivan Show → primaryFilmingLocation → Ed Sullivan Theater ⓘ

West 52nd Street → hasLandmark → The Ed Sullivan Theater ⓘ

linked to: Ed Sullivan Theater

Hammerstein's Theater → laterKnownAs → Ed Sullivan Theater ⓘ

Hammerstein's Theater → hasSuccessor → Ed Sullivan Theater ⓘ

The Beatles (live performances) → notableVenue → Ed Sullivan Show studio, New York ⓘ