Dreamgirls (1981 Broadway musical)

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Broadway musical stage musical

Dreamgirls (1981 Broadway musical) is a Tony Award–winning stage musical that dramatizes the rise of a 1960s girl group and the costs of fame, loosely inspired by the story of The Supremes and the Motown era.

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Label	Occurrences
Dreamgirls (1981 Broadway musical) canonical	9
Dreamgirls (stage musical)	9
Dreamgirls (musical)	8
Dreamgirls (Broadway musical)	3
Dreamgirls original Broadway production	3
Broadway musical Dreamgirls	2
Dreamgirls (1981 Broadway production)	1
Dreamgirls (1981 musical)	1
Dreamgirls (book and lyrics)	1
Dreamgirls (original Broadway production)	1
Dreamgirls (stage production)	1
Dreamgirls original Broadway production at the Imperial Theatre	1
stage musical Dreamgirls (1981)	1

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Target entity: Dreamgirls (1981 Broadway musical)
Context triple: [Effie White, firstAppearance, Dreamgirls (1981 Broadway musical)]

A. Dreamgirls (song)
"Dreamgirls" is a show-stopping R&B/pop number from the Broadway musical and subsequent film *Dreamgirls*, performed by the girl group within the story as their signature theme song.
B. Dreamgirls
Dreamgirls is a 2006 musical drama film, adapted from the Broadway stage musical, that follows the rise of a 1960s girl group and is widely known for its powerful performances and music.
C. Dreamgirls (2006 film soundtrack)
Dreamgirls (2006 film soundtrack) is the official album of music from the 2006 film adaptation of the Broadway musical "Dreamgirls," featuring performances by the movie’s cast including Jennifer Hudson, Beyoncé, and Jamie Foxx.
D. Ain't Misbehavin'
"Ain't Misbehavin'" is a classic jazz and swing standard, originally from the 1929 musical revue "Hot Chocolates," that became widely popular through performances by artists including Louis Armstrong.
E. Follies
Follies is a celebrated Stephen Sondheim musical that nostalgically explores aging, memory, and lost dreams through a reunion of former showgirls in a crumbling Broadway theater.
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: Dreamgirls (1981 Broadway musical)
Target entity description: Dreamgirls (1981 Broadway musical) is a Tony Award–winning stage musical that dramatizes the rise of a 1960s girl group and the costs of fame, loosely inspired by the story of The Supremes and the Motown era.

A. Dreamgirls (song)
"Dreamgirls" is a show-stopping R&B/pop number from the Broadway musical and subsequent film *Dreamgirls*, performed by the girl group within the story as their signature theme song.
B. Dreamgirls
Dreamgirls is a 2006 musical drama film, adapted from the Broadway stage musical, that follows the rise of a 1960s girl group and is widely known for its powerful performances and music.
C. Dreamgirls (2006 film soundtrack)
Dreamgirls (2006 film soundtrack) is the official album of music from the 2006 film adaptation of the Broadway musical "Dreamgirls," featuring performances by the movie’s cast including Jennifer Hudson, Beyoncé, and Jamie Foxx.
D. Ain't Misbehavin'
"Ain't Misbehavin'" is a classic jazz and swing standard, originally from the 1929 musical revue "Hot Chocolates," that became widely popular through performances by artists including Louis Armstrong.
E. Follies
Follies is a celebrated Stephen Sondheim musical that nostalgically explores aging, memory, and lost dreams through a reunion of former showgirls in a crumbling Broadway theater.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Broadway musical ⓘ stage musical ⓘ
awardReceived	Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical ⓘ Tony Award for Best Choreography ⓘ Tony Award for Best Lighting Design ⓘ Tony Award for Best Musical ⓘ Tony Award for Best Original Score ⓘ Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical ⓘ linked to: Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical ⓘ linked to: Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical
bookBy	Tom Eyen ⓘ
character	C.C. White ⓘ Curtis Taylor Jr. ⓘ Deena Jones ⓘ Effie White ⓘ James "Thunder" Early ⓘ Lorrell Robinson ⓘ
choreographer	Michael Bennett ⓘ linked to: Michael Bennett DiFiglia Michael Peters ⓘ
composer	Henry Krieger ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
creator	Tom Eyen ⓘ
director	Michael Bennett ⓘ linked to: Michael Bennett DiFiglia
featuresSong	And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going ⓘ Dreamgirls ⓘ linked to: Dreamgirls (song) I Am Changing ⓘ One Night Only ⓘ Steppin' to the Bad Side ⓘ
genre	musical theatre ⓘ
hasFilmAdaptation	Dreamgirls (2006 film) ⓘ linked to: Dreamgirls
hasInternationalProduction	West End production ⓘ
hasRevival	2001 Broadway revival ⓘ
inspiredBy	Motown era ⓘ The Supremes ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
lyricist	Tom Eyen ⓘ
musicBy	Henry Krieger ⓘ
notableOriginalCastMember	Ben Harney ⓘ Cleavant Derricks ⓘ Jennifer Holliday ⓘ Loretta Devine ⓘ Sheryl Lee Ralph ⓘ
notableTheme	artistic integrity vs commercial success ⓘ costs of fame ⓘ
openedOnBroadway	1981-12-20 ⓘ
originalBroadwayRunLength	over 1500 performances ⓘ
originalBroadwayTheatre	Imperial Theatre ⓘ
premiereCity	New York City ⓘ
premiereDate	1981-12-20 ⓘ
premiereLocation	Imperial Theatre ⓘ
producer	Michael Bennett ⓘ linked to: Michael Bennett DiFiglia
settingPeriod	1960s ⓘ 1970s ⓘ
subject	1960s girl group ⓘ fame ⓘ music industry ⓘ racial politics in entertainment ⓘ
subjectOf	cast recording album ⓘ
tonyAwardsYear	1982 ⓘ

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