Lobby Hero
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Lobby Hero is a critically acclaimed stage play by American playwright Kenneth Lonergan that blends dark comedy and drama to explore morality, loyalty, and truth among night-shift workers and police officers in a Manhattan apartment lobby.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lobby Hero canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2135227 — 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)
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Target entity: Lobby Hero Context triple: [Kenneth Lonergan, notableWork, Lobby Hero]
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A.
The Politician
The Politician is a 17th-century stage play by English dramatist James Shirley, known as one of his notable tragic works exploring court intrigue and moral corruption.
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B.
In the House
In the House is a 1990s American sitcom starring LL Cool J as a former football player who takes in a single mother and her children to help pay his bills.
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C.
Save the Night
"Save the Night" is a song by John Legend from his R&B album "Love in the Future."
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D.
This Ain't a Game
"This Ain't a Game" is the second studio album by American R&B singer Ray J, showcasing his early-2000s blend of contemporary R&B and hip hop.
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E.
The Riot Squad
The Riot Squad is the passionate and organized student cheering section that supports the Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team at home games.
- 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: Lobby Hero Target entity description: Lobby Hero is a critically acclaimed stage play by American playwright Kenneth Lonergan that blends dark comedy and drama to explore morality, loyalty, and truth among night-shift workers and police officers in a Manhattan apartment lobby.
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A.
The Politician
The Politician is a 17th-century stage play by English dramatist James Shirley, known as one of his notable tragic works exploring court intrigue and moral corruption.
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B.
In the House
In the House is a 1990s American sitcom starring LL Cool J as a former football player who takes in a single mother and her children to help pay his bills.
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C.
Save the Night
"Save the Night" is a song by John Legend from his R&B album "Love in the Future."
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D.
This Ain't a Game
"This Ain't a Game" is the second studio album by American R&B singer Ray J, showcasing his early-2000s blend of contemporary R&B and hip hop.
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E.
The Riot Squad
The Riot Squad is the passionate and organized student cheering section that supports the Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team at home games.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
stage play
ⓘ
theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | Kenneth Lonergan ⓘ |
| BroadwayRevivalYear | 2018 ⓘ |
| BroadwayTheatre |
Helen Hayes Theater
ⓘ
linked to:
Helen Hayes Theatre
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| explores |
abuse of authority
ⓘ
conflicts between personal ethics and professional duty ⓘ gender dynamics in law enforcement ⓘ racial dynamics in the workplace ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterType |
night-shift security guard
ⓘ
police officer ⓘ |
| firstProductionYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy-drama
ⓘ
dark comedy ⓘ drama ⓘ |
| hasActStructure | multiple acts ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
police officer Bill
ⓘ
rookie cop Dawn ⓘ security guard Jeff ⓘ supervisor William ⓘ |
| hasDialogueStyle | naturalistic ⓘ |
| hasMedium | live theatre ⓘ |
| hasTone |
bittersweet
ⓘ
darkly comic ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Kenneth Lonergan's body of work
ⓘ
linked to:
Kenneth Lonergan
|
| mainTheme |
ethics
ⓘ
justice ⓘ loyalty ⓘ morality ⓘ power dynamics ⓘ truth ⓘ |
| notableRevivalLocation | Broadway ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| premieredAt | Playwrights Horizons ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Off-Broadway ⓘ |
| primarySetting | apartment building lobby ⓘ |
| productionType | ensemble cast ⓘ |
| received | critical acclaim ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Manhattan
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| subjectOf | theatrical reviews ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | contemporary era ⓘ |
| typicalRuntime | approximately two hours ⓘ |
| writer | Kenneth Lonergan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lobby Hero Description of subject: Lobby Hero is a critically acclaimed stage play by American playwright Kenneth Lonergan that blends dark comedy and drama to explore morality, loyalty, and truth among night-shift workers and police officers in a Manhattan apartment lobby.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
security guard Jeff
subject linked to:
police officer Bill
subject linked to:
rookie cop Dawn