Natalie Goodman
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Natalie Goodman is a central teenage character in the rock musical "Next to Normal," grappling with the emotional fallout of her mother's mental illness and her family's dysfunction.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Natalie Goodman canonical | 15 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2060809 — 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: Natalie Goodman Context triple: [Next to Normal, featuresCharacter, Natalie Goodman]
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A.
Natalie Schafer
Natalie Schafer was an American actress best known for playing the wealthy and daffy Lovey Howell on the classic television sitcom "Gilligan's Island."
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B.
Robyn Goodman
Robyn Goodman is an American theater producer best known for her influential work in developing and producing successful Broadway and Off-Broadway shows.
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C.
Diana Goodman
Diana Goodman is the emotionally struggling suburban mother at the center of the rock musical "Next to Normal," whose battle with mental illness drives the show's narrative.
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D.
Nina Gordon
Nina Gordon is the young, idealistic Southern heiress who serves as a central figure in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s anti-slavery novel "Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp."
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E.
Kate Garvey
Kate Garvey is a British public relations executive and former political aide, known for her work with Tony Blair and her marriage to Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales.
- 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: Natalie Goodman Target entity description: Natalie Goodman is a central teenage character in the rock musical "Next to Normal," grappling with the emotional fallout of her mother's mental illness and her family's dysfunction.
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A.
Natalie Schafer
Natalie Schafer was an American actress best known for playing the wealthy and daffy Lovey Howell on the classic television sitcom "Gilligan's Island."
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B.
Robyn Goodman
Robyn Goodman is an American theater producer best known for her influential work in developing and producing successful Broadway and Off-Broadway shows.
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C.
Diana Goodman
Diana Goodman is the emotionally struggling suburban mother at the center of the rock musical "Next to Normal," whose battle with mental illness drives the show's narrative.
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D.
Nina Gordon
Nina Gordon is the young, idealistic Southern heiress who serves as a central figure in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s anti-slavery novel "Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp."
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E.
Kate Garvey
Kate Garvey is a British public relations executive and former political aide, known for her work with Tony Blair and her marriage to Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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musical theatre character ⓘ |
| age | teenager ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Next to Normal ⓘ |
| associatedWithSong |
Everything Else
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Hey #1 ⓘ Hey #2 ⓘ Hey #3 ⓘ Perfect for You ⓘ Superboy and the Invisible Girl ⓘ Why Stay? / A Promise ⓘ |
| characterArc |
develops resentment toward her family’s dysfunction
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feels neglected due to focus on her mother’s illness ⓘ struggles with emotional fallout of her mother’s bipolar disorder ⓘ |
| createdBy | Brian Yorkey ⓘ |
| emotionalState |
angry
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depressed ⓘ lonely ⓘ |
| familyName | Goodman ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Next to Normal (Off-Broadway, 2008)
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linked to:
Next to Normal
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| firstBroadwayAppearance |
Next to Normal (Broadway, 2009)
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linked to:
Next to Normal
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| genre | musical theatre ⓘ |
| hasBrother | Gabe Goodman ⓘ |
| hasFather | Dan Goodman ⓘ |
| hasMother | Diana Goodman ⓘ |
| hasRelationship |
complex relationship with Gabe Goodman
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romantic relationship with Henry ⓘ strained relationship with Dan Goodman ⓘ strained relationship with Diana Goodman ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
adolescent isolation
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coping mechanisms ⓘ impact of mental illness on family ⓘ search for identity ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Henry ⓘ |
| medium | stage ⓘ |
| musicBy | Tom Kitt ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | represents the overlooked child in a family focused on illness ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation | high school student ⓘ |
| partOf | Goodman family ⓘ |
| playsInstrument | piano ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Alice Ripley understudies and replacements vary by production
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Jennifer Damiano ⓘ |
| roleInWork | central character ⓘ |
| setting | suburban American home ⓘ |
| strugglesWith | substance use in some interpretations ⓘ |
| workType | rock musical ⓘ |
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Subject: Natalie Goodman Description of subject: Natalie Goodman is a central teenage character in the rock musical "Next to Normal," grappling with the emotional fallout of her mother's mental illness and her family's dysfunction.
Referenced by (15)
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