Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album
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The Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album is a prestigious music industry honor recognizing outstanding cast recordings of musical theater productions.
All labels observed (18)
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album Context triple: [Jennifer Hudson, awardReceived, Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album]
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A.
Grammy Award for Song of the Year
The Grammy Award for Song of the Year is a major annual music industry honor recognizing outstanding songwriting for a single track.
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B.
Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media
The Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media is a music industry honor recognizing outstanding original songs composed specifically for films, television, video games, or other visual media.
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C.
Grammy Award for Album of the Year
The Grammy Award for Album of the Year is one of the most prestigious honors in the music industry, recognizing the overall artistic achievement and production excellence of a full album across all genres.
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D.
Tony Award
The Tony Award is a prestigious American honor recognizing excellence in live Broadway theatre.
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E.
Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album
The Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album is a prestigious music industry honor recognizing excellence in spoken word recordings, including audiobooks, poetry, and storytelling performances.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album Target entity description: The Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album is a prestigious music industry honor recognizing outstanding cast recordings of musical theater productions.
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A.
Grammy Award for Song of the Year
The Grammy Award for Song of the Year is a major annual music industry honor recognizing outstanding songwriting for a single track.
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B.
Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media
The Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media is a music industry honor recognizing outstanding original songs composed specifically for films, television, video games, or other visual media.
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C.
Grammy Award for Album of the Year
The Grammy Award for Album of the Year is one of the most prestigious honors in the music industry, recognizing the overall artistic achievement and production excellence of a full album across all genres.
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D.
Tony Award
The Tony Award is a prestigious American honor recognizing excellence in live Broadway theatre.
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E.
Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album
The Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album is a prestigious music industry honor recognizing excellence in spoken word recordings, including audiobooks, poetry, and storytelling performances.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Grammy Award category
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music award ⓘ theatre award ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
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linked to:
Recording Academy
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| alsoKnownAs |
Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album
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linked to:
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album
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| awardFor |
best musical theater cast recording
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outstanding musical theater album ⓘ |
| awardLevel | national ⓘ |
| ceremonyFrequency | annual ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| currentNameEffectiveFrom | 2012 ⓘ |
| eligibility |
commercially released recordings
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recordings released within the Grammy eligibility year ⓘ |
| field |
musical theatre
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recorded music ⓘ |
| firstPresentedAt | 2nd Annual Grammy Awards ⓘ |
| genreFocus |
Broadway cast recordings
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West End cast recordings ⓘ other professional musical theater recordings ⓘ |
| hasCategoryType | genre-specific recording award ⓘ |
| hasNameInPeriod |
Grammy Award for Best Cast Show Album (1974–1975)
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linked to:
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album
Grammy Award for Best Cast Show Album (Original Cast) (1976–1986) ⓘ
linked to:
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album
Grammy Award for Best Musical Cast Show Album (1987–1991) ⓘ
linked to:
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album
Grammy Award for Best Original Cast Album (1959–1961) ⓘ
linked to:
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album
Grammy Award for Best Original Cast Show Album (1962–1963) ⓘ
linked to:
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album
Grammy Award for Best Score from an Original Cast Show Album (1964–1973) ⓘ
linked to:
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album
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| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.grammy.com ⓘ |
| inception | 1959 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | album ⓘ |
| notableWinner |
Dear Evan Hansen (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
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linked to:
Dear Evan Hansen
Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording) ⓘ
linked to:
Hamilton (musical)
Les Misérables (Original Broadway Cast Recording) ⓘ The Lion King (Original Broadway Cast Recording) ⓘ
linked to:
The Lion King (stage musical)
The Phantom of the Opera (Original London Cast Recording) ⓘ
linked to:
The Phantom of the Opera
Wicked (Original Broadway Cast Recording) ⓘ
linked to:
Wicked (musical)
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| originalName |
Grammy Award for Best Original Cast Album
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linked to:
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album
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| partOf |
Grammy Awards
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linked to:
Grammy Award
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| presentedBy |
The Recording Academy
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linked to:
Recording Academy
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| prestige | major American music award ⓘ |
| recordingType | cast recording ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Tony Award for Best Musical
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Tony Award for Best Original Score ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | voted on by members of The Recording Academy ⓘ |
| typicalRecipients |
album producers
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principal composer ⓘ principal lyricist ⓘ principal vocalists ⓘ |
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Subject: Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album Description of subject: The Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album is a prestigious music industry honor recognizing outstanding cast recordings of musical theater productions.
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Grammy Award for Best Original Cast Album
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Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album
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Grammy Award for Best Original Cast Album (1959–1961)
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linked to: Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album
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hasNameInPeriod
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Grammy Award for Best Original Cast Show Album (1962–1963)
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linked to: Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album
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hasNameInPeriod
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Grammy Award for Best Score from an Original Cast Show Album (1964–1973)
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linked to: Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album
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hasNameInPeriod
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Grammy Award for Best Cast Show Album (1974–1975)
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linked to: Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album
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hasNameInPeriod
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Grammy Award for Best Cast Show Album (Original Cast) (1976–1986)
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linked to: Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album
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hasNameInPeriod
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Grammy Award for Best Musical Cast Show Album (1987–1991)
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Anthony Ramos
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Christopher Jackson
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awardReceived
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Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album (as part of Hamilton cast)
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Christopher Jackson
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awardReceived
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Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album (as part of In the Heights cast)
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The Book of Mormon: Original Broadway Cast Recording
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awardReceived
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Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album
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linked to: Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album
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Merle Dandridge
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awardReceived
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Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album (as part of the cast of Spamalot)
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linked to: Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album
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linked to: Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album