Lyceum Theatre (Broadway)

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Broadway theatre historic building legitimate theatre

Lyceum Theatre (Broadway) is one of New York City's historic Broadway theaters, renowned for its early 20th-century architecture and status as one of the oldest continuously operating legitimate theaters in the United States.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Lyceum Theatre	10
Lyceum Theatre, New York City	2
Lyceum Theatre (Broadway) canonical	1
Lyceum Theatre (New York City)	1
Lyceum Theatre (interior alterations)	1
Lyceum Theatre (original New York Lyceum)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2664390 — 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.

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Target entity: Lyceum Theatre (Broadway)
Context triple: [Shubert Organization, owns, Lyceum Theatre (Broadway)]

A. Lyceum Theatre
Lyceum Theatre is a historic theatre and major performing arts venue located in the city centre of Sheffield, England.
B. Helen Hayes Theatre
The Helen Hayes Theatre is a historic, intimate Broadway playhouse in New York City known for hosting acclaimed dramatic and comedic productions.
C. Booth Theatre
Booth Theatre is a historic Broadway playhouse in New York City known for hosting acclaimed dramatic productions and intimate, actor-focused performances.
D. Ethel Barrymore Theatre
The Ethel Barrymore Theatre is a historic Broadway theater in New York City, renowned for hosting major theatrical productions since its opening in the 1920s.
E. Gielgud Theatre
Gielgud Theatre is a historic London playhouse on Shaftesbury Avenue, renowned for staging major West End productions and named in honor of the actor Sir John Gielgud.
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: Lyceum Theatre (Broadway)
Target entity description: Lyceum Theatre (Broadway) is one of New York City's historic Broadway theaters, renowned for its early 20th-century architecture and status as one of the oldest continuously operating legitimate theaters in the United States.

A. Lyceum Theatre
Lyceum Theatre is a historic theatre and major performing arts venue located in the city centre of Sheffield, England.
B. Helen Hayes Theatre
The Helen Hayes Theatre is a historic, intimate Broadway playhouse in New York City known for hosting acclaimed dramatic and comedic productions.
C. Booth Theatre
Booth Theatre is a historic Broadway playhouse in New York City known for hosting acclaimed dramatic productions and intimate, actor-focused performances.
D. Ethel Barrymore Theatre
The Ethel Barrymore Theatre is a historic Broadway theater in New York City, renowned for hosting major theatrical productions since its opening in the 1920s.
E. Gielgud Theatre
Gielgud Theatre is a historic London playhouse on Shaftesbury Avenue, renowned for staging major West End productions and named in honor of the actor Sir John Gielgud.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Broadway theatre ⓘ historic building ⓘ legitimate theatre ⓘ
architect	Henry B. Herts ⓘ Herts & Tallant ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Beaux-Arts ⓘ
borough	Manhattan ⓘ
category	Broadway theatres ⓘ linked to: Broadway theater Historic theatres in New York City ⓘ Theatres in Manhattan ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
hasAddressDetail	West 45th Street between Sixth Avenue and Broadway ⓘ linked to: West 45th Street, Manhattan, New York City
hasFacadeMaterial	stone ⓘ
hasFeature	classical columns ⓘ marble and plaster interior decoration ⓘ ornate Beaux-Arts façade ⓘ three-level auditorium ⓘ
hasInteriorStyle	ornate classical ⓘ
hasLandmarkStatus	yes ⓘ
hasOrchestraLevel	yes ⓘ
hasStageType	proscenium stage ⓘ
hasType	proscenium theatre ⓘ
historicDesignation	National Register of Historic Places contributing property ⓘ linked to: U.S. National Register of Historic Places contributing property New York City Landmark ⓘ
isOneOf	oldest continuously operating legitimate theatres in the United States ⓘ oldest surviving Broadway theatres ⓘ
locatedInDistrict	Broadway Theatre District ⓘ
locatedOn	West 45th Street ⓘ
location	Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
namedAfter	Lyceum Theatre (original New York Lyceum) ⓘ linked to: Lyceum Theatre (Broadway)
neighborhood	Midtown Manhattan ⓘ
notableFor	continuous operation as a legitimate theatre ⓘ early 20th-century architecture ⓘ
numberOfBalconies	two ⓘ
opened	1903 ⓘ
operator	Shubert Organization ⓘ
owner	Shubert Organization ⓘ
partOf	Broadway theatre circuit ⓘ linked to: Broadway theater
primaryUse	live theatrical performances ⓘ
seatingCapacity	approximately 950 ⓘ
usedFor	Broadway plays ⓘ theatrical productions ⓘ
yearCompleted	1903 ⓘ

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