Bartlett Sher
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Bartlett Sher is a Tony Award–winning American theatre director renowned for his acclaimed revivals of classic Broadway musicals and plays.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bartlett Sher canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3169019 — 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: Bartlett Sher Context triple: [The King and I, notable2015RevivalDirector, Bartlett Sher]
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A.
J.T. Rogers
J.T. Rogers is an American playwright and screenwriter known for politically charged dramas such as "Oslo" and for adapting and creating works for film and television.
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B.
Thomas Kail
Thomas Kail is an American theater director best known for staging the hit Broadway musical "Hamilton" and winning major awards for his work in musical direction.
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C.
Nicholas Hytner
Nicholas Hytner is a prominent British theatre and film director, best known as a former artistic director of London’s National Theatre and for acclaimed productions on both stage and screen.
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D.
Harold Prince
Harold Prince was a legendary American theatre producer and director renowned for his work on landmark Broadway musicals such as "West Side Story," "Fiddler on the Roof," and "The Phantom of the Opera."
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E.
James Lapine
James Lapine is an American playwright and director best known for his long-running collaboration with composer Stephen Sondheim on acclaimed musicals such as "Into the Woods" and "Sunday in the Park with George."
- 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: Bartlett Sher Target entity description: Bartlett Sher is a Tony Award–winning American theatre director renowned for his acclaimed revivals of classic Broadway musicals and plays.
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A.
J.T. Rogers
J.T. Rogers is an American playwright and screenwriter known for politically charged dramas such as "Oslo" and for adapting and creating works for film and television.
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B.
Thomas Kail
Thomas Kail is an American theater director best known for staging the hit Broadway musical "Hamilton" and winning major awards for his work in musical direction.
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C.
Nicholas Hytner
Nicholas Hytner is a prominent British theatre and film director, best known as a former artistic director of London’s National Theatre and for acclaimed productions on both stage and screen.
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D.
Harold Prince
Harold Prince was a legendary American theatre producer and director renowned for his work on landmark Broadway musicals such as "West Side Story," "Fiddler on the Roof," and "The Phantom of the Opera."
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E.
James Lapine
James Lapine is an American playwright and director best known for his long-running collaboration with composer Stephen Sondheim on acclaimed musicals such as "Into the Woods" and "Sunday in the Park with George."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tony Award winner
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person ⓘ stage director ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| activeIn | 21st-century theatre ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Drama Desk Award
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Outer Critics Circle Award ⓘ Tony Award ⓘ Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| directed |
Awake and Sing! (Broadway revival, 2006)
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linked to:
Awake and Sing!
Fiddler on the Roof (Broadway revival, 2015) ⓘ
linked to:
Fiddler on the Roof (2015 Broadway revival)
Golden Boy (Broadway revival, 2012) ⓘ
linked to:
Golden Boy (Broadway musical)
Joe Turner’s Come and Gone (Broadway revival, 2009) ⓘ
linked to:
Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
My Fair Lady (Broadway revival, 2018) ⓘ
linked to:
My Fair Lady (2018 revival)
Oslo (Off-Broadway and Broadway) ⓘ
linked to:
Vineyard Theatre
South Pacific (Broadway revival, 2008) ⓘ
linked to:
South Pacific (stage production)
The King and I (Broadway revival, 2015) ⓘ The Light in the Piazza (Broadway, 2005) ⓘ To Kill a Mockingbird (Broadway, 2018) ⓘ Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Broadway, 2010) ⓘ |
| employer | Lincoln Center Theater ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
American theatre
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Broadway theatre ⓘ
linked to:
Broadway theater
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| genre |
drama
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musical theatre ⓘ |
| knownFor |
collaborations with Lincoln Center Theater
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revivals of classic Broadway musicals ⓘ revivals of classic Broadway plays ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor | innovative yet faithful interpretations of classic works ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Awake and Sing! (2006 Broadway revival)
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linked to:
Awake and Sing!
Fiddler on the Roof (2015 Broadway revival) ⓘ Golden Boy (2012 Broadway revival) ⓘ
linked to:
Golden Boy (Broadway musical)
Joe Turner’s Come and Gone (2009 Broadway revival) ⓘ
linked to:
Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
My Fair Lady (2018 Broadway revival) ⓘ
linked to:
My Fair Lady (2018 revival)
Oslo ⓘ South Pacific (2008 Broadway revival) ⓘ
linked to:
South Pacific (stage production)
The King and I (2015 Broadway revival) ⓘ
linked to:
The King and I
The Light in the Piazza ⓘ
linked to:
Light in the Piazza
To Kill a Mockingbird (2018 Broadway adaptation) ⓘ Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Broadway musical) ⓘ
linked to:
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
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| occupation |
artistic director
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stage director ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Resident Director at Lincoln Center Theater
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linked to:
Lincoln Center Theater
|
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
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Subject: Bartlett Sher Description of subject: Bartlett Sher is a Tony Award–winning American theatre director renowned for his acclaimed revivals of classic Broadway musicals and plays.
Referenced by (7)
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