Bank of America Theatre, Chicago
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Bank of America Theatre in Chicago is a historic downtown playhouse known for hosting major Broadway productions and pre-Broadway premieres.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bank of America Theatre, Chicago canonical | 2 |
| Broadway in Chicago venues | 1 |
| Shubert Theatre, Chicago | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4168069 — 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: Bank of America Theatre, Chicago Context triple: [Kinky Boots, premiereLocation, Bank of America Theatre, Chicago]
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A.
Harris Theater for Music and Dance
Harris Theater for Music and Dance is a prominent contemporary performance venue in Chicago known for hosting a wide range of music, dance, and cultural events.
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B.
Chicago Theatre
The Chicago Theatre is a historic, French Baroque-style performing arts venue in downtown Chicago renowned for its iconic illuminated marquee and role as a major cultural landmark.
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C.
Regal Theater, Chicago
Regal Theater in Chicago was a famed South Side venue known for hosting legendary African American performers and iconic live recordings, particularly in blues and soul music.
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D.
Lyric Theatre of Chicago
Lyric Theatre of Chicago was the original name of the renowned Chicago-based opera company now known as Lyric Opera of Chicago.
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E.
Oak Park Festival Theatre
Oak Park Festival Theatre is a professional outdoor theater company in Oak Park, Illinois, best known for its summer productions of classic plays, especially Shakespeare.
- 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: Bank of America Theatre, Chicago Target entity description: Bank of America Theatre in Chicago is a historic downtown playhouse known for hosting major Broadway productions and pre-Broadway premieres.
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A.
Harris Theater for Music and Dance
Harris Theater for Music and Dance is a prominent contemporary performance venue in Chicago known for hosting a wide range of music, dance, and cultural events.
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B.
Chicago Theatre
The Chicago Theatre is a historic, French Baroque-style performing arts venue in downtown Chicago renowned for its iconic illuminated marquee and role as a major cultural landmark.
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C.
Regal Theater, Chicago
Regal Theater in Chicago was a famed South Side venue known for hosting legendary African American performers and iconic live recordings, particularly in blues and soul music.
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D.
Lyric Theatre of Chicago
Lyric Theatre of Chicago was the original name of the renowned Chicago-based opera company now known as Lyric Opera of Chicago.
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E.
Oak Park Festival Theatre
Oak Park Festival Theatre is a professional outdoor theater company in Oak Park, Illinois, best known for its summer productions of classic plays, especially Shakespeare.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
performing arts venue
ⓘ
playhouse ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Beaux-Arts ⓘ |
| category |
Broadway In Chicago theatres
ⓘ
linked to:
Broadway In Chicago theatre group
Historic theatres in the United States ⓘ Theatres in Chicago ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| designedBy |
C. W. Rapp
ⓘ
E. C. Horn ⓘ George Rapp ⓘ
linked to:
George L. Rapp
|
| formerName |
Bank of America Theatre
ⓘ
LaSalle Bank Theatre ⓘ Majestic Theatre ⓘ Sam Shubert Theatre ⓘ
linked to:
LaSalle Bank Theatre
|
| formerNameOf | CIBC Theatre ⓘ |
| hasAlternateLabel |
Bank of America Theater
ⓘ
linked to:
Bank of America Theatre
Bank of America Theatre, Chicago ⓘ |
| hasFunction | performing arts ⓘ |
| hasStageType | proscenium stage ⓘ |
| historic | true ⓘ |
| hosts |
Broadway productions
ⓘ
touring Broadway shows ⓘ |
| knownFor |
major Broadway productions
ⓘ
pre-Broadway premieres ⓘ |
| locatedDowntown | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chicago
ⓘ
linked to:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Chicago Loop ⓘ Illinois ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| locatedOn | West Monroe Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighborhood | Loop community area ⓘ |
| notableProductionHosted |
Hamilton (pre-Broadway run)
ⓘ
linked to:
Hamilton (musical)
Kinky Boots (pre-Broadway run) ⓘ
linked to:
Kinky Boots
The Book of Mormon (Chicago engagement) ⓘ
linked to:
The Book of Mormon (musical)
|
| openedAs | Majestic Theatre ⓘ |
| openingYear | 1906 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Broadway In Chicago ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Broadway In Chicago ⓘ |
| partOf |
Broadway In Chicago theatre circuit
ⓘ
linked to:
Broadway In Chicago theatre group
Chicago Theatre District ⓘ
linked to:
Chicago Loop
|
| primaryUse | live theatre ⓘ |
| renovated | true ⓘ |
| seatingType | proscenium theatre ⓘ |
| state | Illinois ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bank of America Theatre, Chicago Description of subject: Bank of America Theatre in Chicago is a historic downtown playhouse known for hosting major Broadway productions and pre-Broadway premieres.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Bank of America Theatre, Chicago
linked to: Bank of America Theatre, Chicago
subject linked to:
Bank of America Theatre, Chicago