Pasadena Playhouse
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Pasadena Playhouse is a historic and influential regional theater in Pasadena, California, renowned for its stage productions and role in American theater arts.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pasadena Playhouse canonical | 15 |
| Pasadena Community Playhouse | 1 |
| Pasadena Playhouse (organization) | 1 |
| Pasadena Playhouse College of Theatre Arts | 1 |
| Pasadena Playhouse Mainstage Theatre | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T422205 — 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: Pasadena Playhouse Context triple: [Pasadena, hasCulturalInstitution, Pasadena Playhouse]
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A.
Saroyan Theatre
Saroyan Theatre is a prominent performing arts venue in Fresno, California, known for hosting concerts, Broadway tours, and major cultural events.
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B.
Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts is a major multidisciplinary performance venue on the University of Pennsylvania campus, known for presenting theater, dance, music, and innovative contemporary works.
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C.
Zellerbach Theatre
Zellerbach Theatre is a primary performance venue within the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, hosting a wide range of theater, dance, and music events.
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D.
Martin Beck Theatre
The Martin Beck Theatre, now known as the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, is a historic Broadway venue in New York City renowned for hosting major theatrical productions.
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E.
Englert Theatre
Englert Theatre is a historic performing arts venue in downtown Iowa City, Iowa, known for hosting live music, theater, film, and community events.
- 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: Pasadena Playhouse Target entity description: Pasadena Playhouse is a historic and influential regional theater in Pasadena, California, renowned for its stage productions and role in American theater arts.
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A.
Saroyan Theatre
Saroyan Theatre is a prominent performing arts venue in Fresno, California, known for hosting concerts, Broadway tours, and major cultural events.
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B.
Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts is a major multidisciplinary performance venue on the University of Pennsylvania campus, known for presenting theater, dance, music, and innovative contemporary works.
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C.
Zellerbach Theatre
Zellerbach Theatre is a primary performance venue within the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, hosting a wide range of theater, dance, and music events.
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D.
Martin Beck Theatre
The Martin Beck Theatre, now known as the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, is a historic Broadway venue in New York City renowned for hosting major theatrical productions.
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E.
Englert Theatre
Englert Theatre is a historic performing arts venue in downtown Iowa City, Iowa, known for hosting live music, theater, film, and community events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic theater
ⓘ
performing arts venue ⓘ regional theater ⓘ |
| address | 39 South El Molino Avenue, Pasadena, California ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | State Theatre of California ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Spanish Colonial Revival ⓘ |
| buildingCompletionDate | 1925 ⓘ |
| city | Pasadena ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| county | Los Angeles County ⓘ |
| designation |
Official State Theatre of California
ⓘ
linked to:
State Theatre of California
|
| foundedBy | Gilmor Brown ⓘ |
| genre | theater ⓘ |
| hasArtForm |
comedy
ⓘ
drama ⓘ musical theatre ⓘ |
| hasAudienceType | public ⓘ |
| hasEducationalProgram | theater education and outreach programs ⓘ |
| hasMainStage |
Pasadena Playhouse Mainstage Theatre
ⓘ
linked to:
Pasadena Playhouse
|
| hasNonprofitStatus | yes ⓘ |
| hasType | nonprofit theater organization ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.pasadenaplayhouse.org/ ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
California Historical Landmark
ⓘ
National Register of Historic Places listing (district context) ⓘ
linked to:
National Register of Historic Places
|
| inception | 1917 ⓘ |
| influenced | American regional theater movement ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
Los Angeles County, California ⓘ
linked to:
Los Angeles County
Pasadena, California ⓘ
linked to:
Pasadena
Southern California ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| name | Pasadena Playhouse ⓘ |
| notableFor |
development of regional theater in the United States
ⓘ
role in American theater arts ⓘ training actors and theater professionals ⓘ |
| operatedAs | professional producing theater company ⓘ |
| primaryUse | stage productions ⓘ |
| programmingIncludes |
musicals
ⓘ
new works ⓘ plays ⓘ revivals ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
State of California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
|
| region |
United States West Coast
ⓘ
linked to:
West Coast of the United States
|
| seatingCapacity | approximately 600 ⓘ |
| servesCommunity | Greater Los Angeles theater community ⓘ |
| state |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Pasadena Playhouse Description of subject: Pasadena Playhouse is a historic and influential regional theater in Pasadena, California, renowned for its stage productions and role in American theater arts.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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