Palace Theatre (Broadway)

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Broadway theatre theatre building vaudeville theatre

The Palace Theatre (Broadway) is a historic and iconic Broadway theater in New York City, renowned for its vaudeville legacy and major musical productions.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Palace Theatre (Broadway) canonical	6
Palace Theatre (New York City)	2
Palace Theatre, Broadway	2
Palace Theatre, New York City	2
Palace Theatre, New York	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T443276 — 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: Palace Theatre (Broadway)
Context triple: [Nederlander Organization, owns, Palace Theatre (Broadway)]

A. St. James Theatre
St. James Theatre is a historic Broadway theater in New York City known for hosting major musical premieres and long-running productions.
B. Delacorte Theater
The Delacorte Theater is an open-air venue in New York City best known for hosting the Public Theater’s free Shakespeare in the Park productions each summer.
C. Minskoff Theatre
The Minskoff Theatre is a major Broadway theater in New York City best known as the long-running home of Disney’s musical "The Lion King."
D. Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
The Lunt-Fontanne Theatre is a historic Broadway theater in New York City known for hosting major musical and theatrical productions.
E. Harold Prince Theatre
Harold Prince Theatre is a performance venue within the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, named in honor of the renowned Broadway producer and director Harold Prince.
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: Palace Theatre (Broadway)
Target entity description: The Palace Theatre (Broadway) is a historic and iconic Broadway theater in New York City, renowned for its vaudeville legacy and major musical productions.

A. St. James Theatre
St. James Theatre is a historic Broadway theater in New York City known for hosting major musical premieres and long-running productions.
B. Delacorte Theater
The Delacorte Theater is an open-air venue in New York City best known for hosting the Public Theater’s free Shakespeare in the Park productions each summer.
C. Minskoff Theatre
The Minskoff Theatre is a major Broadway theater in New York City best known as the long-running home of Disney’s musical "The Lion King."
D. Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
The Lunt-Fontanne Theatre is a historic Broadway theater in New York City known for hosting major musical and theatrical productions.
E. Harold Prince Theatre
Harold Prince Theatre is a performance venue within the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, named in honor of the renowned Broadway producer and director Harold Prince.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (65)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Broadway theatre ⓘ theatre building ⓘ vaudeville theatre ⓘ
architect	John Eberson ⓘ Kirchoff & Rose ⓘ
borough	Manhattan ⓘ
cityLandmarkStatus	New York City Landmark ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
currentUse	Broadway musical theatre ⓘ
eraOfVaudevilleProminence	1910s ⓘ 1920s ⓘ 1930s ⓘ
famousPerformers	Bob Hope ⓘ Ethel Merman ⓘ Fanny Brice ⓘ Jack Benny ⓘ Judy Garland ⓘ Marx Brothers ⓘ
hasBalcony	yes ⓘ
hasBoxOffice	yes ⓘ
hasMarquee	yes ⓘ
hasMezzanine	yes ⓘ
hasOrchestraLevel	yes ⓘ
hasOrnateInterior	yes ⓘ
hasType	proscenium theatre ⓘ
historicUse	movie palace ⓘ vaudeville theatre ⓘ
landmarkDesignation	designated a New York City Exterior Landmark in 1987 ⓘ designated a New York City Interior Landmark in 1987 ⓘ
locatedIn	Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ Times Square ⓘ
locatedOn	Broadway ⓘ
neighborhood	Theater District ⓘ linked to: Broadway Theatre District
notableFor	being one of the most famous vaudeville theatres in the United States ⓘ its association with major Broadway musical productions ⓘ its location in Times Square ⓘ
notableProduction	Aida (Broadway musical) ⓘ linked to: Aida An American in Paris (Broadway musical) ⓘ linked to: An American in Paris Applause (musical) ⓘ Beauty and the Beast (Broadway musical) ⓘ linked to: Beauty and the Beast (musical) George M! (musical) ⓘ Judy Garland at the Palace (concert engagements) ⓘ La Cage aux Folles (Broadway revival) ⓘ Legally Blonde (Broadway musical) ⓘ Lestat (musical) ⓘ SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical ⓘ West Side Story (Broadway revival) ⓘ linked to: West Side Story Woman of the Year (musical) ⓘ linked to: Woman of the Year
numberOfLevels	three ⓘ
openingDate	1913-03-24 ⓘ
operator	The Nederlander Organization ⓘ linked to: Nederlander Organization
originalOwner	B. F. Keith ⓘ Edward Albee (vaudeville impresario) ⓘ linked to: David Belasco Martin Beck ⓘ
owner	The Nederlander Organization ⓘ linked to: Nederlander Organization
partOf	Broadway theatre district ⓘ linked to: Broadway Theatre District
seatingCapacity	approximately 1700 ⓘ
state	New York ⓘ
streetAddress	1564 Broadway ⓘ
style	Beaux-Arts ⓘ French Renaissance influences ⓘ
underwentRenovation	1980s ⓘ 2010s ⓘ
yearOpened	1913 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nederlander Organization → owns → Palace Theatre (Broadway) ⓘ

Nederlander Organization → operates → Palace Theatre (Broadway) ⓘ

Nederlander → associatedWithVenue → Palace Theatre (Broadway) ⓘ

Nederlander family → ownsTheatre → Palace Theatre (Broadway) ⓘ

SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical → broadwayPremiereLocation → Palace Theatre, New York City ⓘ