Between Riverside and Crazy (Broadway production)
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Between Riverside and Crazy (Broadway production) is a Tony Award-winning Broadway play, written by Stephen Adly Guirgis, that explores race, family, and gentrification through the story of a retired Black ex-cop fighting to keep his rent-controlled apartment on New York’s Upper West Side.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Between Riverside and Crazy (Broadway production) canonical | 1 |
| Between Riverside and Crazy (play) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Between Riverside and Crazy (Broadway production) Context triple: [Stephen McKinley Henderson, notableWork, Between Riverside and Crazy (Broadway production)]
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A.
It's Only a Play (Broadway)
"It's Only a Play" is a Broadway revival of Terrence McNally's backstage comedy about the chaos and egos surrounding an opening night theatrical premiere.
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B.
Parade (Broadway revival)
Parade (Broadway revival) is a Tony Award–winning revival of the musical about the trial and lynching of Leo Frank, noted for its powerful score and acclaimed performances including that of Ben Platt.
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C.
Side Show (Broadway musical)
Side Show is a Broadway musical that dramatizes the lives of conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton as they navigate fame, love, and exploitation in the world of 1930s sideshows and vaudeville.
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D.
Hair (Broadway revival)
Hair (Broadway revival) is a modern Broadway staging of the landmark 1960s rock musical about love, peace, and the counterculture movement.
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E.
The Band’s Visit (Broadway)
The Band’s Visit (Broadway) is a critically acclaimed, Tony Award–winning musical about an Egyptian police band stranded overnight in a small Israeli desert town, noted for its intimate storytelling and Middle Eastern–influenced score.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Between Riverside and Crazy (Broadway production) Target entity description: Between Riverside and Crazy (Broadway production) is a Tony Award-winning Broadway play, written by Stephen Adly Guirgis, that explores race, family, and gentrification through the story of a retired Black ex-cop fighting to keep his rent-controlled apartment on New York’s Upper West Side.
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A.
It's Only a Play (Broadway)
"It's Only a Play" is a Broadway revival of Terrence McNally's backstage comedy about the chaos and egos surrounding an opening night theatrical premiere.
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B.
Parade (Broadway revival)
Parade (Broadway revival) is a Tony Award–winning revival of the musical about the trial and lynching of Leo Frank, noted for its powerful score and acclaimed performances including that of Ben Platt.
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C.
Side Show (Broadway musical)
Side Show is a Broadway musical that dramatizes the lives of conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton as they navigate fame, love, and exploitation in the world of 1930s sideshows and vaudeville.
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D.
Hair (Broadway revival)
Hair (Broadway revival) is a modern Broadway staging of the landmark 1960s rock musical about love, peace, and the counterculture movement.
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E.
The Band’s Visit (Broadway)
The Band’s Visit (Broadway) is a critically acclaimed, Tony Award–winning musical about an Egyptian police band stranded overnight in a small Israeli desert town, noted for its intimate storytelling and Middle Eastern–influenced score.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Broadway play ⓘ |
| author | Stephen Adly Guirgis ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Tony Award for Best Play ⓘ |
| basedOn | Between Riverside and Crazy (play) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| depicts |
New York City policing
ⓘ
intergenerational conflict in a Black family ⓘ urban gentrification pressures ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Church Lady
ⓘ
Detective O’Connor ⓘ
linked to:
Detective O'Connor
Junior ⓘ Lieutenant Caro ⓘ Lulu ⓘ Oswaldo ⓘ Walter "Pops" Washington ⓘ |
| follows | retired Black ex-cop fighting to keep his rent-controlled apartment ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy-drama
ⓘ
drama ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
African-American experience in New York City
ⓘ
civil lawsuits against the police ⓘ tenant rights ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
addiction
ⓘ
faith and redemption ⓘ family dynamics ⓘ housing insecurity ⓘ police brutality ⓘ systemic racism ⓘ urban change ⓘ |
| hasTone |
darkly comic
ⓘ
realist ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | adult ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location |
Broadway, Manhattan
ⓘ
linked to:
Broadway (Manhattan street)
New York City ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
family
ⓘ
gentrification ⓘ race ⓘ |
| medium | stage ⓘ |
| name | Between Riverside and Crazy ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
conflict between an ex-cop and the city over a discrimination lawsuit
ⓘ
struggle to keep a rent-controlled apartment ⓘ |
| partOf |
Broadway theatre
ⓘ
linked to:
Broadway theater
|
| productionType | live stage performance ⓘ |
| setting |
Upper West Side, Manhattan, New York City
ⓘ
linked to:
Upper West Side
|
| timePeriodOfSetting | early 21st century ⓘ |
| writer | Stephen Adly Guirgis ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Between Riverside and Crazy (Broadway production) Description of subject: Between Riverside and Crazy (Broadway production) is a Tony Award-winning Broadway play, written by Stephen Adly Guirgis, that explores race, family, and gentrification through the story of a retired Black ex-cop fighting to keep his rent-controlled apartment on New York’s Upper West Side.
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linked to: Between Riverside and Crazy (Broadway production)