Good News (1927 stage musical)

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Broadway musical stage musical

Good News (1927 stage musical) is a popular Broadway college-themed musical comedy with music by Ray Henderson and lyrics by B.G. DeSylva and Lew Brown, known for songs like "The Best Things in Life Are Free" and "Varsity Drag."

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Good News (stage musical)	3
Good News (1927 stage musical) canonical	2
musical "Good News"	2
1927 stage musical Good News	1
Good News (1947 film screenplay)	1
Good News (1947 film)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9535474 — 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: Good News (1927 stage musical)
Context triple: [Good News (1947 film), basedOn, Good News (1927 stage musical)]

A. Broadway Melody of 1936
Broadway Melody of 1936 is a 1935 MGM musical film featuring elaborate song-and-dance numbers, backstage showbiz drama, and early performances by stars like Eleanor Powell and Jack Benny.
B. Broadway Melody of 1938
Broadway Melody of 1938 is a 1937 MGM musical film starring Eleanor Powell and Robert Taylor, known for its lavish song-and-dance numbers and place in the popular "Broadway Melody" film series.
C. Footlight Parade
Footlight Parade is a 1933 American musical film starring James Cagney, celebrated for its elaborate Busby Berkeley-choreographed production numbers and backstage showbiz storyline.
D. Broadway Melody
Broadway Melody is a landmark early sound musical film from 1929 that became one of Hollywood’s first major talking-picture hits and won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
E. Broadway Melody of 1940
Broadway Melody of 1940 is a classic Hollywood musical film best known for its sophisticated song-and-dance numbers and the celebrated pairing of Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell.
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: Good News (1927 stage musical)
Target entity description: Good News (1927 stage musical) is a popular Broadway college-themed musical comedy with music by Ray Henderson and lyrics by B.G. DeSylva and Lew Brown, known for songs like "The Best Things in Life Are Free" and "Varsity Drag."

A. Broadway Melody of 1936
Broadway Melody of 1936 is a 1935 MGM musical film featuring elaborate song-and-dance numbers, backstage showbiz drama, and early performances by stars like Eleanor Powell and Jack Benny.
B. Broadway Melody of 1938
Broadway Melody of 1938 is a 1937 MGM musical film starring Eleanor Powell and Robert Taylor, known for its lavish song-and-dance numbers and place in the popular "Broadway Melody" film series.
C. Footlight Parade
Footlight Parade is a 1933 American musical film starring James Cagney, celebrated for its elaborate Busby Berkeley-choreographed production numbers and backstage showbiz storyline.
D. Broadway Melody
Broadway Melody is a landmark early sound musical film from 1929 that became one of Hollywood’s first major talking-picture hits and won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
E. Broadway Melody of 1940
Broadway Melody of 1940 is a classic Hollywood musical film best known for its sophisticated song-and-dance numbers and the celebrated pairing of Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (30)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Broadway musical ⓘ stage musical ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
hasChoreographyFeature	Varsity Drag dance ⓘ
hasComposer	Ray Henderson ⓘ
hasEra	1920s American musical theatre ⓘ
hasGenre	college musical ⓘ musical comedy ⓘ
hasLanguage	English ⓘ
hasLyricist	B. G. DeSylva ⓘ linked to: George Gard DeSylva Lew Brown ⓘ
hasNotableSong	Good News ⓘ Just Imagine ⓘ Lucky in Love ⓘ The Best Things in Life Are Free ⓘ linked to: “The Best Things in Life Are Free” Varsity Drag ⓘ linked to: The Varsity Drag
hasOriginalMedium	stage ⓘ
hasOriginalProductionType	Broadway production ⓘ
hasPremiereYear	1927 ⓘ
hasProducer	B. G. DeSylva ⓘ linked to: George Gard DeSylva Lew Brown ⓘ Ray Henderson ⓘ
hasStyle	jazz age musical ⓘ
hasSubjectMatter	college football ⓘ student romance ⓘ
hasTheme	college life ⓘ romantic comedy ⓘ
hasTitle	Good News ⓘ
isSetIn	college campus ⓘ
openedOn	Broadway ⓘ

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Referenced by (10)

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

Good News (1947 film) → basedOn → Good News (1927 stage musical) ⓘ

subject linked to: Good News

Betty Comden → notableWork → Good News (1947 film screenplay) ⓘ

subject linked to: Elizabeth Cohen