Michigan Theater
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Michigan Theater is a historic movie palace and performing arts venue in Ann Arbor, Michigan, known for hosting film festivals, concerts, and community events.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Michigan Theater canonical | 3 |
| Michigan Theater Foundation | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11004137 — 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: Michigan Theater Context triple: [Ann Arbor Film Festival, venue, Michigan Theater]
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A.
Michigan Theater
Michigan Theater is a historic performing arts venue that originally bore the name later changed to Frauenthal Center for the Performing Arts in Muskegon, Michigan.
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B.
Great Lakes Theater
Great Lakes Theater is a professional regional theater company in Cleveland, Ohio, best known for its classical and Shakespearean productions.
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C.
Mississippi Valley Theater
The Mississippi Valley Theater was the Civil War military theater encompassing campaigns and battles along the Mississippi River and its tributaries, where control of this vital waterway was contested between Union and Confederate forces.
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D.
Ohio Theatre
The Ohio Theatre is a historic, lavishly decorated performing arts venue in downtown Columbus renowned for its restored 1920s movie palace architecture and Broadway, symphony, and concert presentations.
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E.
Ohio Theatre
The Ohio Theatre is a historic performing arts venue in Cleveland’s Playhouse Square district, known for hosting a variety of live theater, concerts, and cultural 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: Michigan Theater Target entity description: Michigan Theater is a historic movie palace and performing arts venue in Ann Arbor, Michigan, known for hosting film festivals, concerts, and community events.
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A.
Michigan Theater
Michigan Theater is a historic performing arts venue that originally bore the name later changed to Frauenthal Center for the Performing Arts in Muskegon, Michigan.
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B.
Great Lakes Theater
Great Lakes Theater is a professional regional theater company in Cleveland, Ohio, best known for its classical and Shakespearean productions.
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C.
Mississippi Valley Theater
The Mississippi Valley Theater was the Civil War military theater encompassing campaigns and battles along the Mississippi River and its tributaries, where control of this vital waterway was contested between Union and Confederate forces.
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D.
Ohio Theatre
The Ohio Theatre is a historic, lavishly decorated performing arts venue in downtown Columbus renowned for its restored 1920s movie palace architecture and Broadway, symphony, and concert presentations.
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E.
Ohio Theatre
The Ohio Theatre is a historic performing arts venue in Cleveland’s Playhouse Square district, known for hosting a variety of live theater, concerts, and cultural events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic theater
ⓘ
movie palace ⓘ performing arts venue ⓘ |
| architect | Mauran, Russell & Crowell ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Italian Renaissance Revival ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ann Arbor Film Festival
ⓘ
Cinetopia Film Festival ⓘ University of Michigan ⓘ |
| category |
cinema in Michigan
ⓘ
theatres in Michigan ⓘ tourist attraction in Ann Arbor ⓘ |
| city | Ann Arbor ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| currentUse |
cinema
ⓘ
performing arts venue ⓘ |
| hasOrgan |
Barton theatre organ
ⓘ
linked to:
Barton pipe organ
|
| hasScreen |
Ann Arbor 25-screen complex partnership (Michigan Theater Foundation involvement)
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Screening Room ⓘ main auditorium screen ⓘ |
| historicDesignation | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| historicOrganStatus | original 1927 Barton organ ⓘ |
| hosts |
classic film screenings
ⓘ
community events ⓘ concerts ⓘ film festivals ⓘ live performances ⓘ |
| location |
Ann Arbor, Michigan
ⓘ
linked to:
Ann Arbor
|
| name | Michigan Theater ⓘ |
| nonProfitStatus | nonprofit organization ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
grand lobby
ⓘ
marquee on East Liberty Street ⓘ ornate plasterwork ⓘ |
| NRHPType | contributing property in a historic district ⓘ |
| opened | 1928 ⓘ |
| openingDate | January 5, 1928 ⓘ |
| operator |
Michigan Theater Foundation
ⓘ
linked to:
Michigan Theater
|
| originalUse |
movie palace
ⓘ
vaudeville theater ⓘ |
| owner |
Michigan Theater Foundation
ⓘ
linked to:
Michigan Theater
|
| preservationStatus | restored historic interior ⓘ |
| publicTransitAccess | served by Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority buses ⓘ |
| renovation | major restoration in the 1970s ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | approximately 1700 ⓘ |
| state |
Michigan
ⓘ
linked to:
Michigan (most of state)
|
| streetAddress | 603 East Liberty Street ⓘ |
| website | https://michtheater.org/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Michigan Theater Description of subject: Michigan Theater is a historic movie palace and performing arts venue in Ann Arbor, Michigan, known for hosting film festivals, concerts, and community events.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Michigan Theater
linked to: Michigan Theater