The Best of Times

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"The Best of Times" is a popular show tune from Jerry Herman's 1983 musical *La Cage aux Folles*, celebrated as one of his signature anthems of joy and community.

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The Best of Times canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf show tune ⓘ
associatedWithTheme celebration of life ⓘ
community solidarity ⓘ
living in the present ⓘ
associatedWorkCreator Harvey Fierstein ⓘ
basedOnWorkContext French play La Cage aux Folles by Jean Poiret ⓘ
linked to: La Cage aux Folles
broadwayOpeningYear 1983 ⓘ
composer Jerry Herman ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
describedAs anthem of community ⓘ
anthem of joy ⓘ
firstPerformanceContext original Broadway production of La Cage aux Folles ⓘ
fromMusical La Cage aux Folles ⓘ
genre musical theatre song ⓘ
show tune ⓘ
hasMusicalStyle traditional Broadway ⓘ
uplifting ballad ⓘ
hasRepriseOrUse often used in curtain calls and encores of La Cage aux Folles productions ⓘ
includedIn La Cage aux Folles original cast recording ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Jerry Herman ⓘ
musicalPremiereYear 1983 ⓘ
notableFor celebrating joy and togetherness ⓘ
originalProductionLocation Broadway ⓘ
partOfWork La Cage aux Folles ⓘ
performanceType ensemble number ⓘ
finale-style song ⓘ
performedBy original Broadway cast of La Cage aux Folles ⓘ
performedInAct Act II of La Cage aux Folles ⓘ
linked to: La Cage aux Folles
publisherRole theatrical music publisher ⓘ
signatureSongOf Jerry Herman ⓘ
usedAs show-stopping number in La Cage aux Folles ⓘ
writtenForCharacter Albin ⓘ
Georges ⓘ

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

Jerry Herman → notableSong → The Best of Times ⓘ
La Cage aux Folles → notableSong → The Best of Times ⓘ
Gerald Sheldon Herman → notableSong → The Best of Times ⓘ