All for the Best

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"All for the Best" is a comic duet from the 1971 musical *Godspell*, known for its vaudeville style and contrasting perspectives on faith and suffering.

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All for the Best canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical theatre song ⓘ
song ⓘ
associatedWith Broadway repertoire ⓘ
Christian musical theatre ⓘ
composer Stephen Schwartz ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
feature contrasting perspectives on faith and suffering ⓘ
genre comic duet ⓘ
hasWorkIn film adaptation of Godspell ⓘ
stage productions of Godspell ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricalFocus questioning the value of earthly suffering ⓘ
trust in divine providence ⓘ
lyricist Stephen Schwartz ⓘ
lyricsBy Stephen Schwartz ⓘ
musicalNumberType comic number ⓘ
musicBy Stephen Schwartz ⓘ
notableCharacteristic presents optimistic and cynical viewpoints in alternation ⓘ
uses vaudeville song-and-dance elements ⓘ
originalMusical Godspell ⓘ
originalMusicalPremiereYear 1971 ⓘ
partOf Godspell ⓘ
performedAs duet ⓘ
style vaudeville ⓘ
theme faith ⓘ
suffering ⓘ
typicalPerformers Jesus ⓘ
Judas ⓘ

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

Godspell → notableSong → All for the Best ⓘ
Godspell (Broadway revival) → featuresSong → All for the Best ⓘ