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