The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Stevens, Tony performer Theatrical Performance 1978-06-19 46th Street Theater A musical comedy in two acts, a prologue and 17 scenes. Book by Larry L. King and Peter Masterson. Music and Lyrics by Carol Hall. Directed by Peter Masterson and Tommy Tune. Musical numbers staged by Tommy Tune. Associate chor. Thommie Walsh. Opened 19 June 1978 at the 46th Street Theatre and closed 27 March 1982 after 1584 performances. In one scene as football players get ready to go to a whorehouse, they perform a dance in flatfeet, then in boots, creating a rhythmic contrast between the bare-flapping feet and the booted feet. From 5/31/1982-7/24/1882 plays the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Performing Arts Encyclopedia http://www.loc.gov/performingarts Norton Anthology of Drama: Norton Anthology of Drama: Nineteenth Century to the Present (Vol. 2). W.W. Norton & Company (2009). Tap Dance America http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/tda/tda-home.html tda IHAS 151216 loc.music.tda.281