s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : R oman ian ▁men ' s ▁fut sal ▁players <0x0A> </s> ▁Urban ▁Cow boy ▁is ▁a ▁musical ▁with ▁a ▁book ▁by ▁A aron ▁L ath am ▁and ▁Phill ip ▁O est erman ▁and ▁a ▁score ▁by ▁Broadway ▁composer - ly ric ists ▁Jeff ▁Bl um enk rant z ▁and ▁Jason ▁Robert ▁Brown ▁and ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁country ▁music ▁t unes m ith s , ▁including ▁Cl int ▁Black ▁and ▁Charlie ▁Daniel s . ▁ ▁Over view ▁Based ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁screen play ▁by ▁L ath am ▁and ▁James ▁Br id ges , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁adapted ▁from ▁a ▁magazine ▁article ▁about ▁Texas ▁night life ▁written ▁by ▁L ath am , ▁the ▁plot ▁focus es ▁on ▁Bud ▁Davis , ▁a ▁country ▁boy ▁who ▁moves ▁to ▁the ▁big ▁city ▁for ▁an ▁oil ▁ref in ery ▁job ▁and ▁begins ▁sp ending ▁his ▁night s ▁at ▁G ille y ' s , ▁the ▁local ▁hon ky ▁ton k , ▁where ▁he ▁soon ▁meets ▁cow g irl ▁S iss y . ▁The ▁tri als ▁they ▁face ▁and ▁hur d les ▁they ▁need ▁to ▁overcome ▁throughout ▁their ▁court ship ▁and ▁marriage ▁are ▁played ▁out ▁against ▁a ▁background ▁of ▁country - western ▁music . ▁ ▁Production ▁history ▁Following ▁a ▁run ▁at ▁Miami ' s ▁Co con ut ▁Gro ve ▁Play house , ▁the ▁show ▁transferred ▁to ▁Broadway . ▁After ▁ 2 6 ▁pre views , ▁it ▁opened ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 3