When this question had been posed in l968 or in l980 the answer was no because although the Republicans were dominating presidential elections, and had won the Senate for a brief period, they were unable to make any inroads in the House (and not many inroads in state and local elections).
Mr. Stuart and his producing partner, Harvey Klaris, quickly made a deal with Stanley White and Evelyn Barron, the original producers, who have been working on ''The Tap Dance Kid'' for two years. The group was soon joined by the Shubert Organization, which tacked its name onto the producing committee.
''The Tap Dance Kid'' is based on Louise Fitzhugh's novel ''Nobody's Family Is Going to Change.'' Miss Barron produced an Emmy Award-winning television adaptation of the novel in 1978. The musical has a book by Charles Blackwell, music by Henry Krieger (''Dreamgirls'') and lyrics by Robert Lorick.