Summer Stock is a musical with a book by Cheri Steinkellner. The show includes many of the songs from the original 1950 film of the same name that starred Judy Garland and Gene Kelly, including Get Happy.
The musical is set in the 1950s in New England, where Jane Falbury runs her family farm. Her sister Gloria returns home with her touring vaudeville troupe, offering to let them use their barn as a theatre to rehearse a new show. Trouble ensues when Jane falls for Joe, the group's stage director. Meanwhile, wealthy socialite Margaret Wingate is trying to purchase the Falbury Farm to use the land for commercial purposes.
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Production history
Goodspeed (2023)
The musical premiered at the Goodspeed Opera House on July 7, 2023, and closed on August 27, 2023. The show was directed and choreographed by Donna Feore. Orchestrations were done by Doug Besterman.