summer stock
Noun
Meaning
summer stock (uncountable)
(US) Plays put on at theaters during the summer, especially outdoors and during the summer vacation.
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Fonda and Teichmann 1981, p. 74. When Stewart came to New York at the end of the summer stock season, which had included the Broadway tryout of Goodbye Again, he shared an apartment with Fonda, who had by then finalized his divorce from Sullavan.
As the story is told, we get a beleivable look at summer stock with its low pay, brutal hours, frequent rivalries.
Rachel also told that the best time to hunt for a bargain in Primark is at the end of July or start of August, when stores get rid of their summer stock, or at the end of January when they want to shift their winter stock.
There followed Summer Stock (1950) – Garland's last musical film for MGM – in which Kelly performed the celebrated "You, You Wonderful You" solo routine with a newspaper and a squeaky floorboard.
"Get Happy" was the last segment of Summer Stock to be filmed.
When principal photography on Summer Stock was completed in spring 1950, it was decided that Garland needed an additional musical number.