 While the modern musical theatre genre was being developed on Broadway by the likes of Rodgers & Hammerstein and Lerner & Loewe, the product being produced by most summer stocks remained primarily older works.The first Lambertville season included "The Merry Widow", "The Desert Song" and "The Chocolate Soldier", but nothing from the contemporary Broadway canon.As modern musical theatre works became more popular, music circus producers incorporated more of the contemporary works and fewer light operas.