Dolly Parton Musical to Get Nashville Premiere

Dolly Parton’s upcoming musical, Dolly: An Authentic Musical, will probably be getting a Track Town premiere this summer time, prior to heading to Broadway in 2026.

The musical, which brings Parton’s existence tale to the level, will release a four-week restricted engagement at Belmont College’s Fisher Heart For the Acting Arts this summer time. Preview performances get started July 18, adopted by way of the hole night time on Aug. 8. The musical will run via Aug. 17.

Parton made the announcement all the way through a press convention held at Belmont’s The Fisher Heart For the Acting Arts on Tuesday morning (Jan. 28). Parton is a local Tennessean and has lived in Nashville for 60 years.

“It appeared herbal and proper for me to premiere the tale of my existence in Tennessee, as a result of I’m Tennessee born and Tennessee raised,” Parton informed the target audience.

“I’ve at all times sought after to do my existence tale as a musical, and I simply concept I sought after to look it completed whilst I used to be nonetheless round so as to oversee it and be sure that it’s completed correctly, the way in which I might need to see it,” Parton later added, explaining her motivations for running at the task.

The musical will characteristic track written by way of Parton, with a e-book by way of Parton and Maria S. Schlatter, and will probably be directed by way of Tony Award winner Bartlett Sher. Parton famous that along with a few of her most renowned songs, the musical may also characteristic new track she composed.

Parton could also be a manufacturer on Dolly: An Authentic Musical, along side Danny Nozell, ATG Productions and Gavin Kalin Productions. 

Parton published plans for the musical final 12 months, and an open casting name has since been introduced to seek for the best performer to painting Parton. All the way through the click convention, Parton famous that the forged could be published “quickly.”

Moreover, Parton has introduced the “Dolly U” program, an immersive tutorial partnership with Belmont College. In step with a unlock, the preliminary Dolly U program will permit scholars “alternatives to take part in sides of the manufacturing, running along the musical’s skilled forged, ingenious, and generating groups, as it’s evolved and premieres on the Fisher Heart this summer time. As well as, new project-based classes are being presented all the way through the spring semester in topics comparable to advertising, logo partnerships, and vending, offering scholars hands-on alternatives with the musical whilst receiving direction credit score.”

“I’ve had numerous my family and pals cross to Belmont. We all know that this can be a nice faculty…everyone loves to be told concerning the industry finish of the track industry,” Parton stated all the way through the click convention, noting that her niece graduated from Belmont College.

Tickets for Dolly: An Authentic Musical are on sale at dollymusical.com and at Belmont’s Fisher Heart Field Place of job.