Country-pop icon Dolly Parton is setting her eyes on Broadway with a bio-musical titled "Hello, I바카라m Dolly," set to debut in 2026. The show, which will chronicle Parton바카라s illustrious life and career, was announced by the legendary singer herself during CMA Fest in Nashville, as part of the festival바카라s Fan Fair activities.
The musical will be a blend of freshly written songs and some of Parton's timeless hits, her fans바카라 favorites. Parton is co-writing the book for this autobiographical production with Maria S. Schlatter, her collaborator on the 2020 Netflix movie 바카라Christmas on the Square.바카라
Parton is producing 바카라Hello, I바카라m Dolly바카라 along with Adam Speers of ATG Productions and Danny Nozell of CTK Enterprises. ATG Productions is famous for successful productions like 바카라Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club바카라 and a recent revival of 바카라Sunset Boulevard.바카라 CTK Enterprises, a Nashville-based management company led by Nozell, counts Parton among its most high-profile clients.
The announcement has already created a buzz, even though casting, creative hires, and a specific theater are yet to be revealed.
This is not the first time Parton is coming to Broadway. Her previous Broadway foray was in 2009 when she wrote the score for the stage adaptation of 바카라9 to 5,바카라 earning her a Tony nomination. It was through a British revival of this musical that she connected with producer Adam Speers.
바카라I first had the pleasure of working with Dolly Parton in 2019 when she trusted us to develop a new version of her musical 바카라9 to 5바카라 for London바카라s West End," Speers said expressing his excitement. "I바카라m thrilled we바카라re going to bring her inspiring story to Broadway.바카라
Parton herself made a charming and enthusiastic announcement that created a buzz in the town. 바카라Hello, I바카라m Dolly, and I lived my whole life to see this show on stage,바카라 she wrote. 바카라I바카라ve written many original songs for the show and included all your favorites in it as well. You바카라ll laugh, you바카라ll cry, you바카라ll clap, you바카라ll stomp; it truly is a Grand Ol바카라 Opera. Pun and fun intended. Don바카라t miss it!바카라
The title 바카라Hello, I바카라m Dolly바카라 pays homage to Parton바카라s 1967 debut album, cleverly nodding to the Broadway classic 바카라Hello, Dolly!바카라 which opened in 1964 and became a monumental success.
The upcoming show joins a lineage of musicals based on the lives of iconic singers, such as 바카라A Beautiful Noise, the Neil Diamond Musical,바카라 바카라MJ: The Musical,바카라 바카라Beautiful: The Carole King Musical,바카라 바카라The Cher Show,바카라 바카라Summer: The Donna Summer Musical,바카라 바카라Tina: The Tina Turner Musical,바카라 and 바카라Jersey Boys.바카라
However, unlike these jukebox musicals, 바카라Hello, I바카라m Dolly바카라 will stand out by featuring new songs written by Parton herself, with a book co-written by the star, making it a unique entry in Broadway바카라s lineup.
Country music has had a varied history on Broadway. While a Loretta Lynn musical based on 바카라Coal Miner바카라s Daughter바카라 has been in development since 2012, it has yet to hit the stage. More recently, the country musical 바카라Shucked바카라 opened to favorable reviews but had a shorter run than anticipated, although it is set for a national tour starting this fall. Historically, the genre saw success with 1985바카라s 바카라Big River바카라 and 1978바카라s 바카라The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas,바카라 the latter being adapted into a 1982 film starring Parton.
