Dolly Parton musical set for Broadway this winter: ‘a dream come true’
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- Dolly: A True Original Musical begins previews at New York's St James Theatre on December 7, with the official opening on January 19 — the day Parton turns 81.
- Parton announced the Broadway run in a video, calling it "a dream come true" and promising the show would be "true in every sense of the word" with her best-loved hits and new songs written for the production.
- Director Bartlett Sher said the musical will reveal Parton's "unfiltered story in her own words," arguing that despite her fame, "Dolly has never really shared her story before."
- The production premiered in Nashville last summer with a sold-out run at the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts before its Broadway transfer.
- The setlist draws on signature hits including I Will Always Love You, Jolene, Coat of Many Colors, and 9 to 5, framing the show around how Parton "dreamed, dared, stumbled and soared."
- Tickets go on sale to the general public on July 10, with earlier fan access already available.
Why it matters: Parton, who has sold over 100 million albums across a six-decade country career, is handing Broadway her first full self-told story after a sold-out Nashville run — giving fans a narrow July 10 ticket window for a show that positions the star as both subject and narrator rather than a jukebox tribute.
