The life and songs of Dolly Parton are coming to Broadway. The country music legend announced during a Q&A at CMA Fest this morning in Nashville that Hi, I'm Dolly will debut in New York in 2026.
The show, produced by Parton, Adam Speers of ATG Productions and Parton's manager Danny Nozell, will feature the singer-songwriter's career-defining hits alongside new songs she has written especially for the production. Parton and Maria S. Schlatter collaborated to write the showbook.
“Hi, I'm Dolly and I've lived my whole life to see this show on stage,” Parton said in a statement. “I've written a lot of original songs for the show and included all your favorites in it. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll clap, you'll stomp, it really is a Grand Ol' Opera. pun and fun purpose. Do not miss it!”
The title of the musical takes its name from Parton's 1967 debut album. Her most recent album, Rock starwas released last year and featured Parton performing rock songs with guests including Paul McCartney, Peter Frampton, Steven Tyler and Brandi Carlile.
Parton was also recently a guest on Beyoncé's country project Cowboy Carterfeaturing Beyoncé's reworked version of Parton's “Jolene.”
“I first had the pleasure of working with Dolly Parton in 2019 when she entrusted us to develop a new version of her musical 9 to 5 for London's West End,” ATG's Speers said in a statement. “I always heard she wanted to do a musical based on her life, so when she asked me if I'd be interested in producing it, I jumped at the chance. As the world knows, Dolly is a magical blend of talent, hard work, intelligence, charm, wit and a giant big heart. I'm thrilled to bring her inspiring story to Broadway.”
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