The original Dolly.
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Broadway’s likely to be declaring “hello” to a new Dolly soon. Dolly Parton states a musical about her daily life, Hello there, I’m Dolly, is heading to the Excellent White Way in 2026. And that title is not just a joke about Good day, Dolly! — it is a reference to Parton’s debut studio album, unveiled 3 yrs after that musical. “I’ve created a entire good deal of original tracks for it, as nicely as all the hit music that you know,” Parton shared at Nashville’s CMA Fest, including that the demonstrate has “a whole lot of story, a lot of relatives.” Parton has been operating on the venture since at least 2016, when she instructed Range the very first act would be about her life in advance of Nashville and the second would be about her state job and stardom. The New York Periods now reported Parton has been producing the reserve with Maria S. Schlatter, who wrote her Netflix Christmas film Xmas on the Sq., and is developing with longtime manager Danny Nozell. Try to remember, this ain’t her initially rodeo — Parton previously wrote the music for the Broadway adaptation of her movie 9 to 5 and was even nominated for a Tony. Now let’s just hope that hussy Dolly Levi does not steal Dolly P’s Broadway thunder in the following few a long time.
