{"id":6597,"date":"2026-08-25T21:08:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T21:08:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=6597"},"modified":"2026-08-25T21:08:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T21:08:57","slug":"dolly-partons-musical-will-still-open-on-broadway-as-was-dollys-wish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=6597","title":{"rendered":"Dolly Parton\u2019s Musical Will Still Open on Broadway \u2018As Was Dolly\u2019s Wish\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\nDolly Parton\u2019s \u201cDolly: A True Original Musical\u201d will open on Broadway \u201cas was Dolly\u2019s wish.\u201d The news follows the death of the country music superstar on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=6595\">\u2018Bel-Air\u2019 Spinoff \u2018Hilary\u2019 Starring Coco Jones in Development at Peacock<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tIn a statement to <em>Variety, <\/em>the producers confirmed, \u201cAs was Dolly\u2019s wish, the Broadway production of \u2018Dolly: A True Original Musical\u2019 will begin previews\u00a0December 7\u00a0at the St. James Theatre in New York City with opening set for\u00a0January 19, 2027, what would have been her 81<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0birthday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe musical tells the life story of the country-pop superstar.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe show, which had its world premiere in Nashville in the summer of 2025 as \u201cDolly: An Original Musical,\u201d will head to New York with much the same creative team intact, including music by Parton (with some new songs joining familiar chestnuts from her catalog), a book by Parton and Maria S. Schlatter, and Tony winner Bartlett Sher in the director\u2019s chair. Choreographer Mandy Moore is also continuing on from the Nashville run. The producers are Parton, Danny Nozell,\u00a0Adam Speers\u00a0for ATG Productions and\u00a0Gavin Kalin Productions.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=6593\">Shannon Wallace, Curtiss Cook, Lauren E. Banks, Liv Symone, Jason Dirden Join Starz Black Rodeo Drama<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cMy whole life has been a musical. A grand ole opera really and I can\u2019t wait to present it to you on Broadway. I hope you enjoy watching as much as I\u2019ve enjoyed livin\u2019 it,\u201d said Parton when the news was announced. It was a passion project for the country music legend who shared her excitement. \u201cWe have a wonderful director, sets, costumes, choreography, music and all the things you need to make a wonderful, entertaining show. Can\u2019t wait to see you there!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tWhen the project was announced, Sher added, \u201cDuring our world premiere in Nashville, I was overwhelmed by the deep connection audiences have with Dolly. You mention her name and people light up and share a time that she has inspired them and brought them joy. But despite all of that genuine love, Dolly has never really shared her story before. She\u2019s offered glimpses and peeks, but this musical allows her to reveal the unfiltered story in her own words. 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