Dolly Parton Musical to Premiere in Nashville This Summer season

Dolly Parton is in the end bringing her long-gestating autobiographical manufacturing Dolly: An Authentic Musical to the level this summer season. Parton introduced the arena premiere from the campus of Belmont College this week, sharing that the musical, which blends a few of her maximum liked tunes with newly penned subject material, will play a four-week restricted engagement on the Nashville college’s Fisher Middle for the Appearing Arts.

“I simply need other people to depart feeling like they’ve been entertained, after all. However I for my part need them to peer the individual within me, the stuff you undergo,” Parton stated in a temporary Q&A consultation that still incorporated Bartlett Sher, the musical’s Tony-winning director. “Everyone thinks it’s all glamour and glory, cash and status, however there’s so a lot more to a lifestyles like mine… and the costs that it’s important to pay, the miles that it’s important to commute and the sacrifices it’s important to make.”

3 performers were selected to painting Parton at more than a few classes all the way through her lifestyles, however the result of a world seek for the actors haven’t begun to be published. The musical’s ebook used to be co-written through Parton with two-time Emmy winner Maria S. Schlatter, who collaborated with Parton at the Netflix musical Christmas at the Sq.. Parton famous onstage that she has identified Schlatter since she used to be younger: Schlatter’s father, producer-director George Schlatter, labored with Parton early in her profession.

Preview performances start Friday, July 18, with opening evening of the manufacturing set for Friday, Aug. 8. The display is slated to conclude its run on Sunday, Aug. 17. Tickets for Dolly: An Authentic Musical are on sale now at www.dollymusical.com.