Dolly Parton's Life Story Will Be Shown On Broadway Starting 2026

JAKARTA - Country music living legend Dolly Parton delivers good news for her fans and world music lovers. The life story of the 78-year-old singer and songwriter will be featured in a musical performance on Broadway starting in 2026.

Through her Instagram account, the singer of 'Jolene' said that she had finished the story prepared for a musical performance entitled Hello, Im Dolly (Hala, Saya Dolly).

"Hello, I'm Dolly! I've written my life story as a Broadway musical for several years and I'm proud to announce that we finally developed a Hello, I'm Dolly - Real Musical for the Broadway stage," Dolly Parton wrote in the caption. Instagram upload.

Meanwhile, the title Hello, I'm Dolly was taken from her first studio album released in 1967. Parton itself will write the music, featuring some of its biggest hits and new songs written only for musical performances.

In addition, Parton will also write the musical book with Maria S. Schlatter, who also wrote a screenplay for a special holiday event on Netflix in 2020 entitled Christmas on the Square.

Previously, Dolly Parton admitted that it took almost a decade to work on Hello, Im Dolly. He also explained what would be shown in musical performances.

The whole first half were my early days before I went to Nashville. The second half was about my days in Nashville and beyond.