Stage musical about Dolly Parton’s life will hit Broadway in 2026

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Singer, songwriter and actor says the show will feature new songs as well as some of her classics.

Dolly Parton, who performed at CMA Fest in Nashville, Tennessee, earlier this week, says a musical based on her life and music will hit Broadway in 2026.NEW YORK — Broadway has had great success with “Hello, Dolly.” Now get ready for “Hello, I’m Dolly.”

Parton will team up with Maria S. Schlatte on the story. Schlatte won an Emmy for producing Netflix’s “Christmas on the Square,” which starred Christine Baranski. With 52 Grammy nominations and 11 wins, she is the second-most nominated woman in Grammy history, only behind Beyoncé, who has 79 nods and 24 wins. The country icon earned the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award a decade ago.

Parton’s show will be the latest musician bio on Broadway using their songs, joining such recent artists as Neil Diamond, Alicia Keys, Michael Jackson, Carole King and Gloria and Emilio Estefan.

 

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