Every day is opening night.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PLEASE

THE NEW DOLLY PARTON MUSICAL
“DOLLY: A TRUE ORIGINAL MUSICAL”
COMES TO BROADWAY THIS WINTER

FEATURING MUSIC BY PARTON
BOOK BY PARTON AND EMMY AWARD^® WINNER MARIA S. SCHLATTER
DIRECTED BY TONY AWARD^® WINNER BARTLETT SHER

PREVIEW PERFORMANCES TO BEGIN MONDAY, DECEMBER 7
AT THE ST. JAMES THEATRE IN NEW YORK CITY

 OPENING NIGHT TO TAKE PLACE ON THE GLOBAL ICON’S 81^ST BIRTHDAY
TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2027

PRE-SALES FOR FANS OF DOLLY AND
ELIGIBLE CAPITAL ONE CARDHOLDERS
TO COMMENCE TOMORROW, JULY 8 AT 10 AM ET

 TICKETS ON SALE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC
STARTING FRIDAY, JULY 10 AT 10 AM ET

SIGN UP NOW FOR PRE-SALE ACCESS AT DOLLYMUSICAL.COM

PHOTOS OF PARTON, SHER, AND SCHLATTER AVAILABLE HERE.

CLICK HERE FOR A VIDEO MESSAGE FROM PARTON

New York, NY (July 7, 2026) – Globally beloved superstar Dolly Parton, and producers, Danny Nozell, Adam Speers for ATG Productions, and Gavin Kalin Productions announced today that DOLLY: A True Original Musical, a remarkable journey through the life of this trailblazing woman, will come to Broadway this winter with tickets going on pre-sale starting tomorrow, July 8 at 10 AM ET. dollymusical.com

Preview performances, which will be available for public purchase, will commence Monday, December 7 and the show’s opening night will take place on Parton’s 81^st birthday: Tuesday, January 19, 2027. The new musical will only play New York’s St. James Theatre (246 West 44^th Street).

DOLLY: A True Original Musical features music by Parton that includes some of her iconic hits as well as new songs she has written especially for the musical, a book by Parton and two-time Emmy Award^® winner Maria S. Schlatter, and is directed by Tony Award^® winner Bartlett Sher.

Dolly Parton said, “My whole life has been a musical. A grand ole opera really and I can’t wait to present it to you on Broadway. I hope you enjoy watching as much as I’ve enjoyed livin’ it.”

Director Bartlett Sher added, “During 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’s offered glimpses and peeks, but this musical allows her to reveal the unfiltered story in her own words. As we prepare to come to Broadway, we’re thrilled to show that rhinestones were never her whole story.”
Adam Speers of ATG Productions said, “Having worked with Dolly on both the new version of 9 to 5 in the West End and on DOLLY, I can say without hesitation that being in her orbit changes how you think about what one person can give to the world. What defines her is not only extraordinary talent, but a lifetime of conscious choices – to lead with kindness, to contribute meaningfully, and to give back in ways that have endured, all with inimitable style and great humor. After everything we learned during our world-premiere in Nashville, we’re shaping the show and deepening the storytelling so that the Broadway production fully captures the spirit of this amazing woman. To be opening the show on Dolly’s 81^st birthday is not only a celebration of a milestone, but of a life shaped by generosity, courage, and purpose that, in this moment, feels not only uplifting and inspiring, but essential.”

Fans who sign up at dollymusical.com and eligible Capital One cardholders, the official credit card partner of DOLLY: A True Original Musical, will have pre-sale access to tickets before the general public starting tomorrow, July 8 at 10 AM ET through Friday, July 10 at 9:59 AM ET or until they are sold out..

Fans who sign up on the show’s website in advance will receive an email with a pre-sale code prior to the commencement of the pre-sale.

The promo code for the Capital One cardholder pre-sale is the first six digits of the customer’s Capital One card. Cardholders must use an eligible Capital One Visa, Mastercard, or Discover credit or debit card to purchase pre-sale tickets during the Capital One cardholder pre-sale window. Excludes Capital One issued private label cards. Supplies are limited.

Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Friday, July 10 at 10 AM ET at dollymusical.com with an initial ticket on sale through Sunday, November 21, 2027.

Parton’s career is nothing short of extraordinary. Still topping the charts well into her sixth decade of success, Dolly has sold over 100 million albums worldwide, is an inductee in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and is Billboard’s #1 Country Artist of All Time. With over 3,000 songs written and an inductee in both the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Dolly has firmly cemented her place in music history. But how did this “Backwoods Barbie” rise to become a living legend?

DOLLY: A True Original Musical is the story only Dolly Parton could tell, in her own words and through the songs that shaped her life. From the top of the Smoky Mountains to the top of the world, DOLLY captures how she dreamed, dared, stumbled, and soared. Featuring beloved hits including “I Will Always Love You,” “Jolene,” “Coat of Many Colors,” and “9 to 5,” DOLLY: A True Original Musical takes you inside her life in the spotlight and the music that carried her there.

The music team for the production includes two-time Tony Award winner and two-time Grammy^® winner Stephen Oremus (music supervisor), Charity Wicks (music director), Tony Award nominee and Grammy Award nominee John Clancy (orchestrations), and Kent Wells (musical consultant). The music team is completed by Richard Dennison (vocal arrangements and music arrangements) and Gregg Perry (music arrangements and vocal arrangements) who are longtime collaborators with Parton and collectively have almost a century of experience creating music with her.

The creative team for DOLLY: A True Original Musical includes Emmy Award^® winner Mandy Moore (choreography), Tony Award winner Derek McLane (scenic design), Tony Award nominee Jennifer Moeller (costume design), Tony Award winner Donald Holder (lighting design), Tony Award winner Peter Hylenski (sound design), Olivier Award nominee Nathan Amzi and Olivier Award nominee Joe Ransom (video design), Robert Pickens (hair design), Studio Pickens (makeup design), Michael J. Passaro (production stage manager), and Jim Carnahan and Carrie Gardner (casting directors).

Please note that DOLLY: A True Original Musical may be inappropriate for ages 8 and under.

DOLLY: A True Original Musical had its world premiere last summer in Parton’s hometown of Nashville, TN, where the acclaimed engagement made international headlines. The sold-out run was the most successful production in the history of the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of Belmont University. Parton’s relationship also extends to the school’s ongoing Dolly U program and her induction into Belmont’s Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum.

The Broadway engagement of DOLLY: A True Original Musical is proudly presented by the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development, honoring the state that shaped Dolly’s extraordinary journey.

DOLLY: A True Original Musical is produced by Dolly Parton, Danny Nozell, Adam Speers for ATG Productions, and Gavin Kalin Productions. 101 Productions, Ltd. are general managers for the musical.

Casting, additional creative team members, and other details for the Broadway production of DOLLY: A True Original Musical will be announced in the coming weeks.

For news and updates on DOLLY: A True Original Musical, please sign up at www.dollymusical.com

BIOGRAPHIES

Dolly Parton is the most honored and revered multi-hyphenate of all time and in 2022 was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Recently, Dolly debuted DOLLY: A True Original Musical in Nashville as a thank you to her home state and community that has uplifted her for decades. The musical will make its official Broadway debut in 2026. Her recent album Rockstar made history by scoring the biggest album debut sales week of her seven-decade career and earning her six #1s on the Billboard charts: Top Rock Albums, Top Rock & Alternative Albums, Top Country Albums, Top Album Sales, Top Current Album Sales, and Independent Albums. The landmark album also claimed the #3 spot on the Billboard 200 chart, her highest position ever. Achieving 28 RIAA-certified gold, platinum, and multi-platinum awards, she has had 26 songs reach #1 on the Billboard Country Chart, a record for a female artist. Parton is the first artist to have topped Billboard’s Adult Contemporary, Christian AC Songs, Hot Country Songs, Christian Airplay, Rock Digital Songs, Country Airplay and Dance/Mix Show Airplay radio charts. Parton became the first country artist honored as Grammy MusiCares Person of the Year given out by NARAS. She has 49 career Top 10 country albums, a record for any artist, and 120 career-charted singles over the past 50+ years. Her trilogy of New York Times bestselling coffee books began with Songteller: My Life in Lyrics, followed by Behind The Seams: My Life in Rhinestone, released on October 17, 2023. The series concluded with Star of the Show: My Life on Stage, published on November 11, 2025, which looks at her decades of performing on the road.

In 2014, the RIAA recognized her impact on recorded music with a plaque commemorating more than 100 million units sold worldwide. She has amassed 11 Grammy Awards and 55 nominations, including the Lifetime Achievement Award, 14 Country Music Association Awards and Honors, including Entertainer of the Year; 13 Academy of Country Music Awards, also including a nod for Entertainer of the Year; four People’s Choice Awards; and three American Music Awards. In 1999, Parton was inducted as a member of the coveted Country Music Hall of Fame.

Parton has the largest fan base of all measured music artists in the YouGov database at #1 with 198 million. She has the #1 Q Score of all performers, solo and group. She is one of only 25 celebrities in the E-poll database to have an E-score of 100 and has maintained that perfect rating for 8 years. She recently won Best Brand Award, Celebrity, Influencer and Fashion at the 2023 Licensing International Excellence Awards.

To date, Parton has donated over 318 million books to children around the world with her Imagination Library. Her children’s book, Coat of Many Colors, was dedicated to the Library of Congress to honor the Imagination Library’s 100 millionth book donation. In March 2022, Parton released the book Run Rose Run which she co-authored with James Patterson and sat at #1 on the New York Times Best Sellers List for five weeks, a record for this decade. She also released an accompanying album of the same name with original songs inspired by the book which reached #1 on three charts simultaneously: Country, Americana/Folk and Bluegrass Albums. From her Coat of Many Colors while working 9 to 5, no dream is too big and no mountain too high for the country girl who turned the world into her stage.

Maria S. Schlatter (Book Co-Writer) is a two-time Emmy-winning, multi-nominated television producer and writer as well as a network executive for ABC. Schlatter previously partnered with Dolly Parton to create, executive produce, and write a musical film for Netflix, Emmy-winning Christmas on the Square. Before that, she produced and wrote for many comedy, music, and variety specials and series, for the top performers in entertainment including Frank Sinatra and Muhammad Ali as well as an Emmy-winning Sammy Davis, Jr. special. She produced and wrote for the American Comedy Awards for 11 years, Oscar’s Greatest Moments video for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and many other star specials.

Bartlett Sher (Director). The New York Times has praised Sher as “one of the most original and exciting directors, not only in the American theater but also in the international world of opera.” Nominated for the Tony Award nine times, he took home the prize in 2008 for his powerful revival of South Pacific.

Sher’s early career included residencies all over the world, under the guidance of such extraordinary artists as Garland Wright, Robert Woodruff, and Peter Hall. In 2000, he arrived at the Intiman Theater in Seattle, where he served as the Artistic Director until 2009.

During his time working in a regional theater, he directed over twenty plays by Shakespeare and immersed himself in the classics. His Cymbeline was the first American production of a Shakespeare play presented at the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon. Sher’s first Broadway production was the 2005 world premiere of The Light in the Piazza, by Adam Guettel and Craig Lucas, which garnered him his first Tony nomination.

Soon after, he became the Resident Director of Lincoln Center Theater, a position he held until 2024 when he was named Executive Producer.  While at LCT, Bart has received Tony Award nominations for his productions of My Fair Lady, Oslo, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King and I, Golden Boy, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, Awake and Sing!, and The Light in the Piazza.  His other LCT productions include Corruption, McNeal, Lerner & Loewe’s Camelot, Intimate Apparel, Blood and Gifts, and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown.

On Broadway, Bart has directed such shows as Pictures from Home, Fiddler on the Roof, and The Bridges of Madison County. In 2018, he directed Aaron Sorkin’s adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird on Broadway, which became the best-selling American play in Broadway history.

In the world of opera, Bart has directed both new work and classics at some of the most prestigious opera houses in the world, including La Scala, the English National Opera, the Salzburg Festival, Chicago, Seattle, the Berlin Staatsoper, Baden-Baden, and the Metropolitan Opera in New York. Most recently, he directed the world premiere of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay for the Met’s current season.

His film of Oslo premiered on HBO in 2021 and was nominated for two Emmy Awards and won a Critics Choice Award.

Other recent work includes the hit revival of Kiss Me, Kate in London at the Barbican Theatre. Upcoming work includes the stage adaptation of the movie-musical La La Land.

Danny Nozell (Producer) is a titan of the entertainment industry; his bold, jovial personality accompanies his well-known reputation for high profit margins, long-term client retention, and progressive diversification of revenue for clients and his own companies. His most notable achievements have been with cultural icon and global superstar Dolly Parton as her manager of 20 years. Nozell and his team at CTK Enterprises have a diverse roster of talent, spanning a spectrum of genres: Megadeth and KC and the Sunshine Band, to name a few. Nozell masters every facet of the industry – including music, TV, film, branding, publishing, touring, and record deals – through awe-inspiring innovation and spotting new trends ahead of the curve. Nozell is credited for rebuilding Parton’s global touring career, revitalizing her recording career, and overseeing her vast business empire. He expanded her branding globally, including hundreds of product lines, and produced her portfolio of television, film, and stage productions. His own businesses have redefined the modern-day entertainment industry. Nozell’s companies – including CTK Enterprises, NOZ Entertainment, and Nash Aviation – employ a 50-plus team of experts who deliver revolutionary ROI for clients and partners.

ATG Productions (Producer) is the award-winning producing and general management arm of ATG Entertainment. Dolly Parton first collaborated with ATG and Adam Speers in 2019 when she entrusted them to develop a new version of her musical 9 to 5, which became a hit in London’s West End and subsequently had successful UK and international tours. Current and upcoming productions: the seven-time Olivier Award-winning Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club (Playhouse Theatre); the biggest new musical of the Edinburgh Fringe BLISS (Pleasance Courtyard); the three-time Olivier Award-winning Best New Musical The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Public Theater, New York); Other Desert Cities (Hudson Theatre); and Pretty Woman: The Musical (UK Tour). Recent productions: the Olivier Award-winning Best New Musical Sunny Afternoon (UK Tour); Waiting for Godot starring Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter (Broadway); ART starring Bobby Cannavale, James Corden, and Neil Patrick Harris (Broadway); 50 First Dates: The Musical (West End); the official KC and the Sunshine Band musical Get Down Tonight (West End); the three-time Olivier Award-winning Best New Musical The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (West End/Southwark Playhouse); Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club (Broadway); Dear Evan Hansen (West End/UK Tour/Asia); Sunset Blvd. starring Nicole Scherzinger (West End/Broadway); A Streetcar Named Desire starring Paul Mescal (West End/New York); Barcelona starring Lily Collins and Álvaro Morte (West End); Player Kings starring Ian McKellen (West End/UK Tour); I Should Be So Lucky: The Official Stock Aitken Waterman Musical (UK Tour); Plaza Suite starring Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker (West End/Broadway); Harry Clarke starring Billy Crudup (West End); A Doll’s House starring Jessica Chastain (Broadway); Pretty Woman The Musical (West End/UK Tour/Zurich); Mother Goose starring Ian McKellen and John Bishop (West End/UK Tour); The Doctor (West End); Mad House (West End); the Olivier Award-winning Cyrano de Bergerac (West End/Glasgow/New York); The Seagull (West End); Fatal Attraction (UK Tour); 9 to 5 the Musical (West End/UK Tour/Australia); Ian McKellen On Stage (West End/UK Tour/Broadway); and the Olivier Award-winning Caroline, or Change (West End/Broadway). atg-productions.com

Gavin Kalin Productions (Producer) A multi-award-winning theatrical production company that specialise in producing theatre in the West End, on Broadway and internationally. Recent Broadway credits include Every Brilliant Thing, Fear of 13, Art, Waiting for Godot, Sunset Blvd, Cabaret, A Doll’s House, Plaza Suite, and Betrayal. Recent West End credits include All My Sons, Benjamin Button, Barcelona, The Seagull, Vanya, A Little Life, Streetcar Named Desire, and Cabaret. Other entertainment: Monopoly Lifesized, London and the Paddington Bear Experience, London. For more gavinkalinproductions.com / @gavinkalinprods

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