Dolly Parton’s memoir musical, DOLLY: A True Original Musical, will debut at the St. James Theater in Manhattan on January 19, the same day the “Queen of Country” turns 81. Parton’s Broadway release follows the play’s successful run at the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts in Nashville, at which the play saw “strong ticket sales” and was “well received by audiences,” according to The New York Times. Parton and her team spent the past year revising the play before its debut at the country’s biggest musical theater scene, which the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer announced in a video posted to her Instagram on Tuesday. “I have some big news that I am so excited to share,” the ten-time Grammy winner said. “Now this isn’t a story about sparkle and shine on the outside. It’s about where I really come from, what I’ve lived, what I’ve lost, what I’ve loved, and how I found my way.” Parton, a Tennessee native, also announced in her post that the play, directed by nine-time Tony nominee Bartlett Sher, will feature exclusive new songs. The official cast of the show has not yet been released, but Parton herself will not be in it.
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