Coming to Broadway

Dolly: A True Original Musical

Music by Dolly Parton · Book by Dolly Parton and Maria S. Schlatter · Directed by Bartlett Sher

Dolly Parton tells her own story in a new musical that follows her from a childhood in the Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee to country stardom and Hollywood. The score pairs her best-known songs with new ones written for the show. It had its world premiere in Nashville in 2025.

Theatre

St. James Theatre
246 West 44th Street, New York

Run

Previews begin December 7, 2026
Opens January 19, 2027

Announced cast

Katie Rose Clarke (Dolly Parton) · Carrie St. Louis (Dolly) · Norah Nunes (Little Dolly) · John Behlmann (Carl Dean) · Gabriel Ebert (Porter Wagoner)

Creative team

Scenic design Derek McLane · Costume design Jennifer Moeller · Lighting design Donald Holder · Sound design Peter Hylenski · Video design Nathan Amzi and Joe Ransom · Choreography Mandy Moore · Music supervision Stephen Oremus · Orchestrations John Clancy

Our role

Co-Producer