Dolly: A True Original Musical

The much-beloved, much-mourned country star Dolly Parton's inspirational life story comes to the stage in a musical that charts the rise of the so-called "Backwoods Barbie" from extreme childhood poverty in East Tennessee to rhinestone-studded fame and fortune. Like Summer and The Cher Show before it, Dolly divides its central role into three parts, played by actresses of different ages—casting has not been finalized—but unlike other jukebox musicals, this one is autobiographical: Before her death in August, Parton co-wrote the musical's book with TV writer-producer Maria J. Schlatter. Bartlett Sher directs and Mandy Moore choreographs.