Dolly Parton says those who want to get a first look at her Broadway show Dolly: An Original Musical will be able to see it in Nashville this summer before it heads to the bright lights of New York in 2026. In fact, tickets are already on sale.

Dolly Parton announced Tuesday that her autobiographical stage musical “ Dolly: An Original Musical ” will have its world premiere in Nashville this July, the first public stop on the way to a planned Broadway opening in 2026.

Before Dolly Parton takes her life story to Broadway, she's making a pit stop in Music City. Driving the news: Parton's "Dolly: An Original Musical" will have its world premiere this summer at Belmont University's Fisher Center for the Performing Arts.

Before it heads to Broadway, Dolly Parton’s musical will debut in Music City. Parton wrote the music and lyrics for 'Dolly,' which includes songs from her catalog and new numbers.

Dolly: An Original Musical will will play a four-week limited engagement in Nashville this summer before arriving on Broadway in 2026.

Dolly Parton's new musical is set to premiere in Nashville ahead of its 2026 Broadway run. The 79-year-old country music icon announced Tuesday that her show, Dolly: An Original Musical, will begin previews July 18 at Belmont University's Fisher Center for the Performing Arts.

Music icon Dolly Parton is determined to see her own musical premiere on Broadway. “I left his house and got in my car and I called my wife first and I was crying, because I knew he did it," Ron Shipp said about OJ Simpson. “I don’t use baby oil to this day..."

Music legend Dolly Parton took the stage at the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Belmont University to announce that her new musical, Dolly: An Original Musical will have its world premiere there in summer 2025.

Tennessee native Parton revealed the upcoming summer dates for the musical during a press conference held at Belmont's Fisher Center For the Performing Arts.