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.