Broadway's DOLLY: A True Original Musical announced its five leading cast members, handpicked for the upcoming production by the late Dolly Parton. Beginning performances at the St. James Theatre December 7, opening night will take place on what would have been Parton’s 81st birthday: January 19, 2027.
Katie Rose Clarke will reprise her performance from the show’s world premiere production in Nashville as Dolly Parton. Carrie St. Louis, who was involved in some of the earliest readings of the musical, reprises her performance as Dolly, the ambitious and talented singer-songwriter trying to make her break in the Nashville music scene. Eleven-year-old Norah Nunes, who was one of the finalists of the “Search for Dolly” online open casting call, makes her Broadway debut as Little Dolly.
The cast will also include Grammy nominee John Behlmann as Carl Dean, Dolly’s devoted husband of almost 60 years, and Tony Award winner Gabriel Ebert as Porter Wagoner, the larger-than-life country music star who first introduced Parton to a national television audience.
DOLLY: A True Original Musical features Parton's iconic hits as well as new songs she wrote especially for the musical, with a book by Parton and Emmy winner Maria S. …
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