Dolly Parton Broadway Bio Musical aiming for Spring 2025- Page 5

[RippedMan]

Posted: 7/19/25 at 11:19am

Side note they’re doing a non Union tour of dolly’s Christmas movie this holiday season. 

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 7/19/25 at 12:29pm

From a few hours ago: 

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8htcLAV/
 

[KrupYou]

Posted: 7/19/25 at 12:33pm

I cannot wait. 

[MezzA101]

Posted: 7/20/25 at 5:45pm

In Nashville, a Homecoming for Dolly Parton and Her Musical

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/20/theater/dolly-parton-musical-nashville.html?unlocked_article_code=1.X08.eFTB.lTkp5iWkVAHc&smid=nytcore-android-share

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 7/20/25 at 6:03pm

Dolly is deeply beloved all over the world, she is a lovely human being. If they tighten this up like 10%, it would be something really special. I think this will be a huge success in New York, they just need to do more work on the book. 

Cute merch too

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 7/20/25 at 6:47pm

They're going to need to book the Marquis Theatre if they intend to do that huge convention/expo set-up for its Broadway run. That's the only Broadway house that has the lobby space to achieve this.  The other Broadway houses that have the space are already booked: the Gershwin (WICKED) and the Minskoff (Disney's THE LION KING).  

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 7/20/25 at 6:56pm

^ Totally ^

[hobokenken]

Posted: 7/20/25 at 6:59pm

Lincoln center theater announced their 25/26 lineup for all of their theaters but for one gap. The big Vivian Beaumont theater is not scheduled for spring 26. The director of this Dolly musical is Bartlett Sher who has a long standing history with lincoln center theater.

I am imagining that they are waiting to see what the reviews and outlook appears to be for this musical and if positive, then Lincoln Center theater has their tenant for Spring 26. 

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 7/20/25 at 7:06pm

This is not playing the Vivian Beaumont lmao

[Wick3]

Posted: 7/20/25 at 7:32pm

BrodyFosse123 said: "They're going to need to book the Marquis Theatre if they intend to do that huge convention/expo set-up for its Broadway run. That's the only Broadway house that has the lobby space to achieve this. The other Broadway houses that have the space are already booked: the Gershwin (WICKED) and the Minskoff (Disney's THE LION KING)."

James Earl Jones after the renovation has space on each and every level.

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 7/20/25 at 10:07pm

BrodyFosse123 said: "They're going to need to book the Marquis Theatre if they intend to do that huge convention/expo set-up for its Broadway run. That's the only Broadway house that has the lobby space to achieve this. The other Broadway houses that have the space are already booked: the Gershwin (WICKED) and the Minskoff (Disney's THE LION KING)."

I'm sure any lobby activation on Broadway will be minuscule compared to what's on display in Tennessee. The Nashville production is a unique confluence of events: a local hero (who is even more merchandisable in TN than in NY), a new venue trying to make a big splash, and a city known for kitsch.

ATG is lead-producing the show, so we should assume they will program it into an ATG-owned house until we are informed otherwise. Which, for a show of this size, basically narrows it to the St. James, Hirschfeld, or August Wilson.

Updated On: 7/20/25 at 10:07 PM

[Adeliciaboy]

Posted: 7/21/25 at 3:27am

Forget the merch activations folks.  There's a lot more to worry about than merch for this show right now.  I saw the third preview yesterday and as I noted in a longish post on the other website,"dolly" is a disaster of near Biblical proportions.  Granted this was only the third preview but it is in sad shape.  Really sad.   I do not believe Bartlett Sher, the current director, is the man to save this show.  From what I've seen of his work at Lincoln Center and elsewhere, he is devoid of creativity and has no ability to effectively stage work -- especially a new show like. "Dolly."   Pacing seems to be something he's never heard of. The cast is nothing special and a group of special performers is needed to make this show work.  I am still speechless at what passes for an Act I finale.  "The Bridge" is a Parton song  from her early years that I was unfamiliar with.  I know it now, but I hope it doesn't wind up in the show if "Dolly" indeed makes it to Broadway. "Dolly"  on Sunday ran nearly 3 hours and 15 minutes.  It felt much much longer.  

Updated On: 7/21/25 at 03:27 AM