Dolly Parton Says She'd Like a 'Musical Feature' Based on Her Life, Reveals Who She'd Like to Play Her
etonline.comDolly Parton is ready to see her life story play out on the big screen! During an appearance on , the country music legend shared her hopes for creating a feature based on her backstory.
The singer has long wanted to do a Broadway musical about her life, but the pandemic has her reconsidering that and thinking about a film instead.«We were talking about doing my Broadway musical and we were really, really far out ahead of that, and then COVID hit and that changed my mind about a whole lot of things,» Parton shared.«I do intend someday to be on Broadway, but I'm thinking now that I might do my life story as a feature,» she said. «Maybe possibly even a musical feature, so we're in talks about that.»Parton already has an idea on who she'd love to see play her: Broadway powerhouse Kristin Chenoweth. «I love Kristin Chenoweth.
She's just absolutely fantastic,» she shared. «I thought she'd be an ideal person to do that.»The singer explained that the pint-sized singer would be one of several actresses to portray her at various ages, similar to the roles in «We'd probably have to have -- as long as my career has been -- like a little Dolly and a middle Dolly and then the older one,» she said.Parton recently made headlines after attempting to take herself out of the running for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Earlier this month, the «Jolene» singer made the announcement via a statement on Instagram. «Dolly here! Even though I’m extremely flattered and grateful to be nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, I don’t feel that I have earned that right.
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