Dolly Parton News

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, which began as a small community outreach in Parton's native Sevier County, Tennessee, has evolved to become the largest literacy program in the world.

As everyone is getting ready to bid farewell to 2016 and welcome in 2017, The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre is preparing to host a very special New Year's Eve event to help mark the occasion.  Every few years, Way Off Broadway hosts a New Year's Eve event and this is one of those years! 

The nominees for PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS 2017 were announced this morning at the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills.

Hennepin Theatre Trust announced today that South Africa's LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO, who has warmed the hearts of audience worldwide with their uplifting harmonies, signature dance moves and charming onstage banter, will perform for one night only at the historic State Theatre (805 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis) on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017 at 8 p.m. With a deep respect for both their cultural and personal history, Ladysmith Black Mambazo is ever-evolving with an eye toward their long musical legacy.

One of the staples of the holiday season is, without a doubt, The Nutcracker. As Christmas rolls around each year, countless productions of the classic Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ballet are performed around the world.

The Meeting* hosted by Justin Sayre - the monthly gathering of the International Order of Sodomites, the centuries-old organization which sets the mythic Gay Agenda - will return to OASIS (298 Eleventh Street, San Francisco CA) for a fifth appearance on Saturday, November 5 at 7:00 PM. The performance will celebrate the release of Sayre's debut comedy album  The Gay Agenda, which is available on iTunes, the show's website and at upcoming appearances. The New York run of The Meeting*, which just opened its eights and final season at Joe's Pub at The Public Theater, has been sold out since the New York Times "Arts & Leisure" piece ran September 2014. Special musical guests for the Oasis performance will be Matthew Martin and Intensive Claire. Tickets are $20 and are available at SFOasis.com.

The Meeting* hosted by Justin Sayre - the monthly gathering of the International Order of Sodomites, the centuries-old organization which sets the mythic Gay Agenda - will return to OASIS (298 Eleventh Street, San Francisco CA) for a fifth appearance today, November 5 at 7:00 PM. 

Coyote StageWorks, the Coachella Valley-based award-winning Actors' Equity professional theater company, will begin its 2016-2017 'Legendary Ladies' season on November 26, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. with a staged reading benefit gala performance of the beloved production 'Steel Magnolias,' by playwright Robert Harling. It will feature performances by well-known actresses Florence Henderson, Sally Struthers, Carole Cooke, Mo Gaffney, Yo Younger and Elaine Hayhurst and will be held at the Annenberg Theater at the Palm Springs Art Museum. 

NBC celebrates the lighting of the world's most famous Christmas tree with CHRISTMAS IN ROCKEFELLER CENTER on Wednesday, Nov. 30 (8-9 p.m. ET).

JIMMY KIMMEL invited some of country's biggest stars to read some of the nasty things people write about them aloud and they graciously accepted that offer.

The new World War II era romantic musical Love and War announces their 29 hour reading, which will be directed by Daniel Goldstein (Godspell), with book by J. Todd Allan, music by Peter B. Allen, and lyrics by Peter B. Allen, Mathayu Warren-Lane, and J. Todd Allan. Ken Davenport will serve as Executive Producer.

Country superstars Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will be returning to host Country Music's Biggest Night in 2016.

As the only theme park in the world to win Amusement Today's Golden Ticket award for Best Christmas Event, it is fair to say Dollywood's Smoky Mountain Christmas presented by Humana (Nov. 5 - Jan. 1) can be considered a gold standard for Christmas festivals

Child Safety Network ("CSN"), a leader in the safety and protection of American children for over 27 years, announced today that it has selected Mecum Auctions, Inc. to sell the famous Country Music Truck, autographed by over 100 Country Stars, on Saturday, November 5, at Mecum Dallas 2016 to take place at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center.

Lincoln Center's acclaimed American Songbook series returns for its 18th season of celebrating the best in American singing and songwriting. During February and March 2016, established and rising singers and singer-songwriters across a range of genres-Southern soul, bluegrass, folk, R&B, indie rock, pop, musical theater, and more-will take The Appel Room stage for concerts that explore the many iterations of American song. And in spring, American Songbook will return to Alice Tully Hall with two dynamic women whose artistry in two very different arenas demonstrates the expansive reach of American song embodied in the series.

Today marks Charlie Daniels 80th birthday.  To celebrate the occasion,  Indian Ranch  announced that the Charlie Daniels Band will return to Webster, MA on Saturday, September 9 at 2:00 P.M.   

On Tuesday, November 1, JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE kicks off a two-night celebration of “The 50th Annual CMA Awards” with CMA Award winner Keith Urban.

The new World War II era romantic musical Love and War announces their 29 hour reading, which will be directed by Daniel Goldstein (Godspell), with book by J. Todd Allan, music by Peter B. Allen, and lyrics by Peter B. Allen, Mathayu Warren-Lane, and J. Todd Allan. Ken Davenport will serve as Executive Producer.

The Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts will present a special evening of music and memories with Bob Eubanks' Backstage with The Beatles, featuring Ticket to Ride, at Pepperdine University's Smothers Theatre in Malibu today, October 27, 2016 at 8 p.m.

Critically-acclaimed vocalist Helen Welch is known for her live stage performances which explore a diverse range of musical compositions, starting with the 1930s up through present-day.