Dolly 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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