Dolly Parton.
In Thursday’s (10/23) Variety, Chris Willman writes, “ ‘Dolly Parton‘s Threads: My Songs in Symphony,’ a multi-media concert experience designed to pair the country-pop superstar’s song catalog with local orchestras, has announced performances set to take place in 11 U.S. cities from March 2025 through May of 2026. The creation of this Parton-based ‘storytelling experience’ .. will not have the singer involved as a live participant in the shows, but featured on-screen … Wednesday’s announcement offered an itinerary of symphonies the show will be hooking up with across America. Cities the tour will hit in its first 15 months include [the orchestras of] Pittsburgh, Phoenix, Cleveland, Cincinnati, San Diego, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, Portland [Oregon], Eugene, and Birmingham [Alabama Symphony]…. Its premiere date is March 20, with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra and other singers and musicians bolstering the star’s catalog of classics at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. Parton, who has said she is effectively retired from touring, will be putting in a cameo at that debut gig.”
