{"id":6815,"date":"2025-07-19T21:20:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T21:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/6815\/"},"modified":"2025-07-19T21:20:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T21:20:08","slug":"ageless-country-icon-79-glows-in-surprise-appearance-at-musical-premiere-our-girl-is-shining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/6815\/","title":{"rendered":"Ageless Country Icon, 79, Glows in Surprise Appearance at Musical Premiere: \u2018Our Girl Is Shining\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ageless Country Icon, 79, Glows in Surprise Appearance at Musical Premiere: \u2018Our Girl Is Shining\u2019<\/a> originally appeared on Parade<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Dolly Parton shows no signs of slowing down at age 79. The country music<\/a> legend surprised fans Friday night by stopping by the premiere of Dolly: A True Original Musical in Nashville, TN. Katie Rose Clarke, Carrie St. Louis, and Quinn Titcomb star in the musical, portraying the \u201c9 to 5\u201d icon at three different stages of her life.<\/p>\n

Related: Tennis Legend, 66, Makes Bold Admission About His Life Falling Apart<\/a><\/p>\n

Dolly, who recently suffered the loss of her husband Carl Dean on March 3, glowed as she nearly floated on stage \u2014 much to the delight of the surprised crowd. Wearing a form-fitting gold bell-bottom pantsuit, Dolly took the stage at the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts to introduce the show. With her signature sly wit in tow, Parton greeted the audience\u2019s thunderous applause by quipping, \u201cOh my goodness, I did not know we were that popular.\u201d<\/p>\n

Parton spoke for a few minutes, offering a charming warning to the preview-performance audience, \u201cWe\u2019ve got a lot of work to do. So we may stop and start. But you don\u2019t get your money back \u2014 we may even make you pay extra.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her devoted fans quickly lit up the comments section online, with one writing, \u201cShe came in glowing like the star she IS,\u201d and another adding, \u201cOur girl is SHINING.\u201d<\/p>\n

Related: Country Star’s Epic Rendition of ‘Hallelujah’ Leaves Concert Goers Speechless<\/a><\/p>\n

Dolly: A True Original Musical is scheduled to run through August 31, 2025.<\/p>\n

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Ageless Country Icon, 79, Glows in Surprise Appearance at Musical Premiere: \u2018Our Girl Is Shining\u2019<\/a> first appeared on Parade on Jul 19, 2025<\/p>\n

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