Country music legend Dolly Parton revealed details about upcoming projects, including a new album, a Broadway play and a cookbook during her visit to The view on Tuesday.

Parton is developing a new musical called Hello, I’m Dollyabout her life, which will be seen on the Broadway stage in 2026. When she looks back on her life and her timeless career, she describes it as emotional.

“It takes you to places you didn’t really want to go back to, but it reminds you of things you really should have thought about,” Parton said. “It’s very emotional.”

The musical follows Parton from her childhood in the Smoky Mountains to the present day.

The country star and her sister Rachel Parton George also enchanted the audience at The view when they unveiled their new cookbook, Good looking cooking.

Parton grew up in a family of twelve and could hardly wait to eat dinner because there was always a lot of activity at the table.

“At home, food was always the best thing and we put a lot of it into this book,” Parton said. “We all just loved to sing and we loved to sing in the kitchen.”

The sister duo highlights dishes like chocolate cake with meringue, fried green tomatoes with ranch dressing, strawberry pie and cornbread dressing in their new book. Parton cited meatloaf as her favorite meal, while George, who has a penchant for sweet things, said strawberry pie was her favorite.

When the sisters are not busy in the kitchen, they are working hard on Parton’s new album. Dolly Parton and her family: Smoky Mountain DNAThis family-oriented project presents songs performed by Dolly’s immediate and extended family spanning multiple generations.

George described working with all her relatives as “a great pleasure.”

“We looked into our family history and learned things that some of us didn’t know. Then Dolly was able to sing with a lot of our relatives who helped out,” George said. “It was really great and it brought us all together.”

The album will be accompanied by a four-part documentary series, scheduled for release in 2025, featuring concert performances filmed at Knoxville’s historic Bijou Theater, featuring Parton and her family from the record.

“We’re very proud of it,” Parton said. “It takes our musical heritage back to the 19th century, and Rachel and I have a song on this album that she wrote. She’s a great singer and songwriter and a great guitarist.”

Newsweek has reached out to Parton’s team about her upcoming projects, but has not received a response.

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