Los Angeles, Jan. 28 -- Veteran singer Dolly Parton announced that her autobiographical stage musical "Dolly: An Original Musical" will have its world premiere in Nashville this July.

Directed by Bartlett Sher, the Nashville production will play a limited four-week engagement on the campus of Belmont University, at the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, as per Variety.

Preview performances begin July 18, with the official opening night set for August 8. Most of the Belmont performances will actually take place during that preview stage, as the show is scheduled to have its last night on August 17.

Parton and Sher announced plans for this seminal production during a morning press event at Belmont, in front of an audience of students...