United Kingdom, Jan. 29 -- Dolly Parton is determined to see her musical while she's "still around".

The 79-year-old star's life story is being turned into a Broadway show and Dolly can't wait to see the production when it premieres in 2026.

Dolly - who has been married to Carl Thomas Dean since 1966 - said at a press conference in Nashville: "I ain't getting no younger, but as I tell my husband, I ain't getting no older either. I've outlived so many plastic surgeons. But I actually have always wanted to do my life story as a musical.

"And I just thought that I wanted to see it done while I'm still around, to be able to oversee it and make sure that it's done properly in a way that I would want to see it, rather than to wait till I'm g...