Dolly Parton just announced that the world premiere of “Dolly: An Original Musical” will take place in NASHVILLE this summer, before heading to Broadway in New York City next year. That’s big news for the Nashville area, because NYC and LA always seem to scoop up every major premiere. Dolly said, “I am Tennessee born and raised, and Nashville has been my musical home for over 60 years. So, this is the right and perfect place to present the world premiere of my life story as a musical. Right here in Nashville, at the beautiful Belmont University’s Fisher Center.” Dolly’s musical will only be running for a four-week limited engagement . . . Previews begin on July 18th, and opening night is August 8th.
Jelly Roll and his wife, Bunnie Xo, have been documenting their recent Hawaiian vacation and they’re loving being on island time. And part of the reason is because everyone is leaving them ALONE. In a clip Bunnie posted to TikTok, Jelly’s looking astonished and says, “You hear that? They’re playing ‘Save Me’ right now . . . It’s like the second Jelly Roll song that came on, and I’m just standing there and no one in the line knows me at all.” But some people in the comments are saying that people probably do recognize him, but they’re leaving him alone because Hawaiians are cool like that.
The Grand Ole Opry turns 100 this year. And all year long they’ll be celebrating the big milestone. The very first show went down November 28th, 1925 and it featured Uncle Jimmy Thompson on fiddle. And now, almost 100 years later, a new NBC special was just announced called the “Opry 100: A Live Celebration” and it’ll be hosted by “Uncle” Blake Shelton. It will celebrate the historic run of the Opry and will feature some of the biggest names in the industry. Carrie Underwood . . . Clint Black . . . Garth Brooks . . . Lainey Wilson . . . Reba McEntire . . . Eric Church . . . Luke Combs . . . and many more will be there. “Opry 100: A Live Celebration” will air March 19th from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. And you can watch it on NBC and Peacock.
First Post Malone tipped a single mom $20,000 on Christmas Eve. Now he just left a $1,200 tip at PIZZA HUT. He popped into a Pizza Hut in Cottonwood Heights, Utah on Saturday, just outside Salt Lake City. He knocked on the door 30 minutes before they opened. That would have been 9:30 in the morning. The manager on duty was 20-year-old Kolby Aguila, who told a reporter he couldn’t believe Post Malone was just standing outside. Quote, “I didn’t think it was him at first.” He’s been a fan since middle school. Post asked if they were open yet, and Kolby said, “We can be open for YOU.” He ordered some pizzas and wings, and Kolby said it was on the house. So Post pulled out all the money in his wallet . . . $1,200 . . . and handed it to him. Kolby says he kept $800 for himself, and gave the rest to his co-worker who was there. He has some medical bills and really needed it. He called Post “a really genuine person” and “one of the coolest dudes” he’s ever met.
Megan Fox is due to give birth in March, and evidently she and MGK aren’t even speaking.
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are taking their joint comedy tour back on the road. June 21st in Atlantic City, NJ and June 22nd in Newark, NJ
The final season of “The Conners” will premiere on March 26th.
The Jonas Brothers are making a Christmas movie for Disney+.
MacKenzie Porter is 35.
Isabel Lucas is 40. Samantha on “MacGyver”.
Athina Onassis Roussel is 40. Granddaughter of Aristotle Onassis . . . and formerly the world’s richest teenager. She is worth $1 billion today.
Eric Paslay is 42. Country singer who wrote a “Song About a Girl”.
Adam Lambert is 43. “American Idol” runner-up
Justin Hartley is 48. Kevin on “This Is Us”.
Sara Gilbert is 50. Darlene on “Roseanne”. Creator and co-host of “The Talk”.
Heather Graham is 55. Felicity Shagwell in “Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me”.
Greg Louganis is 65.
Judy Norton-Taylor is 67. Mary Ellen Walton on “The Waltons”.
Irlene Mandrell is 69. Barbara’s sister.
Oprah Winfrey is 71.
Tom Selleck is 80. Commissioner Frank Reagan on “Blue Bloods”, Thomas Magnum on “Magnum P.I.”, and Monica’s older boyfriend Richard on “Friends”.
Katharine Ross is 85. Elaine Robinson in “The Graduate”, She’s been married to Sam Elliott since 1984. He’s her FIFTH husband.
