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Belmont's Dolly Parton TV tribute builds on a musical and education partnership

The Fisher Center will host CMA's October 21 special after staging Parton's musical in 2025. Belmont describes an institutional partnership while leaving performers and donation totals unannounced.

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Dolly Parton holding an award in a historical 2010 photograph
Dolly Parton accepting the Liseberg Applause Award on November 16, 2010. Historical photograph, not the 2026 event. Photo: Curtis Hilbun, CC BY 3.0. · 사진 / Photo · Curtis Hilbun · 출처 / Source · CC-BY · Contributor-declared changes: Commons 2020 version cropped 2 percent vertically; PRISM proportional resize and JPEG compression.. PRISM automatically re-encoded with JPEG quality 82; 2400x3530 to 1280x1883 pixels, aspect ratio retained with no upscaling.

Belmont University's Fisher Center will host a Dolly Parton television tribute after serving as the venue for her musical's world premiere. The university says CMA's two-hour live special on October 21 extends a relationship that also created DOLLY U, its entertainment education partnership.

Uncertainty

The September 16 announcement recalls the 2025 premiere of DOLLY: A True Original Musical and students working alongside artists, producers and professionals. It does not say which student roles, if any, will carry into the television production.

Robert Deaton is executive producer of the programme, which will combine performances, archive material and personal stories. The announced U.S. ABC slot is 9-11 p.m. EDT, with Disney+ distribution and Hulu availability the following day.

Uncertainty

CMA and Belmont pledge a donation from proceeds to Imagination Library. The release gives no amount and leaves performers and ticket details for later announcements, distinguishing the plan from a completed fundraiser.

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