It seems like it was only last week that we rang in the new year and it is already less than 100 days until Christmas.
Right Angle Entertainment and Paul T. Couch have announced that Dolly Parton’s “Smokey Mountain Christmas Carol” will be a part of the holiday season fare with a tour around the nation.
The 25 city tour kicks off on November 13 and will conclude just before Christmas on December 23.
The musical includes music by the eleven time Grammy Award winning Hall of Fame legend Dolly Parton.
“Parton described the musical as, ‘my love letter to the Smokey Mountains, to Christmas, and to the timeless reminder that love, compassion, and generosity are gifts that we can all share.’”
Paul Couch noted, “the holidays have always held a special place in Dolly’s heart, and this year that love feels significantly more poignant. A Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol represents another meaningful way to experience the many musical gifts that Dolly created for us to enjoy and connect with her, and it’s with that spirit that we’ll share her beautiful songs and stories.”
Co-founder at Right Angle Entertainment Alison Spiriti added, “what makes Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol so special is how much heart it has. This show gives longtime fans and new generations an opportunity to celebrate Dolly’s music and the remarkable legacy she created.”
A re-imagining of the Charles Dickens tale “A Christmas Carol”, Parton has re-set the musical in the east Tennessee Smokey Mountains where Ebenezer Scrooge is the owner of a mining company town, where his callous greed blinds him to the joys and gifts of the season. As a Christmas Eve snowstorm approaches, Scrooge is visited by his deceased business partner and three ghosts who compel him to see life anew and discover that love is the greatest gift we have.
Born and raised in the Smokey Mountains, Parton was an ambassador to the Great Smokey Mountains.
“Smokey Mountain Christmas Carol” tour dates:
Nov 13 at the Martin Center for the Arts in Johnson City, TN
Nov 14 at the Mathena Center Mainstage in Princeton, WV
Nov 15 & 16 at the Canady Creative Arts Center in Morgantown, WV
Nov 17 at the Keith-Albee PAC in Huntington, WV
Nov 21 at the Weill Center for Performing Arts in Sheboygan, WI
Nov 22 at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center in Appleton, WI
Nov 24 at the State Theatre in Minneapolis, MN
Nov 25 at the Orpheum Theater in Omaha, NE
Nov 27 at the Base Concert Hall in Austin, TX
Nov 28 at the UT Tyler Cowan Center in Tyler, TX
Nov 29 at Buddy Holly Hall in Lubbock, TX
Dec 1 at the Saenger Theatre in Pensacola, FL
Dec 2 at The Grand Opera House in Macon, GA
Dec 3 at the Ford Center in Oxford, MS
Dec 4 at the Raising Cane’s River Center Theatre in Baton Rouge, LA
Dec 6 at the Lutcher Theater in Orange, TX
Dec 8 at the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville, AR
Dec 10 at the Capitol Theatre in Wheeling, WV
Dec 11 & 12 at the Fox Theatre in Detroit, MI
Dec 13 at the Honeywell Center in Wabash, IN
Dec 16 at The Stranahan in Toledo, OH
Dec 17 at the Tuscarawas PAC in New Philadelphia, OH
Dec 18 at the Civic Center in Akron, OH
Dec 19 & 20 at the Center for the Arts in Midland, MI
Dec 22 at the DeVos Performance Hall in Grand Rapids, MI
Dec 23 at Clowes Memorial Hall in Indianapolis, IN