New York, NY (Top40 Charts) On Monday, Oct. 3,
Dolly Parton will be the lead guest and perform as part of the Outdoor Concert Series on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," her first-ever appearance on the late night program. In addition, earlier Monday morning, Dolly will appear as the featured guest on "The Talk," where she will chat with hosts Sharon Osbourne, Sheryl Underwood, Aisha Tyler and
Julie Chen about her new movie, Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors - Circle of Love, the success of her most recent album "
Pure & Simple" (which remains in the Billboard Country Albums Top 10 chart) and much more.
Just in time for the holidays, Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors - Circle of Love, premieres on NBC this Nov. 30. The sequel to the critically-acclaimed film Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors will be available on DVD beginning on Dec. 20 and digitally on Dec. 1.
Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors - Circle of Love continues with the story of young
Dolly Parton as the Parton Family experiences a true Christmas miracle drawing the Partons closer together than ever - with deepened faith and love for one another. The film delivers Christmas joy and peril as an unexpected blizzard threatens the Parton family while Dolly's father (and his kids) make sacrifices to raise enough money to finally buy his loving wife the wedding ring he could never afford. Meanwhile, an important person in little Dolly's life begins to see that her amazing voice and musical gift might just be made for something bigger than rural Tennessee.The family-oriented, faith-based movie stars
Jennifer Nettles (Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter and actress), Ricky Schroder (Golden Globe® Award-winner for The Champ, NYPD Blue), Alyvia Alyn Lind (Blended), Kelli Berglund (Lab Rats), Mary Lane Haskell (Coat of Many Colors), Cameron Jones (Shortland Street),
Stella Parton (Green Corn),
Hannah Nordberg (American Pastoral), Farrah MacKenzie, Parker Sack, Forrest Deal, Dylan Michael Rowen, Blane Crockarell and Gerald McRaney (Major Dad).
Dolly Parton makes a special appearance, introduces the film and serves as narrator.
The final leg of the "Pure &
Simple Tour" kicks off on Nov. 15 in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. The hottest ticket of the summer becomes the hottest ticket of the year with stops in Ala., S.C., Fla.,
Texas and more. Full list of tour dates below. Tickets are available everywhere tickets are sold.
DOLLY PARTON PURE & SIMPLE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES:
Nov. 15 LeConte Center - Pigeon Forge, Tenn.
Nov. 16 Von Braun Center
Arena - Huntsville, Ala.
Nov. 18 North Charleston Coliseum - North Charleston, S.C.
Nov. 26 Amalie
Arena - Tampa, Fla.
Nov. 27 BB&T - Sunrise, Fla.
Nov. 29 Pensacola Bay Center - Pensacola, Fla.
Nov. 30 Smoothie King Center - New Orleans, La.
Dec. 02 American Bank Center
Arena - Corpus Christi, Texas
Dec. 03 Verizon Theatre - Grand Prairie, Texas
Dec. 05 NRG
Arena - Houston, Texas
Dec. 06 Frank Erwin Center - Austin, Texas
Dec. 08 Tobin Center for the Performing Arts - San Antonio, Texas
Dec. 09 Global Event Center at WinStar World Casino and Resort - Thackerville, Okla.
Dec. 10 Global Event Center at WinStar World Casino and Resort - Thackerville, Okla.
Fans can link to purchase Pure &
Simple and the various versions available by exclusive partners below:
Cracker Barrel: smarturl.it/dollycbps
Walmart: smarturl.it/walmartdolly
Amazon Music: smarturl.it/amzmusicdolly
Amazon Physical: smarturl.it/amazondolly
Apple Music: smarturl.it/dollypartonps
Google: smarturl.it/gpdolly
Spotify: smarturl.it/spotifydolly
Walmart's special version of Pure &
Simple includes a bonus disc, featuring Dolly's greatest hits and exclusive tracks. The Cracker Barrel deluxe version contains her Pure &
Simple album complemented by two tracks, the smash hits "
Jolene" and "
9 To 5" recorded live at Glastonbury Festival, along with a 48-page ZinePak magazine filled with photos and interviews highlighting memorable stories from Parton.
ABOUT DOLLY PARTON
An internationally renowned superstar, the iconic and irrepressible
Dolly Parton has contributed countless treasures to the world of entertainment. All-inclusive sales of singles, albums, hits collections, paid digital downloads and compilation usage during her illustrious career have topped a staggering 100 million records worldwide. Achieving 25 RIAA certified gold, platinum and multi-platinum awards, Dolly has had 25 songs reach No. 1 on the Billboard Country charts, a record for a female artist. Dolly has garnered 7 Grammy Awards, 10 Country
Music Association Awards, 5 Academy of Country
Music Awards, 3 American
Music Awards and is one of only five female artists to win the Country
Music Association's Entertainer of the Year Award. Making her film debut in the 1980 hit comedy "9 to 5," Dolly earned rave reviews for her performance and an Oscar nomination for writing the title tune, along with her second and third Grammy Awards. Roles in "Steel Magnolias," "Best
Little Whorehouse in Texas," "Rhinestone," and "Straight Talk" followed. Dolly saw a cherished dream become a reality in 1986 with the opening of her own theme park, Dollywood, in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. In 1988, Dolly began the Dollywood Foundation which funds Dolly Parton's Imagination Library across
America and in Canada by giving every preschool child a book each month from the time he or she is born until the child reaches kindergarten. Currently 80,000,000 books are mailed to children in the US, Canada and throughout the UK. In 1999, Dolly was inducted as a member of the Country
Music Hall of Fame. She has her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and in 2004, the U.S. Library of Congress presented her with their Living Legend Award for her contribution to the cultural heritage of the United States. In December 2015, more than 13 million tuned into "Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors" and was the most-watched film on broadcast networks since May 2012.
To learn more about this American icon, visit DollyParton.com.
