Overview

• Parton says she feels Carl Dean’s presence daily and holds onto her belief that they will reunite one day.
• She made her first public appearance since his March death with a surprise performance to open Dollywood’s 40th anniversary season.
• Days after Dean died, she released the tribute song “If You Hadn’t Been There” dedicated to their nearly 60-year marriage.
• She is promoting a new single-serve Southern-inspired frozen meals line in partnership with Conagra Brands.
• She is working on her memoir Star of the Show and an autobiographical musical set to premiere in Nashville before moving to Broadway next year.