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Dolly Parton Releases Photo Memoir as Source Says She’s Getting Better Every Day

Following a kidney-stone infection, she postponed her Las Vegas residency to September 2026, with a Broadway production still planned for 2026.

Overview

  • Star of the Show: My Life on Stage published Nov. 11 collects hundreds of images and personal stories from Parton’s seven decades performing.
  • A source told People that Parton is recovering at home and feeling stronger daily as friends and family visit.
  • She moved her Las Vegas dates after canceling September appearances on doctors’ advice for procedures tied to a kidney-stone–related infection.
  • Parton reassured fans in an Oct. 8 Instagram video that she is not dying and is staying near Nashville for treatments.
  • After her husband Carl Dean died in March, Parton says she let her own health slide but maintains she is not retiring and continues to plan new projects, including Broadway.