Catching Up with Dolly

Obviously, I've been neglecting All Things Dolly since I missed out on a few key news items posted on Dollymania.net.

Thank the Lord for Dolly Mania, since I never watch THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO (does anyone?) and I would have missed this little piece of his "Headlines" segment during a recent show...

Jay showed this ad for the Dolly's amusement park, DOLLYWOOD...


But a close-up reveals just how enjoyable a coaster ride can be in Dolly country...



Now THAT is my kind of family ride! Come on!! Who wouldn't want a Season Pass to that!!!

Also, Dolly Mania just introduced me to the future Ms. Dora Lee Rhodes, Megan Hilty.

This was posted on Playbill.com...

Megan Hilty , a Glinda in the Broadway and upcoming Los Angeles companies of Wicked, is expected to play the Dolly Parton role in the Broadway-aimed musical Nine to Five.

The Daily Independent of Ashland, KY, reported the news. Hilty and her boyfriend Steve Kazee (of Spamalot and the upcoming 110 in the Shade) spoke to an eastern Kentucky elementary school class recently, and Hilty spilled the beans about her casting in the choice Nine to Five part.

A 2007-08 launch is expected for the Joe Mantello-directed stage musical, which will have a score by Dolly Parton and libretto by Patricia Resnick (the 1980 property's co-screenwriter). Robert Greenblatt, president of entertainment at Showtime Networks, Inc., will produce.

Parton reportedly saw Hilty play Glinda and thought she had the right stuff to play Doralee, the secretary role Parton created in the picture (Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin were her office co-workers who seek revenge on their boss).

"In a couple of weeks I'm going to meet (Dolly Parton)," Hilty told the paper. "I'm going to sing with her and I�m so nervous."

Joe Mantello is directing?!?!?! Ya'll, this musical is in great hands with Mr. Mantello at the helm.

Do you think Megan has what it takes to...

...ahem...

...fill the role of Dora Lee?

That angle doesn't quite tell us just how big the...

...ahem...

...shoes are that Ms. Hilty needs to fill.


How about this angle?

Yeah...

That angle demonstrates that the demands of this role are HUGE!



Well, all of that aside, there is only one thing to say to Ms. Hilty and it is best said by our good friend and fellow secretary from the movie 9 TO 5, Ms. Margaret Foster...