Dolly Parton is bringing her catalog to the concert hall stage, and Pittsburgh is getting a date on the calendar. The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra has announced that Dolly Parton's Threads: My Songs in Symphony will take place at Heinz Hall on January 26, 2027, at 7:30 p.m., with a portion of every ticket sold earmarked for the country star's literacy charity.
The show is billed as an innovative multimedia experience featuring Dolly Parton on screen, guiding the audience through her life, stories and career, according to WPXI. The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra will perform alongside guest vocalists and musicians for the evening, with orchestrations by composer David Hamilton, per the production's official site, dollysymphony.com.
The setlist draws from across Parton's decades-spanning career, including “Jolene,” “Coat of Many Colors” and “I Will Always Love You,” alongside a batch of the singer's own personal favorites. Organizers also say the program will include a selection from Parton's upcoming Broadway musical, tying the symphonic evening to her next stage project rather than just her back catalog.
How the Show Is Built and Who's Behind It
Threads: My Songs in Symphony is co-produced by Dolly Parton together with Schirmer Theatrical and Sony Music Publishing, according to the show's official page. That same site describes the performance as running approximately 120 minutes, including a 20-minute intermission — though the Nashville Symphony's listing for its own run of the production describes a 90-minute multimedia event, a discrepancy the two organizations' materials do not otherwise reconcile.
This isn't the first time Pittsburgh audiences have had a shot at the production. A previous listing from OnStage Pittsburgh had the Pittsburgh Symphony staging the show at Heinz Hall on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, also at 7:30 p.m., putting the January 2027 date as a return engagement for the city rather than a debut.
A Charity Tie-In Built Into Every Ticket
For this Pittsburgh engagement, the orchestra has partnered with the Dollywood Foundation, and organizers say $1 from every ticket sold will go directly to Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. That program is dedicated to inspiring a love of reading by gifting books each month to children from birth to age five, free of charge, according to the charity's own donation page at Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. The Imagination Library's footprint stretches well beyond Tennessee, with regional programs listed for places including England, according to the organization's site.
Tickets for the Pittsburgh performance are scheduled to go on sale Wednesday at 9 a.m., available either online through PittsburghSymphony.org or by phone through the Heinz Hall box office at 412-392-4900, WPXI reports.
Part of a Wider Touring Pattern
Pittsburgh's date joins a growing list of orchestra markets hosting the production. The Nashville Symphony scheduled a limited summer series running from June 26 through July 31, 2026, at Schermerhorn Symphony Center, describing it as a return following the show's sold-out world premiere — though Nashville's own materials note that Dolly will not appear live at those summer performances. The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra has staged the production at the Bradley Symphony Center, and the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra presented its own version, described as a full-evening multimedia symphonic storytelling experience that was free to attend.
Exact details on Pittsburgh's guest vocalists, ticket pricing and seating have not been released, and it remains unclear whether Parton herself will appear live for the Heinz Hall date the way she does not for some other tour stops. For now, Pittsburgh fans have a date, a venue and a cause attached to their tickets — the rest of the specifics are expected to follow as the January 2027 show draws closer.
