Jenna Bush Hager showed off her acting skills while auditioning for Dolly Parton's upcoming Broadway musical live on 'Today'
Dolly Parton is on the hunt for the right person to play her on Broadway — and Jenna Bush Hager is throwing her name in the ring.
Before channeling Parton, 78, with a platinum blonde curly wig, Bush Hager noted that her impromptu audition would be submitted under the show’s official casting call hashtag, #SearchForDolly. Rather than sing, Bush Hager gave a dramatic reading of Parton’s iconic tune “Jolene,” saying into the camera, “Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene / I’m beggin’ of you, please don’t take my man / Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene / Please don’t take him just because you can.”
Bush Hager noted that she would love to have “a little, small part,” perhaps as a member of the musical’s ensemble cast. Poking fun at her cohost, Kotb shared the particular role she has in mind for Bush Hager.Bush Hager did her audition amid a conversation about Parton’s new project. Earlier this month, the country music legend launched an open casting call to find young performers to portray her in Dolly: An Original Musical, which will follow her life story.
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