Audience gasps as Dolly Parton's death announced before 9 to 5 musical

Gasps of shock filled a theater in England on Tuesday night when an actress announced that music legend Dolly Parton had died before a performance of "9 to 5 The Musical." The unexpected news was delivered moments before the show began at the Pavilion Theatre in Worthing, West Sussex, casting a somber pall over what was meant to be an evening of celebration for Parton's own work. Parton, the iconic country singer, songwriter, and philanthropist, died on August 25 at the age of 80. Her representatives confirmed she passed away at a Nashville hospital following a brief battle with cancer.