Tony Award-winning actress Sutton Foster, plus director, music producer Sam Gold, Jeanine Tesori are taking Loretta Lynn's life story to Broadway.

A new stage musical, "Coal Miner’s Daughter," is currently in production.

A Broadway production of the 1980 film “Coal Miner’s Daughter" is in the works with Sutton Foster playing Loretta Lynn in the upcoming musical. The story follows Lynn’s journey from a humble Kentucky upbringing to the peak of country music.

People close to Lynn are working on the musical: The singer's daughter Patsy Lynn, who has played a key role in her mother's musical career for decades, is a contributing producer. So is Nancy Russell, who was formerly Lynn's manager.

Loretta Lynn's legacy continues with a musical adaptation of "Coal Miner's Daughter," featuring Sutton Foster as the country music icon.

Tony Award winner Sutton Foster will return to Broadway to play Loretta Lynn in a musical about the late legend’s life. The production will be titled Coal Miner’s Daughter, nodding to Lynn’s iconic 1970s song and studio album.