Brian Hull Sang With Dolly. Then He Built Her a Puppet Show.

Dollywood's stage magic has a Nashville hand behind it: writer, singer and puppeteer Brian Hull, who has spent years crafting the park's multimedia shows and once shared a duet with Dolly Parton herself. It's the kind of dual mastery — performer and behind-the-curtain architect — that this town produces better than anywhere else.

With reporting from Nashville Banner.