Anais Mitchell
Latest News on Anais Mitchell:
Review: HADESTOWN at Providence Performing Art Center (Nov 8, 2025)
Allison Russell to Return as 'Persephone' in HADESTOWN (Nov 6, 2025)
Photos: First look at Abbey Theatre of Dublin’s HADESTOWN: TEEN EDITION (Aug 7, 2025)
Review: HADESTOWN at Providence Performing Art Center (Nov 8, 2025)
Allison Russell to Return as 'Persephone' in HADESTOWN (Nov 6, 2025)
Photos: First look at Abbey Theatre of Dublin’s HADESTOWN: TEEN EDITION (Aug 7, 2025)
BIO
Anais Mitchell is a singer-songwriter whose recordings include the original studio album of Ha-destown (2010, featuring Justin Vernon and Ani Difranco) and Young Man in America (2012). Reinterpretations of traditional music include Child Ballads (2013, with Jefferson Hamer) and Bonny Light Horseman (2019, as Bonny Light Horseman). She has headlined worldwide and supported tours for Bon Iver, Josh Ritter and Punch Brothers. Awards include BBC Radio2 Folk Award and Folk Alliance International Spirit of Folk Award. Year-end best lists: NPR, Wall Street Journal, MOJO, Uncut, Guardian, Sunday Times, Observer. Hadestown is Anais's first musical.
Photos
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Amber Gray, Andre De Shields, Rachel Clavkin, Anais Mitchell, David Neumann, Eva Noblezada, Afra Hines and Timothy Hughes with cast during Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'Hadestown' at the Walter Kerr Theatre on April 17, 2019 in New York City.
Date:
12/28/2019
From: Photo Coverage: A Look Back on the Most Memorable Performances of 2019
Productions
Writing
Music, Lyrics
Awards and Nominations
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2019 - Outstanding Book of a Musical
Anais Mitchell, Hadestown
winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2019 - Outstanding New Score
Anais Mitchell, Hadestown
Tony Awards - 2019 - Best Book of a Musical
Anais Mitchell, Hadestown
winner
Tony Awards - 2019 - Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Anais Mitchell, Hadestown
Videos
VIDEO: Tony Awards Tributes! HADESTOWN Takes the Tonys Way Down
by A.A. Cristi - 2020-06-01 16:35:49
TV: Stars from HADESTOWN, MOULIN ROUGE, JAGGED LITTLE PILL & More Pick Favorite Cast Albums!
by Nicole Rosky - 2020-01-26 10:01:00
TV: Stars of MOULIN ROUGE! HADESTOWN & More Celebrate Grammy Nominations!
by Nicole Rosky - 2020-01-14 13:34:29
TV: Livin' It Up with HADESTOWN Stars Eva Noblezada & Reeve Carney
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - 2019-09-29 12:01:00
VIDEO: Cast of HADESTOWN Performs Mashup on GOOD MORNING AMERICA
by Kaitlin Milligan - 2019-08-13 09:22:20
VIDEO: The Cast of HADESTOWN Performs 'Wait For Me' at the 2019 TONYS
by Kaitlin Milligan - 2019-06-10 08:50:09
Tony Awards Close-Up: The Great Storyteller of 2017, Rachel Chavkin, Explains How She Told the Tale of GREAT COMET
by Nicole Rosky - 2017-06-05 13:33:45
News
Review: HADESTOWN at Providence Performing Art Center
by Jay Pateakos - Nov 8, 2025
What did our critic think of HADESTOWN at Providence Performing Art Center?
by Jay Pateakos - Nov 8, 2025
What did our critic think of HADESTOWN at Providence Performing Art Center?
Allison Russell to Return as 'Persephone' in HADESTOWN
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 6, 2025
Grammy Award winner Allison Russell will reprise her role as Persephone in Hadestown on Broadway. Hadestown currently stars Morgan Dudley as Eurydice, Kurt Elling as Hermes, Rebecca Naomi Jones as Persephone, and more.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 6, 2025
Grammy Award winner Allison Russell will reprise her role as Persephone in Hadestown on Broadway. Hadestown currently stars Morgan Dudley as Eurydice, Kurt Elling as Hermes, Rebecca Naomi Jones as Persephone, and more.
Photos: First look at Abbey Theatre of Dublin’s HADESTOWN: TEEN EDITION
by Jerri Shafer - Aug 7, 2025
This intriguing and beautiful folk opera delivers a deeply resonant and defiantly hopeful theatrical experience. Following two intertwining love stories—that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice and that of immortal King Hades and Lady Persephone—Hadestown invites audiences on a journey to the underworld and back.
by Jerri Shafer - Aug 7, 2025
This intriguing and beautiful folk opera delivers a deeply resonant and defiantly hopeful theatrical experience. Following two intertwining love stories—that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice and that of immortal King Hades and Lady Persephone—Hadestown invites audiences on a journey to the underworld and back.
HITS Theatre Receives $10,000 GRANT FROM H-E-B Tournament Of Champions
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 7, 2025
HITS Theatre has received a generous $10,000 grant from the H-E-B Tournament of Champions. This grant will provide vital scholarship funding and allow them to continue their mission of offering tuition-free programming.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 7, 2025
HITS Theatre has received a generous $10,000 grant from the H-E-B Tournament of Champions. This grant will provide vital scholarship funding and allow them to continue their mission of offering tuition-free programming.
Review: Corbett Prep's High School Summer Theatre Presents HADESTOWN: TEEN EDITION
by Peter Nason - Jun 5, 2025
Before seeing a stunning youth production of Hadestown at Corbett Prep’s Farish Speakeasy, I ran into a friend standing in line. “Hadestown is my all-time favorite musical, “ she told me.
by Peter Nason - Jun 5, 2025
Before seeing a stunning youth production of Hadestown at Corbett Prep’s Farish Speakeasy, I ran into a friend standing in line. “Hadestown is my all-time favorite musical, “ she told me.
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld March 26, 2025
by - Mar 26, 2025
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is March 26, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
by - Mar 26, 2025
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is March 26, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Ani DiFranco Shares New Dates for 'Unprecedented Sh!t: The Tour'
by Josh Sharpe - Mar 25, 2025
Ani DiFranco has revealed the newest round of dates for “Unprecedented Sh!t: The Tour” in support of her 23rd album. Check out her new dates, which also include appearances from Hurray for the Riff Raff and Tune-Yards.
by Josh Sharpe - Mar 25, 2025
Ani DiFranco has revealed the newest round of dates for “Unprecedented Sh!t: The Tour” in support of her 23rd album. Check out her new dates, which also include appearances from Hurray for the Riff Raff and Tune-Yards.
Sam Sadigursky and Nathan Koci Detail 'The Solomon Diaries: Volumes IV & V'
by Josh Sharpe - Mar 3, 2025
Clarinetist Sam Sadigursky and accordionist/multi-instrumentalist Nathan Koci have set the release of the next two volumes of The Solomon Diaries for April 11th.
by Josh Sharpe - Mar 3, 2025
Clarinetist Sam Sadigursky and accordionist/multi-instrumentalist Nathan Koci have set the release of the next two volumes of The Solomon Diaries for April 11th.
Ani DiFranco and Pearl Jam's Stone Gossard Release New Track 'The Message'
by Josh Sharpe - Feb 12, 2025
Prolific singer/songwriter Ani DiFranco has shared “The Message,” a new track with Pearl Jam’s Stone Gossard. This is the second collaboration from DiFranco and Gossard who previously released “Disorders” in 2022. Check out the track now!
by Josh Sharpe - Feb 12, 2025
Prolific singer/songwriter Ani DiFranco has shared “The Message,” a new track with Pearl Jam’s Stone Gossard. This is the second collaboration from DiFranco and Gossard who previously released “Disorders” in 2022. Check out the track now!
Broadway Streaming Guide: December 2024 - Where to Watch MARIA, the BEETLEJUICE Sequel, & More
by Josh Sharpe - Nov 29, 2024
December sees the streaming debut of the highly anticipated Maria Callas biopic featuring Angelina Jolie, the 60th anniversary Mary Poppins special, Tim Burton's Beetlejuice sequel, and more!
by Josh Sharpe - Nov 29, 2024
December sees the streaming debut of the highly anticipated Maria Callas biopic featuring Angelina Jolie, the 60th anniversary Mary Poppins special, Tim Burton's Beetlejuice sequel, and more!
Review: HADESTOWN: TEEN EDITION at Bryant High School
by Theresa Bertram - Nov 26, 2024
Directed by Jeremy Clay, the Bryant High School Thespian Troupe took on an ambitious challenge with their production of Hadestown: Teen Edition, presented November 14-17, and the result was nothing short of extraordinary. With a story as layered and emotionally rich as this Tony Award-winning musical, with Music, Lyrics, and Book by Anais Mitchell, the students poured their hearts into every moment, creating a show that was as visually stunning as it was emotionally resonant.
by Theresa Bertram - Nov 26, 2024
Directed by Jeremy Clay, the Bryant High School Thespian Troupe took on an ambitious challenge with their production of Hadestown: Teen Edition, presented November 14-17, and the result was nothing short of extraordinary. With a story as layered and emotionally rich as this Tony Award-winning musical, with Music, Lyrics, and Book by Anais Mitchell, the students poured their hearts into every moment, creating a show that was as visually stunning as it was emotionally resonant.
HADESTOWN - LIVE FROM LONDON West End Cast Recording Will Be Released Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Nov 15, 2024
HADESTOWN – LIVE FROM LONDON, the original West End cast album for Tony and Grammy Award-winning ‘Best Musical' Hadestown, recorded live at the Lyric Theatre in London, will be released on December.
by Stephi Wild - Nov 15, 2024
HADESTOWN – LIVE FROM LONDON, the original West End cast album for Tony and Grammy Award-winning ‘Best Musical' Hadestown, recorded live at the Lyric Theatre in London, will be released on December.
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld October 14, 2024
by - Oct 14, 2024
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is October 14, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
by - Oct 14, 2024
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is October 14, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
HADESTOWN Will Open in Melbourne and Amsterdam Next Year
by Stephi Wild - Sep 5, 2024
Productions of Hadestown will open in Amsterdam, Netherlands at the Royal Theater Carré and in Melbourne, Australia at the Her Majesty’s Theatre in Spring 2025.
by Stephi Wild - Sep 5, 2024
Productions of Hadestown will open in Amsterdam, Netherlands at the Royal Theater Carré and in Melbourne, Australia at the Her Majesty’s Theatre in Spring 2025.
Highland Center For The Arts to Launch VT Tour Of Rob Mermin's ACT 39
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 25, 2024
Rob Mermin's ACT 39, a humor-filled story of friendship and facing mortality, will tour Vermont this fall. Learn how to purchase tickets.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 25, 2024
Rob Mermin's ACT 39, a humor-filled story of friendship and facing mortality, will tour Vermont this fall. Learn how to purchase tickets.
HADESTOWN Returns to Seoul Next Month
by Oliver Oliveros - Jun 25, 2024
Like its hero, the bold Orpheus, 'Hadestown' made its international premiere in Seoul amid the persistent threats of COVID-19 in 2021. It ran for six months in the capital city, with additional performances in Daegu and Busan in 2022, which clocked in a total of 233 performances.
by Oliver Oliveros - Jun 25, 2024
Like its hero, the bold Orpheus, 'Hadestown' made its international premiere in Seoul amid the persistent threats of COVID-19 in 2021. It ran for six months in the capital city, with additional performances in Daegu and Busan in 2022, which clocked in a total of 233 performances.
Sarah Ruhl's EURYDICE is Coming to The Firehouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 13, 2024
Experience the classic Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice from a new perspective in Sarah Ruhl's EURYDICE at the Firehouse. Learn how to purchase tickets.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 13, 2024
Experience the classic Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice from a new perspective in Sarah Ruhl's EURYDICE at the Firehouse. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Photos: Inside HADESTOWN's 5 Year Anniversary Celebration
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 17, 2024
Check out photos from Hadestown's 5 year anniversary celebration! Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 17, 2024
Check out photos from Hadestown's 5 year anniversary celebration! Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets!
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld April 16, 2024
by - Apr 16, 2024
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is April 16, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
by - Apr 16, 2024
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is April 16, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Photos: Stars Walk the Red Carpet for Opening Night of LEMPICKA
by Jennifer Broski - Apr 15, 2024
Lempicka celebrated its opening night and BroadwayWorld was there as some of the industry's biggest stars arrived for the special night. Check out photos of special guests, including: Shoshana Bean, J. Harrison Ghee, Kate Reinders, Dylan Mulvaney, Anais Mitchell and many more
by Jennifer Broski - Apr 15, 2024
Lempicka celebrated its opening night and BroadwayWorld was there as some of the industry's biggest stars arrived for the special night. Check out photos of special guests, including: Shoshana Bean, J. Harrison Ghee, Kate Reinders, Dylan Mulvaney, Anais Mitchell and many more
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How many shows has Anais Mitchell written?
Anais Mitchell has written 1 shows including Hadestown (Music, Lyrics).
What awards has Anais Mitchell been nominated for?
Outstanding Book of a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Hadestown, Outstanding New Score (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Hadestown, Best Book of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Hadestown and Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Hadestown.
What awards has Anais Mitchell won?
Anais Mitchell has won the Outstanding New Score award from the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Hadestown and the Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre at the Tony Awards for Hadestown.
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