Anaïs Mitchell
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Anaïs Mitchell (/əˈneɪ.ɪs/; born March 26, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and playwright.[1] Mitchell has released eight studio albums, including Hadestown (2010), Young Man in America (2012),[2][3] Child Ballads (2013), and Anaïs Mitchell (2022).[4]
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Born | (1981-03-26) March 26, 1981 (age 43) |
Origin | Montpelier, Vermont, U.S. |
Genres | Indie folk, Americana, country folk |
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Years active | 2002–present |
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Noah Hahn (m. 2006) |
Website | www |
She developed her album Hadestown into a stage musical (together with director Rachel Chavkin), which received its US debut at New York Theatre Workshop in summer 2016,[5] and its Canadian debut at the Citadel Theatre, Edmonton the following year.[6] The show opened at London's National Theatre in November 2018 and then on Broadway on April 17, 2019, at the Walter Kerr Theatre.[7] The Broadway production of Hadestown won eight Tony Awards in 2019 including the Tony Award for Best Musical. Mitchell received the Tony Award for Best Original Score; she was also nominated for Best Book of a Musical. The Broadway cast album of the show took home the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album in 2020. Mitchell's first book, Working on a Song: The Lyrics of Hadestown, was published by Plume Books on October 6, 2020. Mitchell was included in Time's 100 Most Influential People of 2020.[8]
Mitchell is a member of the band Bonny Light Horseman, whose self-titled debut was released in 2020. The band's second album, "Golden Rolling Holy", was released in 2022.[9], followed by "Keep Me on Your Mind/See You Free" in 2024.