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'Hadestown' creator Anaïs Mitchell's new solo album reaches forward in looking back

Source: Jenny Anderson

Anaïs Mitchell spent more than a decade developing her hit musical Hadestown, a retelling of a Greek myth set in hell. Now, after eight Tony Awards and a Grammy, she has changed the scenery.

"We left New York in a rush," Mitchell tells 's Ailsa Chang. "I was nine months pregnant when the pandemic really started to heat up ... and I just didn't want to give birth in the

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