Anaïs Mitchell with Patrick Page: Working on a Song: The Lyrics of Hadestown

Join singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell and Tony award-nominated actor Patrick Page to celebrate the release of Anaïs’ book Working on a Song: The Lyrics of Hadestown! Purchase a copy of the book here: A stunning book of lyrics from Hadestown, the winner of eight Tony Awards including Best Musical, annotated and explained by the playwright and lyricist herself. On Broadway, this modern telling of the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice has been a runaway success. Heralded as “The best new musical of the season,” by the Wall Street Journal, and “Sumptuous. Gorgeous. As good as it gets,” by the New York Times, this show is the breakout hit of 2019, and is positioned to be a longtime Broadway favorite with its poignant social commentary (a true “climate change” musical), to the tune of spellbinding music and lyrics. In this book, Anais Mitchell takes readers inside her 12 year process of writing, scoring, and singing this musical—her inspiration,