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This concurrent resolution honors the Vermont creators of the Broadway musical Hadestown and celebrates their artistic journey, highlighting key milestones in the musical's development. The resolution recognizes Anaïs Mitchell, who originally created the musical after graduating from Middlebury College in 2004, and details how Vermont artists like Michael Chorney and Ben T. Matchstick contributed to its evolution. It specifically notes that Hadestown debuted on Broadway in April 2019 and won eight Tony Awards in June 2019, a significant achievement for the musical. The resolution also celebrates a recent collaborative teen production of Hadestown involving Montpelier High School and U-32 Middle and High School, which was guided by the original creators and featured talented local faculty directors Maren Langdon Spillane and Erin Galligan-Baldwin. The resolution formally honors these Vermonters' artistic achievements and directs the Secretary of State to send a copy of the resolution to Maren Langdon Spillane and Montpelier High School as a form of official recognition.

https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2026/H.C.R.20