Brian Stokes Mitchell
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Brian Stokes Mitchell (b. 31 October 1958, Seattle, Washington) is one of the leading actors on Broadway today. A powerful baritone, he has been one of the central male star figures of the theatre in the last two decades.
His Broadway credits include Mail (1988), an all-black revival of George Gershwin's Oh, Kay! (1990), Jelly's Last Jam (1992) based on the works of jazz artist Jelly Roll Morton, John Kander and Fred Ebb's Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993), Ragtime (1998), the 1999 revival of Cole Porter's Kiss Me, Kate, King Hedley II (2001) and Man of La Mancha (2002). He appeared in the City Center Encores! productions of Jule Styne's Do Re Mi (1999), Bob Merrill's Carnival! (2000), and Kismet (2006), and in the title role in the 2002 Kennedy Center revival of Sweeney Todd, part of Stephen Sondheim's 70th birthday celebration.
Mitchell has a number of television and film credits including the singing voice of Jethro in the animated feature The Prince of Egypt (1998), Hilary Banks' news anchor fiancé Trevor Newsworthy/Collins on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and a seven-year stint on Trapper John, M.D.. He also guest-starred on Frasier as Dr. Frasier Crane's neighbour and rival Cam Winston.
He won the American Theatre Wing's Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for Kiss Me, Kate in 1999. He was nominated for Best Actor in a Musical for Ragtime in 1998 and Man of La Mancha in 2002, and for Best Actor in a Play for King Hedley II in 2001.
On June 9, 2005, Mitchell appeared in a concert version of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific, at Carnegie Hall. He starred as Emile, alongside Reba McEntire as Nellie Forbush and Alec Baldwin as Luther Billis. The production was taped and telecast by PBS on April 26, 2006.
Prior to Ragtime, he had been known professionally as Brian Mitchell. He is currently the President of the Actor's Fund, and his eagerly and critically-anticipated debut CD Brian Stokes Mitchell was released on June 6, 2006.
He has been married to actress Allyson Tucker since 1994 and has a son, Ellington.
| Preceded by Martin Short for Little Me |
Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical 2000 for Kiss Me, Kate |
Succeeded by Nathan Lane for The Producers |
[edit] Discography
[edit] Brian Stokes Mitchell
June 6, 2006
Track Listing
- Something's Coming (West Side Story)
- The Best Is Yet to Come (Gypsy)
- Pretty Women (Sweeney Todd)
- Just In Time (Bells are Ringing)
- Lazy Afternoon (The Golden Apple)
- Another Hundred People/Take the Train
- How Long Has This Been Going On?
- Life is Sweet (Wonderful Town)
- Losing My Mind (Follies)
- Being Alive (Company)
- How Glory Goes (Floyd Collins)
- Grateful
[edit] External links
- Brian Stokes Mitchell Official Site
- Brian Stokes Mitchell @ Playbill Records
- Brian Stokes Mitchell at Legacy Recordings
- Brian Stokes Mitchell at the Internet Movie Database
- Brian Stokes Mitchell at the Internet Broadway Database
- Brian Stokes Mitchell at TV.com
- Brian Stokes Mitchell - Downstage Center interview at American Theatre Wing.org, July 2006
- Brian Stokes Mitchell interview: Performance Working in the Theatre video at American Theatre Wing.org, April 2003
- Brian Stokes Mitchell interview: Performance Working in the Theatre video at American Theatre Wing.org, April 1998
