Brian Mitchell

Birthplace: Seattle, Washington, USA
Birthday: October 31, 1958

A commanding stage presence with a rich baritone voice, Brian Stokes Mitchell was touted as an overnight success when he starred in the stage musical "Ragtime" in Toronto in 1996 and on Broadway in 1998. In reality, the handsome, trim actor had been working toward that goal since he was a teenager in San Diego. The youngest son of a former Tuskegee airman and a policewoman, Mitchell began his career with the San Diego Junior Youth Theatre. By the time he was 14, he made his professional debut in the chorus of "Godspell" at t…more

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Credits

Actor

Great Streets
Host
Great Streets
Host
Carnegie Hall Opening Night 1998
Ruby's Bucket of Blood
Earl Delacroix
Call Me Claus
Cameron

Music

Carnegie Hall Opening Night 1998
Song Performer
The Singer and the Song: In Performance at the White House
Song Performer ( Something s Coming For All We Know Make Them Hear You )
The Singer and the Song: In Performance at the White House
Song Performer ("Something's Coming" "For All We Know" "Make Them Hear You")
The 52nd Annual Tony Awards
Song Performer ("Ragtime")
The 52nd Annual Tony Awards
Song Performer ( Ragtime )

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Career Milestones

2006
Performed on stage in the "Encores!" concert staging of "Kismet," at the City Center in New York
2002
Cast in title role of the Kennedy Center production of "Sweeney Todd"
2002
Played Paul Berthalet in the Encores! staging of "Carnival"
2001
Returned to Broadway as the star of August Wilson's "King Hedley II"; garnered Tony nomination
1998
Opened on Broadway in "Ragtime"; received Tony nomination as Actor in a Musical