March 29, 2007 - Stokes’ father honored
Stokes’ father, George Mitchell, is honored when the the Tuskegee Airmen are honored with the Congressional Gold Medal. Read more...
June 6, 2006 - Stokes releases solo CD
The long-awaited debut recording for a singer and actor that defies categorizing. Equally at home with a standard, a showtune or a jazz infused classic, Brian Stokes Mitchell’s voice stands out in a league all
its own, making comparisons almost impossible. His musicianship, vocal instrument and ability to turn a phrase, can evoke a mood or an emotion and cause a thrilling “chill” - all at the same time.
Stokes’ choices of songs, arrangements and orchestrations are beautifully mixed by 14 time GRAMMY winner, Al Schmitt. Learn more and buy the album
here.
South Pacific at Carnegie Hall with Reba McIntyre
As if June 6th weren’t auspicious enough, the CD and DVD were released from the one-night only performance at Carnegie Hall, starring Reba McEntire, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Alec Baldwin. The 1949 Rogers &
Hammerstein's classic South Pacific was given new life in what The New York Times’ Ben Brantley wrote was "in a state of nearly unconditional rapture. More
information about the Album and DVD.
March 3, 2006 - Stokes wins Bistro Award
Stokes received the 2006 Bistro award for his show Love/Life at Feinstein’s. The Bistro awards are the oldest awards to recognize outstanding achievement in cabaret They were chosen and presented by
Backstage Editor-In-Chief Sherry Eaker, along with columnists David Finkle and John Hoglund. They were presented on March 27th at the Supper Club in New York. As part of his acceptance, Stokes sang “I was
here” by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens. He was accompanied by his pianist Gerard D’Angelo
2005
January 23rd benefit
Tony Award winners Donna McKechnie and Brian Stokes Mitchell and Emmy winner Penny Fuller will take part in An Intimate Night, a cabaret-style show that will be the centerpiece of the Manhattan Theatre Club’s
annual Winter Benefit.
The evening at the Rainbow Room will be held Jan. 23 and will kick off at 7 PM with a cocktail reception. Dinner will follow at 8 PM with the McKechnie-Mitchell-Fuller program at 9:15
PM.
The Rainbow Room is located at 30 Rockefeller Plaza on the 65th Floor. Tickets are available by calling (212) 399-3000, ext. 146.
Stokes Wins Nightlife Award
Stokes was voted "Outstanding Cabaret Male Vocalist in a Major Engagement" by twenty-seven critics and experts.
The Nightlife Awards celebrate the best in New York cabaret, jazz and comedy. The annual event, which boasts "no acceptance speeches, just pure entertainment," will feature performances from most of
the year’s winners.
Producer Scott Siegel said, "It is our particular intention to give New York City's nightlife-- its clubs and performers -- the same importance in the public mindset as Broadway. This is an award that will
have immediate credibility and importance because it will be given by the broadest possible spectrum of this city's most influential authorities on cabaret, jazz, and comedy from those who see acts in the big
rooms to those who cover the nightlife waterfront." Playbill Article...
September 29: New York Concert to benefit performing artists
Stokes is inaugurating a concert series in support of the Blanton-Peale Institute's outreach to the New York performing arts community. Blanton-Peale is a leading psychotherapy training institute and state
licensed clinic. Funds raised will subsidize low cost counseling to artists and help launch a new licensable program in Creative Arts Therapy that may be of interest to artists as an alternate career path.
The concert will be held at 8 pm on Thursday, September 29, 2005, in the historic Marble Collegiate Church on 5th Avenue and 29th Street. Tickets are $45, $75, and $500 (which includes a catered, post-concert
reception with Stokes). Ticket costs are in large part, tax deductible.
For more info or to reserve seats call Nancy Simpson at 212.725.7850 x 106, or log onto the BPI website at www.blantonpeale.org
September 15-17: National Symphony Orchestra with Marvin Hamlish
NSO Pops: An Evening with Brian Stokes Mitchell is the title of three concerts to be presented at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts this fall.
Marvin Hamlisch, the Tony-winning composer of A Chorus Line, will conduct the orchestra. Show times are 7 PM Sept. 15 and 8 PM Sept. 16 and 17.
Tickets, priced $20-$80, will go on sale June 13. Schedule and tickets...
July 15, Hollywood Bowl
Stokes and Audra McDonald perform selections from Gershwin’s Porgy & Bess to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the opera. Leonard Slatkin conducts the Los Angeles Philharmonic. For more info and tickets...
June 23rd-New Jersey, Prudential Hall
Women’s Assocation of New Jersey’s Performing Arts Center benefit performance. One night, 400 tickets. 973.642.8989 ext. 5822.
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Carnegie Hall--June 9, 2005
Reba McEntire and Brian Stokes Mitchell will headline in the upcoming Carnegie Hall concert presentation of Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific.
The 1949 musical will play in Carnegie Hall's Isaac Stern Auditorium June 9, 2005. Walter Bobbie (Chicago, the upcoming Sweet Charity) will direct the concert. Patrick Summers will conduct the Orchestra of St.
Luke's for the 8 PM performance.
 Country singer McEntire, who was a critical
darling for her stint in the 1999 revival of Annie Get Your Gun, will portray Nellie Forbush in the show.
 Tony Award winner Mitchell — who has starred on Broadway in Man of La Mancha, Ragtime and Kiss Me, Kate — will perform as Emile de Becque. Additional casting will
be announced at a later date.
South Pacific features songs by composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II and was drawn from James Michener's "Tales of the South Pacific." Mary Martin and Ezio Pinza co-starred in the
original Broadway production, which boasted such classic songs as "Some Enchanted Evening," "Younger Than Springtime," "Bali H'ai" and "A Wonderful Guy."
Tickets will be made available to Carnegie Hall patrons, friends and subscribers in April 2005. For benefit tickets, call the Special Events Office at (212) 903-6979.
Remaining tickets (priced from $34-$149) will be made available at a later date. For more information, visit the Carnegie Hall website.
 May 2005: Stokes concerts
at Lincon Center's Vivian Beaumont Theater
Stokes will be performing his own concert at the Broadway house on Sunday and Monday nights.
Lincoln Center is presenting The Light in the Piazza at the Beaumont. On Sundays that musical only has a 3pm performance and it has no performance at all on Monday, leaving the theater dark on
Sunday and Monday evenings. Details and tickets.
Reviews...
April 17: Kennedy Center Tribute to the American Theater
The Kennedy Center's 13th Annual Gala will feature a star-studded tribute to the Golden Age of the American musical theatre.
A Salute to the 1940s Broadway Musical will be presented April 17 in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. Julie Andrews is chairing the event. Among those scheduled to
be part of the 8:30 PM concert are Tony Award winners Barbara Cook, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Elaine Stritch as well as Irish tenor John McDermott, clarinetist Richard
Stoltzman and opera singer Frederica von Stade. Marvin Hamlisch will conduct the National Symphony Orchestra. For more information...
April 11, American Theater Wing Benefit
The American Theatre Wing (the owner of the Tony Award copyright, and the co producer with the League of the Tony Awards) Spring Benefit, Monday Evening , April 11,
2005 at Cipriani's, 42nd and Lexington, Black Tie. The event is honoring Les Moonves, President of CBS Television.
Appearing: Lucie Arnaz, Leslie Uggams, Jason Alexander, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Christine Baranski (possibly Julie Andrews), Swoozie Kurtz.
Donald Pippin, musical director, Ken Billington, lighting designer, Jim Semmelman, director, Jon Wilner, Producer and Chairman of the Benefit.
April 4, Aherns & Flaherty tribute
On April 4, at 8 :00 pm Merkin Hall's Broadway series will present "Make Them Hear You," an evening devoted to the music of Ahrens & Flaherty, hosted by Terrence
McNally. Performers are : Brian Stokes Mitchell, Audra McDonald, Andrea Martin, Steven Pasquale, Janet Metz, Malcolm Gets, Kecia Lewis, Sean McCourt and Kenita Miller! Visit the Merkin Hall website for tickets.
Stokes at Feinstein’s Feb. 1-19
 Feinstein's at the Regency is located in
Manhattan at 540 Park Avenue at 61st Street. Show times are Tuesday-Saturdays at 8:30 PM with late shows Friday and Saturday nights at 11 PM. Call (212) 339-4095 for reservations or log on to www.ticketweb.com. Read the interviews and reviews...
January 28th: Stokes & Barbara Cook at Orange County Center for the Performing arts.
Stokes appears with Barbara Cook at the Orancge County Center for the performing art’s spotlight series on Friday, Januar 28th at 8pm. Details and tickets...
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