He was dubbed “the last leading man” by The New York Times. Acclaimed for his powerful baritone voice and commanding stage presence, Broadway legend and two-time Tony Award winner Brian Stokes Mitchell performs musical selections from a prolific four-decade career in leading Broadway roles, films and live concerts.
He received Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle awards for his star turn in Kiss Me, Kate. He also gave Tony-nominated performances in Man of La Mancha, August Wilson’s King Hedley II, and Ragtime. Other notable Broadway shows include Kiss of the Spider Woman, Jelly’s Last Jam, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown and Shuffle Along. In 2016 he was awarded his second Tony Award, the prestigious Isabelle Stevenson Tony for his Charitable work with The Actors Fund. That same year Stokes was inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame.
