PHOTO ARCHIVE: From Mail to La Mancha to Much Ado, Celebrating Tony Award Winner Brian Stokes Mitchell

From Ragtime to Shuffle Along: Celebrating Brian Stokes Mitchell's Greatest Stage Roles

Curtain_Up_Day_One_2021_Brian Stokes Mitchell_HR — From Ragtime to Shuffle Along: Celebrating Brian Stokes Mitchell's Greatest Stage Roles

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Angela Teek and Brian Stokes Mitchell in <i>Oh, Kay!</i> — Angela Teek and Brian Stokes Mitchell in *Oh, Kay!*

Tamara Tunie, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Angela Teek in <i>Oh, Kay!</i> — Tamara Tunie, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Angela Teek in *Oh, Kay!*

Brian Stokes Mitchell and Angela Teek in <i>Oh, Kay!</i> — Brian Stokes Mitchell and Angela Teek in *Oh, Kay!*

Jeff Hyslop and Brian Stokes Mitchell in <i>Kiss of the Spider Woman</i> — Jeff Hyslop and Brian Stokes Mitchell in *Kiss of the Spider Woman*

Jeff Hyslop, Chita Rivera and Brian Stokes Mitchell in <i>Kiss of the Spider Woman</i> — Jeff Hyslop, Chita Rivera and Brian Stokes Mitchell in *Kiss of the Spider Woman*

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Brian Stokes Mitchell and Howard McGillin in <i>Kiss of the Spider Woman</i> — Brian Stokes Mitchell and Howard McGillin in *Kiss of the Spider Woman*

Brian Stokes MItchell in <i>Ragtime</i> — Brian Stokes Mitchell in *Ragtime*

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Brian Stokes MItchell and Audra McDonald in <i>Ragtime</i> — Brian Stokes MItchell and Audra McDonald in *Ragtime*

Audra McDonald and Brian Stokes MItchell record <i>Ragtime</i> — Audra McDonald and Brian Stokes MItchell record *Ragtime*

Audra McDonald and Brian Stokes Mitchell in <i>Ragtime</i> — Audra McDonald and Brian Stokes Mitchell in *Ragtime*

Catherine Ashmore

Marin Mazzie and Brian Stokes Mitchell in <i>Kiss Me, Kate</i> — Marin Mazzie and Brian Stokes Mitchell in *Kiss Me, Kate*

Brian Stokes Mitchell in <i>Kiss Me, Kate</i> — Brian Stokes Mitchell in *Kiss Me, Kate*

Brian Stokes Mitchell in a promotional shot for <i>King Hedley II</i> — Brian Stokes Mitchell in a promotional shot for *King Hedley II*

Brian Stokes Mitchell and Leslie Uggams in <i>King Hedley II</i> — Brian Stokes Mitchell and Leslie Uggams in *King Hedley II*

Brian Stokes Mitchell and cast in <i>Man of La Mancha</i> — Brian Stokes Mitchell and cast in *Man of La Mancha*

Brian Stokes Mitchell in <i>Man of La Mancha</i> — Brian Stokes Mitchell in *Man of La Mancha*

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Brian Stokes Mitchell in <i>Man of La Mancha</i> — Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Brian Stokes Mitchell in *Man of La Mancha*

Brian Stokes Mitchell at the 2000 Tony Awards

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Brian Stokes Mitchell and Christine Baranski in <i>Sweeney Todd</i> — Brian Stokes Mitchell and Christine Baranski in *Sweeney Todd*

Brian Stokes MItchell and Marin Mazzie in <i>Kismet</i> — Brian Stokes MItchell and Marin Mazzie in *Kismet*

Brian Stokes Mitchell and cast in a promo shot for <i>Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown</i> — Brian Stokes Mitchell and cast in a promo shot for *Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown*

Sherie Rene Scott and Brian Stokes Mitchell in <i>Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown</i> — Sherie Rene Scott and Brian Stokes Mitchell in *Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown*

Brian Stokes Mitchell in <i>Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown</i> — Brian Stokes Mitchell in *Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown*

Vivian Nixon, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Nina Lafarga and Justin Guarini in <i>Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown</i> — Vivian Nixon, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Nina Lafarga and Justin Guarini in *Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown*

Brian Stokes Mitchell signs autographs on the premiere voyage of Playbill's "Broadway on the High Seas" cruise

Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Jeff Goldblum on "Glee"

Jeff Goldblum, Lea Michele and Brian Stokes Mitchell on "Glee"

Brian Stokes Mitchell and John Glover rehearse <i>Much Ado About Nothing</i> — Brian Stokes Mitchell and John Glover rehearse *Much Ado About Nothing*

Brian Stokes Mitchell and Steel Burkhardt in <i>Much Ado About Nothing</i> — Brian Stokes Mitchell and Steel Burkhardt in *Much Ado About Nothing*

Brian Stokes Mitchell and Hamish Linklater in <i>Much Ado About Nothing</i> — Brian Stokes Mitchell and Hamish Linklater in *Much Ado About Nothing*

Jack Cutmore-Scott and Brian Stokes Mitchell in <i>Much Ado About Nothing</i> — Jack Cutmore-Scott and Brian Stokes Mitchell in *Much Ado About Nothing*

Brian Stokes Mitchell, Laura Osnes and Tony Sheldon in <i>The Bandwagon</i> — Brian Stokes Mitchell, Laura Osnes and Tony Sheldon in *The Bandwagon*

Brian Stokes Mitchell and Laura Osnes in <i>The Bandwagon</i> — Brian Stokes Mitchell and Laura Osnes in *The Bandwagon*

Brian Stokes Mitchell in <i>The Bandwagon — Brian Stokes Mitchell in *The Bandwagon*

Shuffle Along HR06.jpg — Brian Stokes Mitchell, Adrienne Warren, Billy Porter, Audra McDonald and ensemble

Shuffle Along HR16.jpg — Brian Stokes Mitchell

Shuffle Along HR11.jpg — Joshua Henry, Brandon Victor Dixon, Billy Porter and Brian Stokes Mitchell

Broadway_on_the_High_Seas_Day_2_St._Maarten_IMG_3086_HR — Day 2: Brian Stokes Mitchell

Broadway_on_the_High_Seas_Day_2_St._Maarten_HR — Day 2: The evening featured a riveting performance by Brian Stokes Mitchell.

Dove Cameron Brian Stokes Mitchell Light in the Piazza HR — Dove Cameron and Brian Stokes Mitchell in the L.A. Opera production of *The Light in the Piazza*

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Based on the classic MGM movie of the same title, performances are scheduled for Nov. 6-16. Tony winner Kathleen Marshall will direct and choreograph with musical direction by Todd Ellison.

In addition to Mitchell, who will play Tony Hunter, the cast also includes Tony Sheldon (Jeffrey Cordova), Tracey Ullman (Lily Martin), Michael McKean (Lester Martin), Laura Osnes (Gabrielle Gerard), Michael Berresse (Paul Byrd) and Don Stephenson (Hal Meadows). The show has a book by Douglas Carter Beane adapted from the screenplay by Betty Comden and Adolph Green (2014 is the centenary of Green’s birth), with music by Arthur Schwartz and lyrics by Howard Dietz.

The musical, according to press notes, is described as such: "A washed-up Hollywood star trying to make a comeback by doing a Broadway show, a British director who is a genius but has no business directing a musical, a leading lady who’s never done a show before, and a composer and a lyricist who are at each other’s throats. All the things that could never happen in the New York theater today."

Written by Comden and Green, the 1953 film used Schwartz and Dietz’s songs to tell their story and took its title from the famed 1931 Broadway revue written by Schwartz, Dietz and George S. Kaufman.

Five-time Tony nominee Beane will use the original Comden and Green screenplay (including scenes never filmed) as a basis for this Encores! Special Event, with a score that includes “Dancing in the Dark,” “By Myself,” “I Guess I’ll Have to Change My Plan,” “A Shine on My Shoes" and "That's Entertainment.”

Tickets are available at the New York City Center Box Office (West 55th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues), by calling (212) 581-1212 or visiting www.NYCityCenter.org.

As previously reported, the 2015 season of the City Center Encores! series will feature limited engagements of George and Ira Gershwin’s Lady, Be Good; Lerner and Loewe’s Paint Your Wagon; and John Kander and Fred Ebb’s Zorba!