Cabaret presents different challenges, as it is all on me. I love having the freedom to say anything you want - do… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
The first audition I did was for 'Trapper John, M.D.' I was surprised to get the part, and then to have it… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Actor Copy Share Image
Stay as connected as you can. Sometimes that means you're going to do a job that may not pay you much but… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Connection Copy Share Image
Oddly enough, I almost never listen to show tunes. But there are some shows I love, like Adam Guettel's 'Floyd Collins.' — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
What I love about piano and vocal is it's incredibly pure, and it gets down to the essence of the song because… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
Each time I have performed in Utah, I had a great time, and the audiences seem to enjoy what I do. The… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
I'd been playing the piano since I was 6 and wanted to be a composer, but I also wanted to be an… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Actor Copy Share Image
I'm fortunate that I've been able to work on Broadway, but it doesn't give me an outside life. So I decided to… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Broadway Copy Share Image
For a while, I couldn't get arrested in television because everybody thought of me as that guy on 'Trapper John.' So I… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
Usually, I don't feel comfortable with a character until I've played him before an audience for several performances. It is not until… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Audience Copy Share Image
I'm the chairman of the board of the Actor's Fund. It's an incredible organization. It helps anybody that has made their living… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Actor Copy Share Image
The first role that I played as a musical - I was 14 years old, and I played Birdie in 'Bye Bye… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Actor Copy Share Image
I was raised on jazz. My father, from the time I was born, used to get up early on Saturdays and Sundays… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
I love doing theater. It's what I grew up in and is my roots. I get a huge fulfillment from it. But… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Fulfillment Copy Share Image
I always say it takes three weeks to know a character and three months to own it. And I think that's probably… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Art Copy Share Image
I've always felt that my career was in wiser hands than mine. Whatever, in its good time, is supposed to happen will… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Career Copy Share Image
When I was preparing 'Kiss Me, Kate,' I did go to the Museum of Broadcasting and watched an old kinescope of Alfred… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Kiss Copy Share Image
When you have a community that's strong in the arts, it brings all sorts of attention and different businesses into the community. — Brian Stokes Mitchell Art Copy Share Image
I've sung a whole lot of jazz. It's my favorite style of music to sing. People don't realize it, because they're so… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
People who are artists professionally are not artists because they want to be artists; they have to be artists. They're compelled to… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Art Copy Share Image
