Brian Stokes Mitchell Comes To Town Hall 4/17

The Town Hall (123 W. 43rd St.), Times Square's landmark concert venue, is pleased to present Brian Stokes Mitchell in concert on Saturday April 17th at 8PM. Tickets are on sale now for $50 and $45. All tickets for The Town Hall shows are available through Ticketmaster, (212) 307-4100, or www.ticketmaster.com, or by visiting The Town Hall Box office between noon and 6PM (except Sundays) at 123 W. 43rd St., (212) 840-2824.

Dubbed "The Last Leading Man" by the New York Times, Brian Stokes Mitchell has enjoyed a rich and varied career on Broadway, television and film, along with appearances in the great American concert halls. His musical versatility has kept him in demand by some of the country's finest conductors and orchestras. His Broadway roles include the starring role of Don Quixote in Man of La Mancha (Tony nomination), as well as FrEd Graham/ Petruchio in Kiss Me, Kate (Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards). Other Broadway performances include Coalhouse Walker Jr. in Ragtime (Tony nomination), August Wilson's King Hedley II (Tony nomination), Kiss of the Spider Woman, Jelly's Last Jam (replacing Gregory Hines) and David Merrick's Oh, Kay! His performance in Mail earned him the Theatre World Award for Outstanding Broadway Debut. In 2006, he released his self-titles album as the inaugural artist on the newly formed Playbill Records label. In addition to singing, Stokes produced the album and also wrote many of the arrangements and orchestrations.

Brian Stokes Mitchell is part of The Town Hall 2010 season that includes the hit series Broadway By The Year ® (Musicals of 1966 on May 10th, Musicals of 1990-2010 on June 14th). The complete 2010 season is available as a subscription series, or individually, with subscriptions available now directly from The Town Hall.

Built in 1921 by a group of suffragettes, The Town Hall began as a lecture hall and public forum for debates. Over the decades, the stage has been graced by Eleanor Roosevelt, Margaret Sanger, Billie Holiday, Igor Stravinsky, Bob Dylan and Miles Davis. Today the hall flourishes as a popular, affordable venue, boasting the hottest acts in rock, pop, folk, cabaret, world music, comedy and dance, including Billy Joel, Blondie, Elvis Costello, Natalie Merchant, Graham Nash, Liza Minnelli, Cyndi Lauper, Norah Jones, Andre Watts, Henry Rollins, Joe Jackson, Pink Martini, Regina Spector, Brian Adams, Aimee Mann and Dawn Upshaw. For over a decade, The Town Hall has hosted live broadcasts of Garrison Keillor's Prairie Home Companion. Over the past two-and-a-half decades, The Town Hall has produced a number of new and critically acclaimed musical series, which include The Century of Change, Not Just Jazz, Broadway By The Year® and The Broadway Cabaret Festival.

All tickets for The Town Hall shows are available through TicketMaster, 212-307-4100, or www.ticketmaster.com, or by visiting The Town Hall Box Office between noon and 6 PM (except Sundays) at 123 West 43rd Street, 212-840-2824. For more information, visit www.the-townhall-nyc.org.

Photo Credit: Peter James Zielinski

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