Brian Stokes Mitchell Featured on 'Downstage Center,' 7/14

The American Theatre Wing and XM Satellite Radio proudly present an interview with Tony Award®-winning entertainer Brian Stokes Mitchell on their weekly theatrical interview show, "Downstage Center," on XM's On Broadway (XM Channel 28). Stokes Mitchell will appear as the special guest on Friday, July 14 at 6 p.m. The show will repeat on Saturday, July 15 at noon, Sunday, July16 at 7 p.m., and Wednesday, July 19 at midnight.

In early June, Stokes Mitchell released his self-titled debut album, produced by Playbill Records.

Stokes Mitchell made his Broadway debut in the musical Mail in 1988. Ten years later, he skyrocketed to fame (and received a Tony nomination) as the martyred pianist Coalhouse in Ragtime. He won a Tony for his work as Fred/Petruchio in the 1999 Kiss Me Kate revival. He was also nominated for his performance as Don Quixote in his last Broadway outing, the 2002 revival of Man of La Mancha. Other Broadway credits include Oh, Kay!, Kiss of the Spiderwoman and August Wilson's drama King Hedley II; he also appeared in Do Re Mi and Carnival at Encores!He is best-known to TV audiences for having starred on "Trapper John, M.D.," and he has also been seen on "Frasier" and in "Roots." Stokes Mitchell recently appeared at Carnegie Hall in a concert version of South Pacific.

Each new "Downstage Center" program is regularly broadcast at 6 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays at noon, Sundays at 7 p.m. and Wednesdays at 12 a.m. (all times EST). Following the initial run on XM, each program is made available for free, on-demand, internationally on ATW's website, www.americantheatrewing.org. 

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