Happy Birthday to Brian Stokes Mitchell!!!

[stokesrocks]

Posted: 10/31/05 at 8:32pm

I just wanted to honor a wonderful man. Happy Birthday Stokes!!!

[sanda]

Posted: 10/31/05 at 8:42pm

Happy Birthday!

[hypertruffle]

Posted: 10/31/05 at 9:01pm

Happy birthday to Stokes.

I was supposed to see 'Beauty and the Beast' with the school musical cast, but the group tickets were sold out. Desperately trying to get out of a Social Studies test, I bought tickets for MolM.

I never heard (and saw) anyone singing 'The Impossible Dream' like he did. His performance in Man of La Mancha was life-changing. I came out of the Al Hirshfield (back then known as Martin Beck) theater blown away. I bought my first cast recording because of him, and my addiction to theater grew since.

[The Distinctive Baritone]

Posted: 10/31/05 at 9:04pm

Happy Birthday to Brian Stokes Mitchell, one of my childhood heroes, and one of the best baritones in musical theater history.

[gavrochegirl]

Posted: 10/31/05 at 10:35pm

Happppppy birthday to Brian!

[Marquise]

Posted: 10/31/05 at 10:43pm

My husband has told me to let you know he is touched by your birthday wishes.

[Chrysanthemum62001]

Posted: 10/31/05 at 11:42pm

Happy birthday!

[InfiniteTheaterFrenzy]

Posted: 11/1/05 at 12:19am

HAPPY BIRTHDAY STOKES!!!

His "New Words" in the Lincoln Center concert last year had me in tears, sobbing like none other.

He is truly an extraordinary, extraordinary performer.

I remember being 12 years old and refusing to go to school the next day because Brian Stokes Mitchell had not won the Tony for Coalhouse and life was not worth living.

[ChrisLovesShows]

Posted: 11/1/05 at 12:29am

Infinite, you are too cute!! Count me among the Stokes Folks! I love me some Stokes. I just realized his Who's Who listing on BWW.com (written by yours truly!!) has gotten out of date. I promise to rectify that asap!

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 11/1/05 at 12:29am

Happy birthday, Stokes!

[InfiniteTheaterFrenzy]

Posted: 11/1/05 at 12:58am

aw, thanks ChrisLovesShows!!!

p.s. it's totally the truth!

[Link Larkin Wanabe]

Posted: 11/1/05 at 1:30am

Brian Stokes Mitchell is my idol as far as singing goes. I can't tell you how many times my mother had to put up with me singing "Wheels of a Dream" in the shower every morning when I was a preteen. Listening to his voice inspires almost religious and spiritual experiences in me. And he is apparently a nice guy to boot.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY STOKESEY!

Akiva

Posted: 11/1/05 at 1:43am

We just saw him in concert, and it was tremendous. AND we got to interact with him afterwards, and from that I would say that most definitely yes, he is a VERY nice guy. Warm, generous, kind and truly engaged in the living of his life - as it should be.

May we be blessed with many more of your birthdays!

[Marquise]

Posted: 11/1/05 at 1:49am

My boyfriend has an understanding that he's second to BSM.
There is just no way around that.
He also has to share me with Rosario Dawson, but that's another thread.

[Kass983]

Posted: 11/1/05 at 5:18am

Happy Birthday to a handsome, talented man that I could die listening to. Definitely in a league of his own. Hope your day was special and your life wonderful.

[melissa errico fan]

Posted: 11/1/05 at 6:24am

Wishing the remarkable Mr. Mitchell a very happy birthday. Oh, yeah, and come back to Broadway. NOW!