Brian Stokes Mitchell
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Bio
Brian Stokes Mitchell became a trustee of The Actors Fund in 1998 and was elected Chairman of the Board of the organization in 2004. During his tenure as Chairman, Mitchell has headlined fundraisers that have raised in excess of $10 million for the organization. In addition, he played a large role in the creation in 2010 of The Actors Fund Housing Development Corporation, which provides affordable, supportive and senior housing for the performing arts community that improves lives, creates jobs, fosters economic development and revitalizes communities. Through his work with expanding all facets of The Actors Fund, the organization now serves more than 14,000 people a year through social services and emergency financial assistance, health care and insurance counseling, career development and housing. Mitchell won a Tony Award, Drama Desk Award and Outer Critics Circle Award in 2000 for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for performance in Kiss Me, Kate. Recipient of the Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award in 2016.
Appearances on CUNY TV
Arts in the City
- August 2016
August 12, 2016
ATW's Working in the Theatre
- Performance (Spring 2003)
May 1, 2003 - Performance (Spring 2003) Extended Version
May 1, 2003 - Performance (Spring 1998)
April 30, 1998
Lincoln Center AT HOME: Memorial For Us All
Nonstop New York
- A Love Letter to New York
March 10, 2020
TimesTalks
- Leading Men of the Theater
January 11, 2004
