Brian Stokes Mitchell

Music is liquid. It's meant to be messed with and played with and stretched and pulled and pushed, I think. ”

I love rearranging and reimagining tunes, so I want my audience to enjoy hearing songs in a new way and make their own discoveries. ”

I love seeing the stars, and I love being around my friends and family. ”

I love being outside, and I love the fresh air. ”

Cabaret presents different challenges, as it is all on me. I love having the freedom to say anything you want - do anything you want. It is a lot of responsibility, and if it works, you get all the kudos, and if not - all the blame. ”

I like to sing the songs people love, like 'Impossible Dream.' ”

I love rethinking and reimagining songs. ”

If you can make an audience laugh, you can make them love any character. ”

What I love about piano and vocal is it's incredibly pure, and it gets down to the essence of the song because you're not distracted by an orchestra. When it's just a piano and a voice, it's about the purity of singing the song. ”

Oddly enough, I almost never listen to show tunes. But there are some shows I love, like Adam Guettel's 'Floyd Collins.' ”