Westhampton Beach - The Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center presents the dynamic Tony Award-winning Broadway singer, Brian Stokes Mitchell on Saturday, July 2 at 8:30 p.m. in the Mollie Parnis Auditorium.

Dubbed "the last leading man" by The New York Times, Stokes Mitchell has been enjoying a spectacular career that spans Tony Award-winning performances on Broadway, a multitude of television and film appearances, to performing at our Nation's capital. His Broadway career includes the starring role of Don Quixote in "Man of La Mancha," for which he received a Tony nomination and the Helen Hayes Award, as well as Fred Graham/Petruchio in "Kiss Me Kate," for which he won the 2000 Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards. Other Broadway performances include Coalhouse Walker in "Ragtime" (Tony nomination), August Wilson's "King Hedley II" (Tony nomination), "Kiss of the Spider Woman" (Valentin), "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. For three years in a row, he starred in "South Pacific," "Les Miserables" and "Guys and Dolls" at the Hollywood Bowl Summer Series. He appeared in concerts at Disney Hall in Los Angeles, Symphony Hall with the Boston Pops Orchestra, Tanglewood, Ravinia, Radio City and The White House. An extremely versatile singer, he has worked with John Williams, Dianne Reeves, Frederike von Stade, Reba McIntyre, Barbara Cook, Denyce Graves, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Big Band, Mormon Tabernacle Choir, and The Muppets.

This glorious baritone exuds vitality, charisma and optimism, and will win you over with his intimate cabaret performance.

For more information on this artist go to www.brianstokes.com.

Tickets are $125, $100, $75, and can be purchased on line at www.whbpac.org, Box Office at 631-288-1500, or 76 Main Street, Westhampton Beach, (Wednesday through Sunday, 12 noon to 6 p.m. and later on show nights).