Make Them Hear You - Brian Stokes Mitchell

[PuppetMask]

That was awesome! He's got skills.

[broadwaybabi91]

They recently announced that he will be playing one of Rachel's dads on Glee. I couldn't help but giggle. If you guys aren't familiar with Glee, Rachel is played by Lea Michele who was Tateh's Little Girl in the OBC of Ragtime. I love when peoples' careers intertwine.

[TheatreFilmBuff]

Make Them Hear You....no matter how good others may be at the song, will always be Brian Stokes Mitchell's song....no one will ever top him.

[musicalanimegeek1901]

we are singing this song for our spring concert in my chorus!!! and this is the version my teacher played for us in class before we started learning it :D

[mistojen]

This version gives me chills every time I hear it.

[ponchandra]

Im lovin' It!

[holynuff]

This will really help me for solofest! Its great

[Lovebeinghappy]

Chills. Every time. :) 

[NiceFarms]

Super-nice guy. Saw him last night—he has a depth too that comes through best in his singing.

[iowagirl991]

Show choir ballad :) go En Feugo!!!

[lovesingread]

Going to hear him tonight!!!! I'm way beyond excited. :D

[DancingGladys]

I just got to hear him sing this song live! It left me breathless.

[lovesingread]

@DancingGladys Provo, right?

[death2ipod]

his voice is pure perfection. why can't people have voices like this anymore?

[Songabirdi]

Wow! I sang ' Make Them Hear You' without hearing this interpretation about 2 months ago! Wish I'd have heard it before then. It would have given me a better understanding of the song.

[rellenoz]

I heard Brian Stokes Mitchell for the very first time on Rosie ODonnell show years ago when Ragtime first opened. I was around 21. Within a few months, I bought my first plane ticket to New York, and Ragtime was my first broadway show ever. That's how amazing and inspirational his voice is.

[TalentedKlutz231]

Oh. My. Goodness. I just love this song! In my ninth grade choir concert we did a broadway medley where everyone got a solo! This was the first song that was sung and I got a solo for the part "And I could not put down my sword when justice was my right..." Oh heavens! Listening to this makes me so happy! I love it.

[animalcollective3113]

this gives me fucking goose bumbs dude

[pokey040404]

I love this song I am learning it for an originl play with my Theatre team its amazing!

[jp442012]

i love this...i wonder if this make a good musical theatre audition piece...

[glennbo72]

i just recently discovered Brian. Where have I been? An example of perfect vocal technique. His throat is so open , you could drive a truck through it. And a nice and handsome guy to boot. He could be Obama's brother. WOW !

[zelmanzelman]

It does not get any better. Thank you.

[amontgomery1990]

Goosebumps every.single.freaking.time. :)

[robofetish]

I'm willing to bet I am 70000 of these views.

[BlazedHearts]

Just heard this today. I thought Shoshana Beans little 5 second rendition was great, but goddamn this is powerful and beautiful. I wish more teenagers appreciated musical theatre.

[dboeddy]

Wow. There is one person who didn't like this song. What an idiot.

[HordeFTW111]

My choir teacher sang this, I liked his version better than this...

[jacobdmarsing]

Anyone else who even attempts to play Coalhouse Walker Jr. Can only clean up after Mitchell, because he swept the floor with all of them, the best baritone I've ever heard

[makeneb]

I wish this song could be at least 10minutes longer just so I could hear his talent for just a little longer

[LinusandSally]

I worked at a theater camp for children 8-16 over the summer, and this was one of the songs they learned. I got tears in my eyes every time they sang it.

[1TKkid]

i know i heard this on some disney movie

[TheatreFilmBuff]

A stunning performance! I don't necessarily think Alan Cumming was undeserving for "Cabaret" but Brian Stokes Mitchell's performance in "Ragtime" is one of the most powerful in the history of musical theatre.

[JAnthony37]

@TheatreFilmBuff Wow! You said it there! I could not agree more!!

[ohjawillkommen]

@TheatreFilmBuff Agreed! Alan Cumming's Master Of Ceremonies was great, and if I were a Tony voter, I would vote for him any other year, but Brian Stokes Mitchell just inhabits this role, and deserves to be held in the same esteem as legendary performers like Rex Harrison, Ethel Merman, Robert Preston, or Zero Mostel for his performance in "Ragtime". I envy anyone who saw him perform this role live.

[jrlillian]

Mr. Mitchell makes it seem effortless as he sings, but this is absolutely flawless! Brings tears to my eyes each time I hear it. He made me hear him!!!!

[Katlina2010]

One of the guys in my high school sang this a few years ago.. I fell in love with this song right then and there.

[jepenner]

i've heard a lot of different folks do this song and all of them have been very good, but Brian Stokes Mitchell just blows me away every time. :)

[hawkinstaylor51]

HOLY COW! Now Thats Powerful!!! Way to Go Mr. Brian Stokes Mitchell you rocked the house!! lol :)

[louisawhat]

this song makes me tear up. it's incredibly moving.

[dasteufelhund]

This is the original, authoritative version.

[pntheloose08]

this moves me to tears everytime.

[teloiv1]

Simply stunning. 

[fanniemaeflippers]

I agree with your description... In my opinion he is the only one with a voice for this song... SO much depth and power in it... So that it truly "MAKES THEM HEAR YOU"!

[Linda6119]

What a thrill! My family doubted me but I insisted that we had to see "Ragtime" on Broadway. He and other cast members " blew us away". Thanks for a tremendous experience.  It's one of my favorites.

[Thewaiter525600]

Genius.

[aa60football]

Beautiful song and ending

[slickmonmon13]

I first saw Ragtime on a High School Interim trip, this song and the wheel of your dreams back to back almost made me cry

but i didn't want mah class mates givin me shi so I held it back, Amazing play!

[npmurphy1]

Brian Stokes Mitchell is simply the best. And, he should have won the Best Actor award for Ragtime. Just amazing!

[tbell04OLSP]

Fantastic recording! very powerful, actually delievers this torch song and does it more than justice unlike some versions I have heard on here.

Amazing voice!! I wish I could have seen him perform it=)

[blkchk]

The guy in 3 Mo' Tenors sings this unbelievably well.

[nyudeb]

I saw him do the show. He was and is magnificent!

[nyudeb]

@nyudeb Brian Stokes Mitchell that is

[Flyingtowtruck]

excellent BUT not as good as Quentin Earl Darrington

[bwaygammagurl]

I'm just going to point out that Mr. Mitchell sustains that last note perfectly. When listening to clips of Mr. Darrington, at the end of the song, you can hear the little breath for air. And the tone of their voices are different. I'm not saying he's bad, because he's great, he's just not QUITE as good as Mr. Mitchell, IMO.

[Chrisparkle]

wwe had to sing this song in circle the state with state

[tinkgirl201]

amazing my school just put on the play this weekend

[DBerimbauktoca]

Friday was our opening night! heh

[crazybunny014]

I remember his days as Cam Winston on Frasier :) It's amazing, what he's become.

[angrywiggler64]

I LOVE THIS SONG. Brian Stokes Mitchell does such an amazing job. Definitely one of my favorite shows of all time. Ahrens and Flaherty are geniuses.

[wuddahninja]

we are singing this song along with others from ragtime and i absolutlety love this song! it actually sounds alot like colors of the wind from pocohontas

[kyuubifox92]

@wuddahninja my choir did this song last year for our Fine Arts Festival and the Black history program and god....frankly, we should be shot. So many missed notes on purpose...

[wuddahninja]

really? did no one like the song? that is surprising because i think most of my chorus loves the songs we are doing from ragtime

[kyuubifox92]

I personally loved the song and so did like....5 others. My choir makes screeching monkeys sound like a good chorus. Thats how bad some of them are. So in answer to your question, no, they hated the song. I love doing songs from ragtime.

[LTHSFanpire]

@kyuubifox92 well then they have no taste in music ragtime is amazing and if you can not get emotion from this there is somthing wrong

[kyuubifox92]

@LTHSFanpire well people in my school are blind. I loved this song because it was, well, powerful. Very Powerful. but all the students in my class hear is (from the words of a pompous choir member) some stupid old song.

Jerks.

[1crusaderrabbit]

Greatest voice, ever.

[sk8swmgtr]

Did this singer ever play Javert from Les Miserables?

[pumpkinheadedmf]

At the Hollywood Bowl, yes. There are videos on YouTube of that as well.

[OculusDraconis]

@sk8swmgtr i was just wondering that lol

[theatrestud13]

@sk8swmgtr You may be thinking of Norm Lewis. He played Javert in the revival of Les Miserables back in 2006/2007.

[lynnstewart2326]

Wow, very nice. Have to see about getting a c d now.

[MegaMozartfan]

that's stunning.

[marcelle215]

makes me want to cry this song is so powerful

[cgcoppe]

Amazing!

His voice is, of course, magnificent.

Most important is that he makes the meaning of the song LIVE so vibrantly.

[mlporart]

Good video and good song

[piepiepie00092]

oh my G-d this guy is brilliant!!!! i love ragtime!!!!!!!!! best musical ever written. and brian stolkes mitchels completely just kills it! amazing.

[imthejuggern58]

He is phenomenal

[JackassJRxNickWorden]

Excellent Vibrato as well. and I saw this musical. different guy, but they're both great.  ^^ such a great show, and I almost cried.

[goatstorm]

this is just too good....

[shinigami109]

finally found it! i've been looking for this version forever. singing this in choir :D

[AylaRselhesur]

so is mine!

[jpg0901]

I cannot get over how awesome this is...

[YumeNK]

Beautifully sang song with moving lyrics.

'Teach every child to raise his voice'... I was never taught that by anyone. Most of the people I've met in my life told me to shut up and tag along. Even my parents. But eventually I learnt not to 'put down my sword, when justice was right'. =)

[zingela]

@YumeNK

I was taught the same as you. Take it and shut up. I'm not African-American, but I was abused as I grew up and that's what I was told to do. My heart goes out to anyone who has been taught what we have. I now yell as loudly as possible when I see someone being wronged. I hope the same for everyone out there. Use their voice and be heard.

[ObsessedwithBroadway]

Ah, this is so beautiful. I know technically he's a baritone, but he's got a high A flat in there, too. that's major tenor business. :)

[GKboards]

Indeed. Notice, the ease he expresses in reaching that high A flat.

[ObsessedwithBroadway]

Oh yeah. I love this guy...

[jpg0901]

It's all in the technique...and he's just that awesome!

[ObsessedwithBroadway]

I KNOW!!!

[bboymasochist]

@ObsessedwithBroadway It's wonderful when you hear a good baritone who can actually sing a solid Ab. It's a major baritone power note, so "tenor business" isn't exactly how I'd put it, hahaha.

[lindroth7]

@ObsessedwithBroadway

Btones sing A's - especially bad ass ones like Stokie

[hansquad]

@ObsessedwithBroadway

Some baritones can even reach high B flat or a pushed high B, but they cannot constantly do that since it will damage their vocals.

[HoorahMarineCorps]

@ObsessedwithBroadway It's actually a G sharp ;) same thing, though.

[tray2022]

what are you listennign to if you think he ruins anything

and what part

[TheNomadMC]

the original 3 Mo TENORS version of this is AMAZING...This is beautiful!

[mtywilli]

don't understand the comment,please explain...

[TERRITSTAR]

The words are so powerful and right for today where we are becoming much too lax about every man's and everywoman's rights.

[MichaelCrawfordsFan]

Amazing! Brian is amazing. He made me cry during the Impossible Dream. BSM You are freaking amazing =)

[KevinUndaho]

There was a performance of this that was better but this is still good

[poppypony789]

i'm the daughter and the son

[cooldog65]

1:32 to the end is just fantastic i get chills every time i hear it

[MichaelCrawfordsFan]

Me too. I think I might get this CD.

[ObsessedwithBroadway]

Agreed. He has such a beautiful voice.

[mascbp10]

God this song is so awesome.

[mtywilli]

Brian fans go to the library and listen to his new album and the song Grateful and you will freeze in awe of talent

[jbognar0311]

that would be me bdamone i sing this song like an angel

[ohhalejasper16]

love this song we're singing it in my chorus concert: )

[shadow00800]

me 2!!!!!! Were singing it in DC when we travel there!

[ilovebreakfastclub]

You Did A Beautiful Job. This Made Me Cry

Everything Was Absoloutely Perfect

Thank You So Much For Putting This Up!

[AlexanderTheFace2]

I find my self at a loss, I was originally a bass and now I am more so a baritone if not a tenor. I can sing this song really well, i do not think "wheels of a dream" will be as easy for me though....

[prettybutterfly2007]

I really like this - he's got a great voice and it's at a nice speed

[superchick9235]

this is my favorite song from ragtime but this version and every other version n here seems so... not right... i cant put my finger on it but it disappoints me

[lssc4]

Amazing. I love this song.

[tiffsdork]

I used to be ashamed of being a tenor until now since my choir teacher is having me sing this as a solo

[RandomZydeco]

ashamed of being a tenor? lunacy! tenors get all the best parts! I'm so glad I'm a tenor. Any good musical theatre part you can name that's a baritone, i'll name five who are tenors. Stand strong and HIGH my friend!

[tiffsdork]

I used to be haha I Love tenor now! I used to wish I was bass but its so boring now and tenor is so much fun!

[rshaw3188]

Brian Stoke Mitchell is a Baritone lol

I'm representing for the the Bass/Baritones ;p

[Judill]

Yea for Baritones!!! Basically all classic Broadway is baritone. Just the new stuff is tenor.

[McGarvinStudios]

@tiffsdork I WISH I was a tenor! Nbody writes songs for baritones anymore!

[RandomZydeco]

does anyone by chance have a video of him doing this song on broadway? I'm singing it for a festival and I'd like to see how they blocked it. Thanks :D

[sunrisesunset51]

Search for "Ragtime clips 2" on YouTube... it's a compilation of Broadway cast clips used in a PBS documentary, and part of Make Them Hear You is used.

:)

[sillyjew6]

i saw this nearly a decade ago and i could still recognize this voice. amazing.

[loveascending]

i love this song so much. the lyrics just give me chills, and of course the song in itself is beautiful as well!

[LakeErieMonsters17]

this is really good, my choir teacher is giving this as a solo

[hottaznguy]

does anyone wear to get an instumental version of the song

[Chriswren9]

I adore the picture at 1:16!

Thanks for posting

[piazzalover]

Hearing this song again brings tears to my eyes. Stokes sung this song with so much passion. I was sad when he left the show in L.A. to do in NY. What a lovely picture you posted here of Stokes and his wife, Allison. I'll never forget all the trouble he went through just for my friend and I meet him in person on my birtday years ago. He's the sweetest man!

[mberry2000]

We hear you!

[dreuxcut]

I agree that this version of MAKE THEM HERE YOU is just incredible. Brian Stokes Mitchell is magical . What a voice!

[PembrokeRescue]

Isn't Stokes just the MOST wonderful??? He is still (among many) an undiscovered vocal miracle. Anyone out there have his performance on this years Capitol 4th to offer here? If you have not listened to his rendition (here on UTube) of This Nearly Was Mine, listen and be ready to be blown completely away!

[BMcGee]

Very nice effect, with the explosion on the crescendo. Bravo, videomaker! (I also love that photo in the white shirt. Wow!!) This man is the epitome of brilliance. He's a gift.

[dustoffwhippedcream]

LOVE him!!!!!!!!