Brian Stokes Mitchell sings "Feelin' Good" | The Kennedy Center
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Broadway star Brian Stokes Mitchell sings "Feelin' Good" at the Kennedy Center. "Let Freedom Ring!," part of the free daily performance series on the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage, features Tony®, Emmy®, and Grammy®–winning artist Audra McDonald and Two- time Tony®-winning artist Brian Stokes Mitchell and the Let Freedom Ring Choir led by Music Director Rev. Nolan Williams Jr. In collaboration with Georgetown University. January 21, 2019. Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb
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