The Broadway community mourns the loss of a shining star, Gavin Creel.
The Tony Award winner died on September 30 at his home in Manhattan after a battle with metastatic peripheral nerve sheath sarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer, which he was diagnosed with in July, according to the British newspaper “Daily Mail”. New York Times. He was 48 years old.
According to the outlet, Creel’s death was confirmed by his partner, Alex Temple Ward.
A theatrical veteran with a career spanning more than 20 years, Creel won a Tony Award in 2017 for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his role as Cornelius Huckle in Hello Dolly!. He also received Tony nominations for his performance in the original 2002 production of Totally modern millie— its Broadway debut — and a 2009 revival hair.
In 2023, Creel also released his own Off-Broadway musical, Walking Through: Confessions of a Museum ApprenticeWhich included 17 original songs. His other theatrical credits include She loves me, waitress, In the forest and Book of Mormon.