Gavin Creel, a Tony Award-winning Broadway star who appeared in “Hair,” “Hello, Dolly,” “Into the Woods” and more, died Monday at his Manhattan home of metastatic sheath sarcoma. of the melanotic peripheral nerve, his publicist confirmed to the New York Times. He was 48 years old.
A 20-year Broadway veteran, Creel won his first Tony Award in 2017 for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for “Hello, Dolly,” and he was previously nominated in 2009 for “Hair” and in 2002 for “Thoroughly Modern Millie.” .” He also won a Grammy in 2023 for best musical theater album for the Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim’s “Into the Woods.”
For creating the role of Elder Price in “The Book of Mormon” in the West End, he won a Laurence Olivier Award in 2014. Between 2012 and 2016, he participated in the American national tour, performed in the West End and acted as a Broadway replacement for the irreverent musical.
Creel made her Broadway debut and received her first Tony nomination, in the original 2002 musical “Thoroughly Modern Millie,” opposite Sutton Foster. After joining the original Chicago cast of Sondheim’s “Road Show,” he returned to Broadway in the 2004 revival of “La Cage aux Folles.” In 2006, he made his West End debut in “Mary Poppins” as Bert.
He earned his second Tony Award nomination playing Claude Hooper Bukowski in the 2009 revival “Hair” and transferred to the West End after its Broadway run. After his appearance in “The Book of Mormon,” he starred in the 2016 Broadway revival of “She Loves Me” with Jane Krakowski. The production was the first ever Broadway show to be broadcast live.
In 2017, Creel finally won the Tony for playing Cornelius Hackl in the Broadway revival of “Hello, Dolly” with Bette Midler. After that, he played Dr. Pomatter in Sara Bareilles’ “Waitress” on Broadway and the West End. His last Broadway role was in the 2022 revival of “Into the Woods” as the Wolf and Prince from Cinderella, and he also appeared in the Off-Broadway show “Walk on Through: Confessions of a Museum Novice” .
Creel made her television debut in 2003’s “Eloise at the Plaza” and appeared in its sequel, “Eloise at Christmastime.” He also appeared in episodes of “Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure.” “American Horror Stories” and more.
