Gavin Creel Dies: Broadway Star Of ‘Waitress’, ‘Into The Woods’ Was 48
deadline.comIn stunning and sad news, Gavin Creel, one of Broadway‘s most popular and acclaimed leading men, died in Manhattan today just two months after being diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of sarcoma.
He was 48. His death was confirmed by his partner Alex Temple Ward. Creel had undergone treatment at New York’s Memorial Sloan Kettering after being diagnosed with cancer in July.
One of Broadway’s top musical theater artists, Creel made his Broadway debut in 2002 in a lead role of Thoroughly Modern Millie, earning a Tony Award nomination, a feat he’d repeat seven years later in what would become a signature performance as Claude in the 2009 Broadway revival of Hair.
From 2012 to 2015, he starred as Elder Price in The Book of Mormon, a role he’d reprise in an Olivier-winning performance for the musical’s West End production.
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