Tony Award-Winning Actor Gavin Creel Passes Away at 48 Following Battle with Cancer
The Broadway community is mourning the loss of a bright star, Gavin Creel.
The Tony winner died Sept. 30 at his Manhattan home following a battle with metastatic melanotic peripheral nerve sheath sarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer, which he was diagnosed with in July, according to The New York Times. He was 48.
Per the outlet, Creel’s passing was confirmed by his partner, Alex Temple Ward.
A theater veteran with a career spanning over 20 years, Creel won a Tony Award in 2017 for Best Featured Actor In a Musical for his turn as Cornelius Hackl in Hello Dolly!. He also earned Tony nominations for his performances in the original 2002 production of Thoroughly Modern Millie—his Broadway debut—and the 2009 revival of Hair.
In 2023, Creel also debuted his own off-Broadway musical, Walk on Through: Confessions of a Museum Novice, which featured 17 original songs. His other stage credits include She Loves Me, Waitress, Into the Woods and The Book of Mormon.