Birth Place: Findlay, OH, USA
Gavin James Creel (born April 18, 1976) is an American actor, singer, and songwriter best known for his work in musical theater. Upcoming: Walk on Through: Confessions of a Museum Novice (book, music and lyrics, originally commissioned by The Metropolitan Museum of Art.) Broadway: Hello, Dolly! (Tony Award); Hair (Tony nomination); Thoroughly Modern Millie (Tony nomination); Waitress; The Book of Mormon; She Loves Me; La Cage aux Folles. West End: The Book of Mormon (Olivier Award), Hair, Waitress, Mary Poppins. Television: PBS “Stars on Stage,” “American Horror Stories,” “Eloise at the Plaza” and “Eloise at Christmastime.” Original recordings: GOODTIMENATION, Quiet, Get Out. Graduate: University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre and Dance. Gavin is a Hermitage Artist Writing Fellow, and Walk on Through was selected for development at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center’s 2022 National Musical Theatre Conference.
From: Photos: The Cast of INTO THE WOODS Takes Bows at First Preview on Broadway
From: Photos: The Cast of INTO THE WOODS Takes Bows at First Preview on Broadway
From: Photos: The Cast of INTO THE WOODS Takes Bows at First Preview on Broadway
From: Photos: The Cast of INTO THE WOODS Takes Bows at First Preview on Broadway
From: Photos: The Cast of INTO THE WOODS Takes Bows at First Preview on Broadway
From: Photos: The Cast of INTO THE WOODS Takes Bows at First Preview on Broadway
From: Photos: The Cast of INTO THE WOODS Takes Bows at First Preview on Broadway
From: Photos: The Cast of INTO THE WOODS Takes Bows at First Preview on Broadway
From: Photos: The Cast of INTO THE WOODS Takes Bows at First Preview on Broadway
From: Photos: The Cast of Encores! INTO THE WOODS Takes Opening Night Bows
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Gavin Creel, Hello, Dolly!
Gavin Creel, Hello, Dolly!
Gavin Creel, Hello, Dolly!
Gavin CreelThe Book of Mormon
Gavin Creel, Hair
Gavin Creel, Thoroughly Modern Millie
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Gavin Creel has appeared on Broadway in 10 shows.
Gavin Creel has appeared on London's West End in 4 shows.
Gavin Creel's first West End show was Mary Poppins which opened in 2004
Gavin Creel has been nominated for several awards, including Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for Hello, Dolly!, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Hello, Dolly!, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for Hello, Dolly!, Best Actor in a Musical at the Olivier Awards for The Book of Mormon, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for Hair, and Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for Thoroughly Modern Millie.
Gavin Creel has won several awards, including Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for Hello, Dolly!, the same award at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Hello, Dolly!, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for Hello, Dolly!, and Best Actor in a Musical at the Olivier Awards for The Book of Mormon.
Gavin Creel has written 1 shows including Walk on Through: Confessions of a Museum Novice (Writer).
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