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==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Born in [[Findlay, Ohio]], Creel received his [[Bachelor of Fine Arts]] in [[musical theatre]] at the [[University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance]] in 1998. Creel, who is openly [[homosexual|gay]],<ref>[http://www.broadway.com/buzz/159649/millie-and-hair-star-gavin-creel-on-coming-out-making-noise-and-dreaming-of-a-hippie-heaven/ Millie and Hair Star Gavin Creel on Coming Out, Making ‘Noise’ and Dreaming of a Hippie Heaven] broadway.com, January 16, 2013</ref> is a regular on the LGBT RFamilyVacations cruise with [[Rosie O'Donnell]].<ref>{{cite news| last=Gans| first=Andrew| date=March 15, 2008| url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/115907.html| title=All Aboard!: "Rosie" Cruise, with Murney, Creel and Rudetsky, Departs March 15| work=[[Playbill]]}}</ref> He is also one of the founders, with [[Rory O'Malley]] and Jenny Kanelos, of Broadway Impact, an LGBT activist group. He is an alumnus of Findlay First Edition Show Choir.<ref>{{cite news| title=Creel excited to be returning to northwestern Ohio |url=http://thecourier.com/life-news/2014/09/16/creel-excited-to-be-returning-to-northwestern-ohio/| work=[[The Courier (Findlay)|The Courier]]| location=Findlay| date=September 16, 2014| last=Dwiggins| first=Margaret| accessdate=14 June 2017}}</ref>
Born in [[Findlay, Ohio]], Creel received his [[Bachelor of Fine Arts]] in [[musical theatre]] at the [[University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance]] in 1998. Creel, who is openly [[homosexual|gay]],<ref>[http://www.broadway.com/buzz/159649/millie-and-hair-star-gavin-creel-on-coming-out-making-noise-and-dreaming-of-a-hippie-heaven/ Millie and Hair Star Gavin Creel on Coming Out, Making ‘Noise’ and Dreaming of a Hippie Heaven] broadway.com, January 16, 2013</ref> is a regular on the LGBT RFamilyVacations cruise with [[Rosie O'Donnell]].<ref>{{cite news| last=Gans| first=Andrew| date=March 15, 2008| url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/115907.html| title=All Aboard!: "Rosie" Cruise, with Murney, Creel and Rudetsky, Departs March 15| work=[[Playbill]]| deadurl=yes| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080623073616/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/115907.html| archivedate=June 23, 2008| df=mdy-all}}</ref> He is also one of the founders, with [[Rory O'Malley]] and Jenny Kanelos, of Broadway Impact, an LGBT activist group. He is an alumnus of Findlay First Edition Show Choir.<ref>{{cite news| title=Creel excited to be returning to northwestern Ohio |url=http://thecourier.com/life-news/2014/09/16/creel-excited-to-be-returning-to-northwestern-ohio/| work=[[The Courier (Findlay)|The Courier]]| location=Findlay| date=September 16, 2014| last=Dwiggins| first=Margaret| accessdate=14 June 2017}}</ref>


==Theater credits==
==Theater credits==
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* 2003: ''[[Bright Lights, Big City (musical)|Bright Lights, Big City]]'' (as Michael) • New York Concert
* 2003: ''[[Bright Lights, Big City (musical)|Bright Lights, Big City]]'' (as Michael) • New York Concert
* 2004: ''[[A Tale of Two Cities (musical)|A Tale of Two Cities]]'' (as Charles Darnay) • Workshop
* 2004: ''[[A Tale of Two Cities (musical)|A Tale of Two Cities]]'' (as Charles Darnay) • Workshop
* 2004: ''The Mystery Plays'' • [[Second Stage Theatre]] & [[Yale Repertory Theater]]<ref>{{cite news| last=Hernandez| first=Ernio| title=Gavin Creel Starts in The Mystery Plays at Second Stage's New Plays Uptown, June 21| url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140418233941/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/86891-Gavin-Creel-Starts-in-The-Mystery-Plays-at-Second-Stages-New-Plays-Uptown-June-21| work=Playbill| accessdate=18 April 2014}}</ref>
* 2004: ''The Mystery Plays'' • [[Second Stage Theatre]] & [[Yale Repertory Theater]]<ref>{{cite news| last=Hernandez| first=Ernio| title=Gavin Creel Starts in The Mystery Plays at Second Stage's New Plays Uptown, June 21| url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/86891-Gavin-Creel-Starts-in-The-Mystery-Plays-at-Second-Stages-New-Plays-Uptown-June-21| work=Playbill| accessdate=18 April 2014| deadurl=bot: unknown| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140418233941/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/86891-Gavin-Creel-Starts-in-The-Mystery-Plays-at-Second-Stages-New-Plays-Uptown-June-21| archivedate=April 18, 2014| df=mdy-all}}</ref>
* 2011: ''Prometheus Bound'' (as [[Prometheus]]) • [[American Repertory Theater]]
* 2011: ''Prometheus Bound'' (as [[Prometheus]]) • [[American Repertory Theater]]
* 2012: ''The Book of Mormon'' (as Elder Price) • US National Tour
* 2012: ''The Book of Mormon'' (as Elder Price) • US National Tour

Revision as of 22:20, 11 October 2017

Gavin Creel
Creel at the 21st GLAAD Media Awards in 2010
Born
Gavin James Creel

(1976-04-18) April 18, 1976 (age 48)
Findlay, Ohio, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
Occupations
Years active1998–present
Musical career
Genres
Instrument
  • Vocals
Labels
Websitewww.gavincreel.com

Gavin James Creel (born April 18, 1976) is an American actor, singer, and songwriter. Creel is best known for his work in musical theatre, for which he has received a Tony Award for his performance as Cornelius Hackl in Hello, Dolly!, and two other nominations, for originating the role of Jimmy in Thoroughly Modern Millie and for his performance as Claude in Hair. He has also received a Laurence Olivier Award for originating the West End version of Elder Price in The Book of Mormon at Prince of Wales Theatre. He also played the role of Elder Price in US National Tour and on Broadway at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre. He played Steven Kodaly in Roundabout Theatre Company's production of She Loves Me, which premiered in spring 2016.

Personal life

Born in Findlay, Ohio, Creel received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in musical theatre at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance in 1998. Creel, who is openly gay,[1] is a regular on the LGBT RFamilyVacations cruise with Rosie O'Donnell.[2] He is also one of the founders, with Rory O'Malley and Jenny Kanelos, of Broadway Impact, an LGBT activist group. He is an alumnus of Findlay First Edition Show Choir.[3]

Theater credits

Year Show Role Notes
2001 Spring Awakening Melchior Workshop at Roundabout Theatre Company
June 2001
2002 Thoroughly Modern Millie Jimmy Smith Marquis Theatre
March 19, 2002 – April 27, 2003
2004 Hair (Actors' Fund Concert) Performer New Amsterdam Theatre
September 20, 2004
La Cage aux Folles Jean-Michel Marquis Theatre
December 9, 2004 – June 26, 2005
2006 Mary Poppins[4] Bert Prince Edward Theatre, London
July 26, 2006 – January 12, 2008
2009 Hair Claude Al Hirschfeld Theatre
Mar 31, 2009 – March 7, 2010
2010 Gielgud Theatre, London
April 1, 2010 – September 1, 2010
2013 The Book of Mormon Elder Price Prince of Wales Theatre, London
March 21, 2013 – July 26, 2014
2015 Eugene O'Neill Theatre
January 6, 2015 – January 3, 2016
2016 She Loves Me Stephen Kodaly Studio 54
March 17, 2016 – July 10, 2016
2017 Hello, Dolly! Cornelius Hackl Shubert Theatre
March 15, 2017 – TBD

Other stage credits

Filmography

Performing at the Ryles Jazz Club
in Boston, Massachusetts, in 2010

Television

Discography

Studio albums
  • 2006: Goodtimenation • Creel/Roth
  • 2010: Quiet • EP • Self-published • No. 44 at the Billboard's Top Heatseekers[6]
  • 2012: Get Out • Self-published
Singles
  • 2011: "Noise (Equality Now)" • Self-published
  • 2012: "Whitney Houston" • Self-published
Cast recordings
  • 2002: Thoroughly Modern Millie (RCA Victor)
  • 2005: Bright Lights, Big City (Sh-K-Boom)
  • 2009: Hair (New Broadway Cast Recording) (Sh-K-Boom)
  • 2011: Fine and Dandy (World Premiere Recording) (PS Classics)
  • 2012: Flashdance - The Musical (Roth Music Inc.)
  • 2016: She Loves Me (2016 Broadway Cast Recording) (Ghostlight Records)
  • 2017: Hello Dolly! (New Broadway Cast Recording) (Masterworks Broadway)
Other appearances
2007: "Young at Heart" • Appears on VA compilation Over the Rainbow (Universal)

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
2002 Tony Award Best Actor in a Musical Thoroughly Modern Millie Nominated
2009 Hair Nominated
Drama League Award Distinguished Performance Nominated
2010 GLAAD Media Award Special Recognition Award (shared with cast) Honoree
2014 Laurence Olivier Award Best Actor in a Musical The Book of Mormon Won
2017 Tony Award Best Featured Actor in a Musical Hello, Dolly! Won
Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical Won
Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical Won

References

  1. ^ Millie and Hair Star Gavin Creel on Coming Out, Making ‘Noise’ and Dreaming of a Hippie Heaven broadway.com, January 16, 2013
  2. ^ Gans, Andrew (March 15, 2008). "All Aboard!: "Rosie" Cruise, with Murney, Creel and Rudetsky, Departs March 15". Playbill. Archived from the original on June 23, 2008. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Dwiggins, Margaret (September 16, 2014). "Creel excited to be returning to northwestern Ohio". The Courier. Findlay. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  4. ^ Portantiere, Michael. "Gavin Creel to Play Bert in London Production of Mary Poppins" theatermania.com, June 16, 2006
  5. ^ Hernandez, Ernio. "Gavin Creel Starts in The Mystery Plays at Second Stage's New Plays Uptown, June 21". Playbill. Archived from the original on April 18, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ Trust, Gary (July 1, 2010). "Chart Beat Thursday: Eminem, Jason Derulo, Cyndi Lauper". Billboard. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
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