Gavin Creel

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.

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• Personal life
• Other stage credits
• Television
• Discography
• Filmography
• References

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, is a regular on the LGBT RFamilyVacations cruise with Rosie O'Donnell. 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.

Other stage credits

1998: Fame (as Nick Piazza) • The North American Tour

2000: Honk! (as Ugly) • North Shore Music Theatre

2001: The Flood (Male Lead) • Prospect Theater Company

2001: Bat Boy: The Musical (Swing/Understudy) • Original Off-Broadway Production

2001: Spring Awakening (as Melchior) • Workshop

2001: Hair (as Principal/Father/Tribe) • Encores! Concert

2003: Bounce (as Hollis Bessemer) • Chicago/Washington DC

2003: Bright Lights, Big City (as Michael) • New York Concert

2004: A Tale of Two Cities (as Charles Darnay) • Workshop

2004: The Mystery Plays • Second Stage Theatre & Yale Repertory Theater

2011: Prometheus Bound (as Prometheus) • American Repertory Theater

2012: The Book of Mormon (as Elder Price) • US National Tour

2012: Flashdance • US National Tour

2014: The Book of Mormon (as Elder Price) • Toronto/Montreal

Television

2003: Eloise at the Plaza (as Bill)

2003: Eloise at Christmastime (as Bill)

2016: She Loves Me (as Kodaly) • Broadway show (broadcast live)

Discography

Studio albums

2006: Goodtimenation • Creel/Roth

2010: Quiet • EP • Self-published • No. 44 at the Billboard's Top Heatseekers

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)