Gavin Creel

Gavin Creel Biography

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 three Tony Award nominations"?for originating the role of Jimmy in Thoroughly Modern Millie, for his performance as Claude in Hair, and for his performance as Cornelius Hackl in Hello, Dolly!"?and an 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, 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.

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
2004	La Cage aux Folles	Jean-Michel	Marquis Theatre December 9, 2004 - June 26, 2005
2006	Mary Poppins	Bert	Prince Edward Theatre, London July 26, 2006 - January 12, 2008
2009	Hair	Claude	Al Hirschfeld Theatre Mar 31, 2009 - March 7, 2010
2010	Hair	Claude	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	The Book of Mormon	Elder Price	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

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

Filmography

2016: The Ceiling Fan (producer) "? short film

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)

Other appearances: 2007: "Young at Heart" "? Appears on VA compilation Over the Rainbow (Universal)

Awards and nominations

Year	Nominated Work	Award	Category
2002	Thoroughly Modern Millie	Tony Award	Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
2009	Hair	Drama League Award	Distinguished Performance
2009		Tony Award	Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
2010		GLAAD Media Awards	Special Recognition Award
2014	The Book of Mormon	Laurence Olivier Award	Best Actor in A Musical
2017	Hello, Dolly!	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
		Outer Critics Circle Award	Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
		Tony Award	Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical

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