Gavin Creel, an award-winning actor and performer known for his many portrayals in Broadway shows, died this past Monday in his home in New York. He was 48 years old.<\/p>\n
Creel\u2019s death was confirmed by one of his representatives, who shared Creel died at his home in New York after being diagnosed with metastatic melanotic peripheral nerve sheath sarcoma. His form of cancer was aggressive and rare, with him being diagnosed in July, where he received treatment. After a few months, Creel transitioned to hospice care in his home. According to the Cleveland Clinic, sarcoma is a type of cancer that grows in bone and connective tissue and nowadays makes up 1 percent of cancer diagnoses.<\/p>\n
The Broadway community has been grieving the death of Creel, a young and talented actor who won the Tony Award in 2017 for his work in \u201cHello, Dolly!\u201d where he played the role of Cornelius Hackl. He received his first Tony nomination in 2001, for his Broadway debut in \u201cThoroughly Modern Millie.\u201d He was also nominated for his work in the musical \u201cHair,\u201d in 2009. Some of his stage credits include \u201cThe Book of Mormon,\u201d \u201cWaitress,\u201d and \u201cInto The Woods.\u201d<\/p>\n
Aside from his work in the theater, Creel was also featured in \u201cAmerican Horror Stories,\u201d where he starred in a two-episode arc alongside Matt Bomer as the character of Troy Winslow. He also did some voice work for the animated shows \u201cRapunzel\u2019s Tangled Adventure\u201d and \u201cCentral Park.\u201d
\nOver the past day, various prominent members of the Broadway community have shared their thoughts on social media. \u201cShattered,\u201d wrote Lin Manuel Miranda in an Instagram post. He revealed that Creel was involved in the initial stages of Hamilton, playing the role of the king. \u201cGavin Creel was our first King when all we had was 11 songs and he wrapped the audience around his finger with nothing but a Burger King crown and his mind-blowing charisma and talent,\u201d he continued. \u201cHe is so loved and it is unimaginable that he\u2019s no longer with us.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Gavin Creel, an award-winning actor and performer known for his many portrayals in Broadway shows, died this past Monday in his home in New York. He was 48 years old. Creel\u2019s death was confirmed by one of his representatives, who shared Creel died at his home in New York after being diagnosed with metastatic melanotic […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1989,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-memorial"],"yoast_head":"\n