He died Monday after being diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of cancer in July.
as well as his activism and positivity in the Broadway community, died after being diagnosed with metastatic melanotic peripheral nerve sheath sarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer, in July. He underwent treatment at Memorial Sloan Kettering before transitioning to hospice care at home.
His breakout role came in 2002 when he played Jimmy Smith opposite burgeoning star Sutton Foster in the Broadway production ofHe received a Tony nomination for that role and then carried that momentum on to other roles, including playing Jean-Michel in the 2004 revival of, opposite Will Swenson.
Even after graduating, Gavin regularly returned to Michigan to teach masterclasses, give voice lessons and work with students while workshopping his own material. He and his best friend and fellow Michigan alumna Celia Keenan-Bolger, founded the Celia Keenan-Bolger and Gavin Creel Activist Artist Endowed Scholarship Fund
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