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Gavin Creel, Beloved Tony-Winning Star of Hello, Dolly!, Thoroughly Modern Millie and More, Dies at 48 by Hayley Levitt

Tony Award winner Gavin Creel, who launched his celebrated Broadway career as Jimmy Smith in Thoroughly Modern Millie, has died after a short battle with cancer. His death was confirmed by his partner, Alex Temple Ward. Creel was 48. Creel was born on April 18, 1976 in Findlay, Ohio. He and his two older sisters were raised Methodist, a culture the actor has said kept him in the closet until the age of 25. "They wer…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:24PM on September 30, 2024

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