G is for Gavin Creel, on Broadway

Gavin Creel, currently portraying both a big bad wolf and Cinderella’s charming Prince in the Broadway revival of “Into The Woods,” has played just such varied roles from his Broadway debut twenty years ago.

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Thoroughly Modern Millie, 2002

Gavin made his Broadway debut as Millie’s (Sutton Foster’s) love interest, a role that snagged him his first Tony Award nomination.

La Cage Aux Folles, 2004

Gavin played Jean-Michel, the handsome son of the gay couple who is set on marrying the daughter of a right-wing homophobe.

Hair, 2009

Gavin let down his hair (or wore a wig?) as Claude

The Book of Mormon

Gavin portrayed Elder Price in 2015

She Loves Me, 2016

He played the slick ladies man Steve Kodaly

Waitress
Gavin portrays Jenna’s love interest Dr Pomatter in 2019

(The video is from the London production)

Hello, Dolly 2017

Taylor Trensch, Bette Midler, and Gavin Creel

Gavin won the Tony Award for his featured role as Cornelius Hack

Author: New York Theater

Jonathan Mandell is a 3rd generation NYC journalist, who sees shows, reads plays, writes reviews and sometimes talks with people.

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