Ep357 – Gavin Creel (from The Vault)

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Originally aired as episode 169 on October 22 2021 Gavin Creel is an actor singer and songwriter who received a Tony Award for his performance as Cornelius Hackl in Hello Dolly starring Bette Midler and David Hyde Pierce He made his Broadway debut originating the role of Jimmy Smith in Thoroughly Modern Millie for which he received his first Tony Award nomination and has additional Broadway credits that include La Cage aux Folles She Loves Me Mary Poppins Waitress and Hair which earned him his second Tony Award nomination Gavin originated the role of Elder Price in the West End production of Book of Mormon earning an Olivier Award and reprised the role on Broadway and the US National Tour On television he co-starred alongside Julie Andrews in ABC s Eloise at the Plaza and Eloise at Christmastime and stars in Ryan Murphy s new spin off American Horror Stories From conservative Ohio to the lights of Broadway Gavin is a proud member of the theatre community but also talks candidly about the mental physical and emotional toll of a life on the stage He reflects on the last few years through the pandemic how he went inward in a way he never has before and opens up about the ways in which therapy – unconditional acceptance and support – have helped him Gavin talks about using his voice to support activists activism and shares the story of his involvement in getting the green light for the Broadway s Hair to miss a show and join the National Equality March in Washington D C in 2009 He also chats about the history of Broadway Bares and the magic of I Put A Spell On You The Sanderson Variant Learn more about your ad choices Visit megaphone fm adchoicesClick here to visit this podcast episode

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