Gavin Creel Public Memorial, Marquee Dimming to Take Place in December

A pair of public tributes to Tony-winning performer Gavin Creel will take place at the beginning of December.

On Monday, December 2 at 4pm at the St. James Theatre, friends and family will host a public memorial celebration for the actor, who died of cancer on September 30. On Tuesday, December 3 at 6:45pm, the marquee lights of every Broadway theater will dim in Creel’s honor.

Creel made his Broadway debut in 2002’s Thoroughly Modern Millie, originating the role of Jimmy Smith and earning his first Tony nomination. He followed that up on Broadway as Jean-Michel in the 2004 revival of La Cage aux Folles. His second Tony nomination came in 2009 for playing Claude in Diane Paulus’s revival of Hair, and he won the award for costarring as Cornelius Hackl opposite Bette Midler and David Hyde Pierce in Hello, Dolly! 

To receive more information about admittance to the public memorial on December 2, email your name and contact information to GavinCelebration@BespokeTheatricals.com.