News of Creel’s passing drew an outpouring of condolences from the New York theater community, including tributes from Ben Platt, Bette Midler and more.

The Broadway and theater community — including Ben Platt, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Josh Gad — are mourning the death of actor Gavin Creel, who died on Monday, Sept. 30 at 48 from sarcoma. Creel won a Tony Award in 2017 for his performance in 'Hello,

He was honored for a Broadway revival of “Hello, Dolly!” and won an Olivier Award for “The Book of Mormon.” In July, he was diagnosed with a rare cancer.