HAIR's Gavin Creel Featured in OUT Magazine

Gavin Creel, currently starring on Broadway in HAIR, is featured in OUT magazine this month.

Creel discusses the powerful message of the musical, stating, "It's really about belief in freedom of expression, to be whoever you are." To read the full feature go here!

Gavin Creel (Claude) recently starred as Bert in The West End Production of Mary Poppins. Last seen on the New York stage in the Tony® Award winning revival of La Cage aux Folles, Creel received a Tony® nomination for his Broadway debut as Jimmy Smith in Thoroughly Modern Millie.

He has appeared in the world premiere of Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's Bounce (dir. Hal Prince), Bat Boy (Off-Broadway), Hair (City Center Encores!), Honk! (American Premiere), The Mystery Plays (Second Stage / Yale Rep.) and can also be seen alongside Julie Andrews as "Bill" in the television movies Eloise at the Plaza and Eloise at Christmastime.

Gavin has been a part of numerous recordings such as Bright Lights Big City, Thoroughly Modern Millie, It's Only Life, The Actors? Fund Benefit recording of Hair, Fine and Dandy, Fame, and his debut pop album, Goodtimenation, which he also co-wrote with collaborator Robbie Roth. Having performed his original music to sold out crowds all over New York City at venues such as Joe's Pub, Arlene?s Grocery, The Fez, Feinstein's, and Irving Plaza, he is currently writing material for his second album.

Creel has appeared in many Pre-Broadway workshops and readings including Hairspray, Wicked, The Little Mermaid, and Spring Awakening, is a proud member of Actors Equity and The Broadway Inspirational Voices, and holds a BFA from the University of Michigan.

HAIR began preview performances on Friday, March 6th, and celebrates its official opening, Tuesday, March 31, 2009. After a smash-hit run at Central Park‘s Delacorte Theater last summer, HAIR returns to Broadway for the first time in over 30 years.

Tickets for HAIR (starting at $37.00) are available via Telecharge.com, by calling (212) 239-6200 or at the box office of the Hirschfeld Theatre (302 W 45th Street). The performance schedule is as follows: Tuesday at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday - Friday at 8:00 p.m., Saturday at 2:00 & 8:00 p.m., Sunday at 2:00 & 7:30 p.m.

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