Gavin Creel was nominated for the 2009 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical and also received a 2009 Distinguished Performance Award nomination by the Drama League for his star turn as Claude in the hit Broadway Revival of HAIR. Creel garnered his first Tony nomination for Thoroughly Modern Millie in 2002. Gavin is an alumnus of the University of Michigan Musical Theatre Department and is also an accomplished singer-songwriter with his own concert and recording career.