He was most known for his roles in Hair, Hello, Dolly!, and American Horror Stories.
According to his publicist Matt Polk, Creel, who was given a sarcoma diagnosis in July, passed away at home in Manhattan, New York.
According to the NHS website, soft tissue sarcoma is an uncommon kind of cancer that originates in soft tissue, such as muscle and fat.
Midler stated that she “looked forward to working with him every single night” on Instagram.
After he played Jimmy Smith in a second Broadway revival of Thoroughly Modern Millie in 2002, opposite fellow rookie Sutton Foster, his career took off and he was nominated for his first Tony Award for best main actor in a musical.
Foster wrote on Instagram, saying, “My beautiful pal. I shall always love you.”
Seven years later, he received a second Tony nomination for best main actor in a musical for his performance as Claude Hooper Bukowski in the Hair revival.
