Gavin Creel News

Nick Adams, Paul Canaan, Jenn Colella, Blake Daniel, Jenn Gambatese, Tyler Hanes, Lauren Kennedy, Julia Murney, Matt Risch, and Kate Schindle are among the Broadway stars who will participate in the Broadway Dreams Foundation's (BDF) Holiday Benefit Concert on Monday, November 23, 2009 at 7 p.m. at the Marjorie S. Deane Little Theatre at the West Side Y. The star-studded evening of entertainment will benefit the non-profit organization which brings young talent closer to their Broadway dreams regardless of their financial status through intensive week-long Broadway training programs throughout the country.

NYMF has just announced the winners of their Best of Fest awards. Set to perform at this year's gala are the casts of the winning shows, as well as Sh-K-Boom's own Sherie Rene Scott, Alice Ripley, Gavin Creel, and Kelli O'Hara. The event will take place on Sunday, November 22nd, at 6:30pm at the Edison Ballroom.

New York Musical Theater Festival Announces Sixth Season Awards Gala To Honor NY1 ON STAGE and Sh-K-Boom /Ghostlight Records Sunday, November 22nd

New York Musical Theater Festival Announces Sixth Season Awards Gala To Honor NY1 ON STAGE and Sh-K-Boom /Ghostlight Records Sunday, November 22nd

Today's Broadway Blogs on BroadwayWorld.com from Thursday, November 19, 2009.

Rosie O'Donnell will be hosting A Broadway Extravaganza, a benefit for Rosie's Broadway Kids at 8PM on Monday, November 23. BroadwayWorld.com chatted with Rosie this morning about the special event, Broadway Thursdays on Rosie Radio and more...

Bidding begins at noon EST on eBay for the 5th annual BID 2 BEAT AIDS, a massive auction of rare and autographed items from stars in music, film, Broadway, sports, and television.

NYMF will make available a limited number of $75 show-only tickets for the Sixth Season Awards Gala honoring Time Warner Cable's NY1 'On Stage' for their commitment to the coverage and encouragement of musical theatre in New York City, Sh-K-Boom & Ghostlight Records for their dedication to the preservation of new musicals and their support of new musical theatre artists, and the winners of the NYMF 2009 Awards for Excellence.

Gavin Creel and his songwriting partner Robbie Roth are set to appear at Symphony Space on December 7th for two all-acoustic shows highlighting some of Roth's original songs and some of Creel's Broadway favorites.

Rosie O'Donnell will be hosting A Broadway Extravaganza, a benefit for Rosie's Broadway Kids at 8PM on Monday, November 23. This years celebration includes a star-studded tribute performance honoring the one and only Queen Latifah at the world famous Palace Theatre.

The critically acclaimed hit show 'The Temperamentals' has four individuals in the annual OUT Magazine (December 2009 & January 2010 issue) 'Out 100 class of 2009.' They are Jon Maranas, the playwright; Stacy Shane, producer; Jonathan Silverstein, director and the actor Michael Urie.

Gavin Creel, the Tony nominated star of the hit musical HAIR, injured his ankle during number 'I've Got Life.' He suffered the injury at yesterday's matinee performance of the Tony winning revival at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre.

Nick Adams, Paul Canaan, Jenn Colella, Blake Daniel, Jenn Gambatese, Tyler Hanes, Lauren Kennedy, Julia Murney, Matt Risch, and Kate Schindle are among the Broadway stars who will participate in the Broadway Dreams Foundation's (BDF) Holiday Benefit Concert on Monday, November 23, 2009 at 7 p.m. at the Marjorie S. Deane Little Theatre at the West Side Y. The star-studded evening of entertainment will benefit the non-profit organization which brings young talent closer to their Broadway dreams regardless of their financial status through intensive week-long Broadway training programs throughout the country.

The entire cast and all-star band of HAIR, the Tony-Award Winning Best Musical Revival, performed live in-studio on CBS's 'The Early Show' this morning, Friday, November 6th. The cast guested as part of the show's 'Time Machine' Series. Friday's show took viewers back in time to - you guessed it - 1967, the year HAIR had its world premiere at the Public Theater. You can watch Tony nominated stars Will Swenson and Gavin Creel talk about the smash hit musical's timeless message right here on STAGE TUBE!

Opening this week at the high-flying Drury Lane Theatre, in Chicago's far western suburb of Oakbrook Terrace, is "Thoroughly Modern Millie," the 2002 Best Musical Tony winner which gave the world the career of Sutton Foster (and didn't too badly for her male co-stars Gavin Creel and Marc Kudisch). Based on the pretty successful 1967 film starring Julie Andrews, more.....

BroadwayImpact is has announced that Broadway's Kate Shindle (Legally Blonde, Cabaret, Jekyll & Hyde) will run the 2009 ING New York City Marathon on Sunday, Nov 1, 2009 to raise money for their marriage equality initiatives. Donations can be made at www.broadwayimpact.com/runshindlerun.

NYMF has just announced the winners of their Best of Fest awards. Set to perform at this year's gala are the casts of the winning shows, as well as Sh-K-Boom's own Sherie Rene Scott, Alice Ripley, Gavin Creel, and Kelli O'Hara. The event will take place on Sunday, November 22nd, at 6:30pm at the Edison Ballroom.

True Colors Cabaret, a new monthly cabaret show, hits Feinstein's at the Loews Regency, 'the nightclub of New York,' starting Monday, September 28. The next show will be Monday, October 26. All of the net proceeds from True Colors Cabaret support the True Colors Fund and Broadway Impact.

Broadway Impact alerted us to a very important development regarding the New York State Marriage Equality Bill.

A new musical about a runaway slave who becomes one of America's first Black Cowboys will debut this fall when CROSS THAT RIVER is presented by The New York Musical Theatre Festival and Patricia Harris, starting October 12, 2009 at TBG Theatre (312 West 36th Street - 3rd Floor) in New York City.