Getty Lin-Manuel Miranda, Adam Lambert and more stars also paid tribute to Creel following news of his death Monday at the age of 48 after a brief battle with a rare form of cancer. Cheyenne Jackson is remembering his late friend, and Broadway star, Gavin Creel. Jackson took to Instagram to pay tribute to the beloved Tony-winning actor, who passed away at the age of 48 on Monday after a brief battle with a rare form of cancer, according to his partner, Alex Temple Ward. Jackson was friends with Creel for more than twenty years, and even stepped in to play the actor's role in Broadway's Into the Woods during a brief leave of absence back in 2022. In his post, Jackson revealed that he was made aware of Creels diagnosis two months ago and had been "bracing" himself for this day. He also shared one of the poignant things his friend told him shortly before he passed. "You are so much bigger than a post. But it's all I got right now. For two months I've been bracing myself for this day. Hold...
