Jonathan Groff is opening up about reconnecting with his ex-boyfriend Gavin Creel before he tragically passed away last year.

The Tony-winning actor shared in a June 2024 interview that while he was dating Gavin in 2009, he was inspired by the actor to come out as gay publicly.

Jonathan told The New Yorker at the time, “Then I fell in love with Gavin Creel. We were doing this march on Washington. The woman from Broadway.com was interviewing me, and she was, like, ‘Who do you represent at this march?’ And I froze. She saw me get tight and was, like, ‘Oh, never mind.’ I remember looking at Gavin, who was holding a bullhorn, directing people into the march. And I was, like, I f–king love him so much. I’m coming out. I’m at the f–king gay marriage-equality march! I walked back over to her and said, ‘I’m here because I’m gay. And that’s what I’m sharing with you.’ She said, ‘On the record?’ And I said, ‘Yes, on the record.’ I hadn’t planned it. It just happened that way.”

The photo seen here was taken of Jonathan and Gavin at that exact march!

Jonathan spoke with the same interviewer at The New Yorker Festival this past weekend and shared how that interview helped reconnect him with Gavin.

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Sara Bareilles teamed up with Cynthia Erivo for an emotional performance at the Tonys for the In Memoriam segment.

The two entertainers performed a cover of the classic Broadway song “Tomorrow” from Annie at the 2025 Tony Awards on Sunday (June 8) at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

Sara‘s longtime best friend Gavin Creel, who was a Tony-winning Broadway actor, tragically died after a cancer battle last year. He was the final person to be honored during the segment.

During the pre-show, Sara took to the stage to present the Isabelle Stevenson Award to Celia Keenan-Bolger, who was one of Gavin’s other longtime friends.

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Gavin Creel is being remembered.

The late Tony Award-winning Broadway star, who sadly passed away at 48 in September, will be remembered by friends and family at a memorial celebration at the St. James Theatre (246 West 44th St.) on Monday, December 2 at 4 p.m. ET in New York City.

The event will be open to the public.

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Zachary Levi is facing massive amounts of backlash on social media for politicizing Broadway actor Gavin Creel‘s death and claiming the beloved star died because of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Gavin passed away at the age of 48 on September 30 following a brief battle with a rare and aggressive form of cancer.

Zachary and Gavin worked together in the Broadway revival of the musical She Loves Me.

“I know that this is going to offend some people and make some people mad, and I wish it didn’t,” Zachary began. “So, a few weeks ago, my friend Gavin Creel died. He was 48 years old, and he was one of the healthiest people I knew.”

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It’s been almost two weeks since the tragic loss of Broadway star Gavin Creel and his partner Alex Temple Ward is speaking out with a touching tribute.

Gavin passed away at the age of 48 on September 30 following a brief battle with a rare and aggressive form of cancer. He was a beloved member of the Broadway community with many credits to his name and a Tony Award win for Hello, Dolly.

Alex, who is also an actor, took to his Instagram account this week to share a tribute to Gavin.

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The time-honored tradition of dimming the lights on Broadway when someone passes away has been under quite the scrutiny in recent weeks.

After the recent passing of Gavin Creel, there has been a lot of backlash online over the Broadway League announcement that only 11 of 41 theaters would dim their lights, one theater for every theater owner.

However, sometimes the Broadway League chooses to dim the lights at just “select” theaters and reserves a full dimming for only the most beloved people. This has caused an uproar among fans and those in the Broadway community.

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The Broadway League is facing immense backlash on social media after announcing plans to give late actor Gavin Creel just a partial Broadway lights dimming.

For those who aren’t aware, Broadway theaters will dim their lights at the same time to pay respects to influential members of the community who have passed away. Sometimes, the Broadway League chooses to dim the lights at just “select” theaters and reserves a full dimming for only the most beloved people.

Gavin died earlier this week at the age of 48 following a brief battle with a rare and aggressive form of cancer.

It was announced on Friday (October 4) that the Broadway League will only dim the lights of 11 out of 41 theaters in Gavin’s honor, one theater from every theater owner on Broadway.

“It is hard to fathom the loss of Gavin Creel,” said Jason Laks, Interim President of The Broadway League. “Not only was he an actor of the highest caliber, but he was also a committed activist and champion for so many causes both within and outside of our industry. Gavin gave of his whole self to our community, both in his performances and his charitable work. The Broadway community is lucky to have known him both as an actor and an individual, and to have benefited from the joy that he brought into so many people’s lives.”

Fans do not believe this is enough. Gavin was a Tony Award winner and three-time nominee with eight Broadway credits to his name. He was also one of the most beloved members of the community who was passionate about helping others and passing his love of theatre to the next generation.

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