Sutton Foster, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Beanie Feldstein, Bette Midler and more pay tribute to the Tony-winning actor

Lin-Manuel Miranda, who cast Creel to play King George III in “The Hamilton Mixtape,” his then-work in progress that would become the Broadway smash “Hamilton,” said he was “shattered” by the news of the actor’s death.

Gavin Creel, a Tony-winning Broadway veteran known for his work in productions of “Hello, Dolly!” “Waitress” and “The Book of Mormon,” has died, according to his representative. He was 48.