gavin creel back injury

I just heard that gavin creel will be out for a bit starting march 13th and I heard he hasn't been on the last couple days. Does anyone know if he is out for the next few weeks before Santino fills in? I saw a few people saying the injury was not new and he will still be performing. I saw that he hasn't been on the last week or so. I am going to see the show next weekend and am hoping to see gavin. Is there any hope he might be on? I'm sure his understudy is amazing but I've been wanting to see gavin for years

Updated On: 2/22/18 at 09:24 PM

I saw his understudy at the Sunday matinee. While we were disappointed that Gavin was out, he was a basket full of joy to watch. Completely charming.

Michael19 said: "Was Gavin able to play a critic's performance? The BWW critic refers to his performance...I don't know which performance he saw, but I understand Gavin was not able to do the Sunday performance and was not there Wed.mat. Which performance did Gavin play?
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The BWW review refers to Gavin in a very general way, and, to me, it doesn't read like an update on his current performance. It's very possible that the reviewer didn't see him.

freewilma said: "I saw his understudy at the Sunday matinee. While we were disappointed that Gavin was out, he was a basket full of joy to watch. Completely charming."

I wish people would specify which understudy they saw; there's more than one!

The NY Daily News review of Bernadette's opening night says Gavin's "out now until May."

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/theater-arts/dolly-review-bernadette-peters-leads-joyful-parade-article-1.3836030



Then again, the Playbill news article about Fontana coming in states "An end date for his engagement has not yet been announced."

http://www.playbill.com/article/santino-fontana-to-step-into-hello-dolly-on-broadway

So how long ago did this injury occur, do we know how long Gavin has been out? It appears the Fontana casting is last minute to say the least- they seem to be operating behind the 8 ball here. It is also quite possible that Gavin has had the surgery and is in recovery now with the anticipated March return date, it seems fairly obvious he's not returning before Fontana starts.

Updated On: 2/23/18 at 11:46 AM

So here is a question. If the injury is old and surgery was planned... why did he extend and stay with the show? Does production have to pay for his medical leave? Or when they say that Santino is filling in.. does that mean he just gets Gavin's salary while he is out? Or is it just a additional salaried position? How do these things work?

SmokeyLady said: "Dollypop said: "I have friends in the cast who have told me that Gavin's back problems weren't a result of any one specific thing but, rather, a build-up of lots of little things over time."

Are these the same friends that told you the production wasn't being filmed? "

Unless you’re thinking of the Lincoln center archives, it wasn’t filmed.

Dollypop said: "I have friends in the cast who have told me that Gavin's back problems weren't a result of any one specific thing but, rather, a build-up of lots of little things over time."

do you know if he is out for the next week?

As someone who has been collecting Playbills for every Broadway cast of Dolly, is it likely they'll reprint the Bernadette Playbill for the weeks Santino is in the show, or will they just stick with the slips inside the standard one?