Gavin Creel, Tony winner for “Hello, Dolly!” told Rosie O’Donnell last night on her YouTube special that he’s “pretty sure” he has coronavirus.
Creel has just returned from performing in “Waitress” in London with the show’s creator, Sara Bareilles. He was quick to say that Bareilles does not have it, and he didn’t get it from her. “It wasn’t Sara!” he declared.
Creel and Bareilles left the show on March 14th abruptly, citing travel restrictions back to the US. They said on social media: “Given the recent international travel restrictions, we’ve made the very difficult decision, before any further measures are implemented, to return home. It was an agonizing choice as we have so loved our time here at the Adelphi diner. The warmth and generosity of the West End audiences has been unparalleled.”
But now Creel says he thinks he got it from another female cast member, who did test positive. He said they’d been spending all their time together.
He said, of the symptoms: “It’s like a cruddy flu. I lost my sense of smell and taste.” Creel said he’s been self-quarantined. Still, he sang and accompanied himself on piano without any trouble. Get well soon!
