Flipboard Culture Desk<p>When musical theater star Gavin Creel died last month of a rare form of cancer, there was an outpouring of grief from the Broadway community. "After he passed, I was struck (but not surprised) by how many people posted about how Gavin was one of their best friends. Of course that happened. And I completely believe that it’s true. He made everyone feel like they were his favorite," writes fellow singer and actor Will Swenson for American Theater. </p><p>Here's his tribute to "the friend that made every single moment better. Deeper, sillier, more joyful, more absurd, more heightened, more examined, more full of love. It was like he had a constant mantra circling in his head: How can we take this moment and make it fuller?" </p><p>The piece also includes a video of Creel singing "Hero and Leander" from Adam Guettel's "Saturn Returns," which is worth a listen.</p><p><a href="https://flip.it/72yvxO" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/72yvxO</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/GavinCreel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GavinCreel</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/MusicalTheater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MusicalTheater</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Theater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Theater</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Theatre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Theatre</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Broadway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Broadway</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/RIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RIP</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/InMemoriam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InMemoriam</span></a></p>