[3] During this time, McGill made his film debut in the BAFTA and Academy Award winning documentary Man On Wire, where he played Philippe Petit in the reenactments.

[6] His final performance was the "Bombshell" concert based on the fictitious musical on Smash produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron benefitting the Actors' Fund.

McGill was Associate Choreographer of the Broadway production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch starring Neil Patrick Harris, Andrew Rannells, Michael C Hall, John Cameron Mitchell, Darren Criss, and Taye Diggs.

[8] Upon receiving an honorary Tony Award, the show's writer and original star, John Cameron Mitchell, publicly thanked Paul among other members of the creative team.

The Legend of Georgia McBride, written by Matthew Lopez, directed by Mike Donahue, and produced by MCC Theater, played at the Lucille Lortel Theatre and at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles in 2017.

The first season of masterclasses include Taye Diggs, Anthony Rapp, Laura Osnes, Jon Rua, Courtney Reed, Charlotte D'Amboise, Nick Adams, Lindsay Mendez, Kurt Froman and McGill himself.