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The Black Public Relations Society-New York and the Black Theatre Network in association with SimonSays Entertainment, have come together to create BLACK INSPIRATION, a virtual audience development initiative for the Broadway-bound production THOUGHTS OF A COLORED MAN by Keenan Scott II, directed by Steve H. Broadnax III.
Today the partnership announced its first event, BLACK INSPIRATION: An Artistic Continuum, A Dialogue. The program will take place on Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at 7:00 pm ET in celebration of Black History Month and will serve as the starting point for an ongoing conversation between the production and potential audiences. During a time of national strife and racial division, art s power to rejuvenate the spirit is desperately needed, four-time Tony Award-winning producer and SSE CEO and President Ron Simons said. Black Inspiration is what stokes the flames of creativity and healing.
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On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. concludes his conversation with Ron Simons, Tony Award-winning Broadway producer.
Simons has over two decades of experience, five nominations and four Tony Awards to his credit more than any other African-American Broadway producer in history. Simons, president and CEO of SimonSays Entertainment, has been a pioneering force in bringing diversity to the stage and behind the scenes, and in leading the effort to tell stories of African-American history, culture and experience.
Simons talks about growing up in Detroit, starting his career as a software engineer, being an actor, how he became a Broadway producer and his biggest influences.