The four-time Tony Award winner was 63.
His deathwas announcedby SimonSays Entertainment, the production company he founded in 2009.
A cause of death was not immediately available.
Ron Simons at the opening night performance of Off Broadway’s “Turn Me Loose” (2016)Brent N. Clarke/FilmMagic
Funeral details will be forthcoming, the production company said in a statement.
Our thoughts are with his family.
Ron has left behind an unmatched legacy on Broadway and beyond.
We will always remember his kindness and incredible talent that inspired so many.
Other credits between 2016 and 2019 includeThe Gin Game, Hughieand the hit Temptations musicalAint Too Proud.
Browns Shange revival featured the first Black woman to direct and choreograph a Broadway production since 1955.
Information on survivors was not immediately available.
Memorial services are pending.
