Simmons was a member of the Seattle Repertory Theatre.
He was also consulting artistic director at the Seattle Repertory Theater (1979-81).
The play first opened in April 1992 at the Seattle Repertory Theatre.
The play, which has a cast of 13, including four children, ended a five-week run last month at the Seattle Repertory Theater.
The play was originally produced by the Seattle Repertory Theatre.
The play's premiere production was at the Seattle Repertory Theatre in May 1988.
Duncan Ross became artistic director of the Seattle Repertory Theatre for over a decade.
The production is scheduled to begin performances on March 6 at the Seattle Repertory Theater.
The musical had its world premiere at the Seattle Repertory Theatre in 1976.
Before that, he was associate artistic director for 12 years at the Seattle Repertory Theater.