Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorThe inauguration television special “Celebrating America” was only about six weeks in the making. “We did election night, and people are calling me and going, ‘Okay, what are we doing for the inaugural?,’” producer Ricky Kirshner tells Variety. “I was like, ‘No one’s called me.’ It was cool that no one called me because I assumed that they were thinking about how they’re going to govern the country.”But when the call came, planning began.
With none of the traditional inaugural balls taking place, Kirshner, director Glenn Weiss and their team started with a blank slate that eventually turned into a 90-minute special hosted by Tom Hanks that attracted a combined 10.56 million viewers.
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