Broadway producer Steve Fickinger who won a Tony for Dear Evan Hansen dead at 62

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Broadway producer Steve Fickinger, who won a Tony for Dear Evan Hansen, died at the age of 62 on June 17.Although his family have not disclosed the cause of death, Deadlinereports it occurred suddenly when he was at home in Laguna Beach, California.Fickinger spent years as VP of Development at Disney Theatrical Productions, where he had a hand in such shows as The Lion King, Aladdin and Newsies.

Dearly departed:Broadway producer Steve Fickinger, who won a Tony for Dear Evan Hansen, died at the age of 62 on June 17; pictured 2019His niece Jessica Roy, who is an editor at the Los Angeles Times, announced his death on Facebook and revealed that his initial showbiz pursuit was acting.After being in Brown's Chicken commercials during his high school years, he got a Carol Burnett Musical Award for excellence in performance while in college at UCLA.

He jobbed around in New York as a theater actor before decamping to California and entering the corporate end of the entertainment industry at Disney.Fickinger rose in the ranks to the position ofDirector of Creative Development at Walt Disney Feature Animation, 'where he oversaw the creation and execution of Mulan, Tarzan and Lilo And Stitch,' his niece wrote.

History: Fickinger left Disney in 2013,embarking on a career as an independent producer and earning his Tony Award with his own firm's first show, Dear Evan Hansen (pictured)Then came his job in Disney's theatrical wing, which he left in 2013, embarking on a career as an independent producer and earning his Tony Award when his own firm's first show, Dear Evan Hansen, won best musical.Fickinger's credits included being a producer on Rock Of Ages at Hollywood's Bourbon Room, a show that once starred the late Nick Cordero.He and.