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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.

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‘Dear Evan Hansen’ and ‘Lion King’ producer Steve Fickinger dead at 62

Deadline reports.He then moved on to become the Vice President of Creative Development for Disney Theatrical Productions.There, he oversaw the Broadway production of Aida as well as the national tour of “High School Musical,” among others.He left Disney in 2013 and went on to begin his own production company, FickStern Productions.One of the first shows he produced was the Tony Award-winning revival of “Dear Evan Hansen.”At the time of his passing, he was working on animated and hybrid films for Warner Brothers Studios, according to reports.Fickinger also served as Executive Producer of the production of “Rock of Ages” at The Bourbon Room in Hollywood.He was also working on developing a handful of shows for Broadway as well as touring productions.A cause of death has not been released.

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Steve Fickinger, Tony-Winning Producer of ‘Dear Evan Hansen,’ Dies at 62

Wilson Chapman editorSteve Fickinger, the Broadway producer who won a Tony for “Dear Evan Hansen,” died suddenly on Friday in Laguna Beach, Calif., representatives confirmed to Variety. He was 62.Born in Winnetka, Ill., Fickinger began his career at Disney as a temp mail room worker, and worked his way up to become director of creative development for Walt Disney Feature Animation, where he oversaw the production of animated films including “Mulan,” “Tarzan” and “Lilo and Stitch.”He later transitioned to the Disney Theatrical Group, where he served as V.P.

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Steve Fickinger Dies: Producer On Broadway’s ‘Dear Evan Hansen’, Former Disney Theatrical Exec Was 62

Steve Fickinger, a Tony Award-winning producer of Broadway’s Dear Evan Hansen and, as a longtime creative executive with Disney Theatrical Group helped spearhead the development of such stage shows as Newsies and Aladdin, died suddenly at his home in Laguna Beach, California, on June 17. He was 62.

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