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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.
His death was announced by his niece, Jessica Roy.
In a two-decade career with Disney, which began as a temp in the mail room, Fickinger worked in the mid-1990s as Director of Creative Development for Walt Disney Feature Animation, overseeing such projects as Mulan, Tarzan, and Lilo and Stitch. From 1992 to 2012, he was Vice President of Creative Development for Disney Theatrical Group, supervising six Broadway shows including six-time Tony Award-winning The Lion King and Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida.
Fickinger also oversaw the Broadway production of Newsies, the national tour of High School Musical, and the long-running Broadway production of Aladdin.
While at Disney, he spearheaded Disney Theatrical’s Education and Outreach efforts, including Disney Musicals in Schools, which provided material resources and teaching artists free of charge to schools underserved in the arts.
After leaving Disney in 2013, Fickinger launched his career as an independent theatrical producer with his FickStern Productions. In its first endeavor, the company was among the producers of Dear Evan Hansen, which would go on to win six Tony Awards in 2017. The musical only recently announced its Broadway closing date of Sept. 18.
Fickinger also was the executive producer of Rock of Ages at The Bourbon Room in Hollywood, the production that starred actor Nick Cordero before his death from Covid in 2020.
According to family, Fickinger had a producing deal
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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.
announced via Facebook that he passed away “suddenly” at his Laguna Beach home on June 17. No cause of death was immediately revealed.A former stage actor, Fickinger worked his way up from the Disney mail room to become the Director of Creative Development for animated features.
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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