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

Steve Fickinger, a Broadway producer on reveals together with “Expensive Evan Hansen,” “Newsies” and “The Lion King,” has died.

The 62-year-old handed away all of the sudden on June 17 in Laguna Seaside, California, in response to his niece, Jessica Roy.

Fickinger labored on the event of six completely different Broadway reveals throughout his profession.

As well as, he labored at Walt Disney Studios for 20 years, the place he served as Vice President of Growth.

Throughout his time there, he labored on movies together with Mulan, Tarzan, and Lilo and Sew, Deadline studies.

He then moved on to grow to be the Vice President of Inventive Growth for Disney Theatrical Productions.

There, he oversaw the Broadway manufacturing of Aida in addition to the nationwide tour of “Excessive Faculty Musical,” amongst others.

He left Disney in 2013 and went on to start his personal manufacturing firm, FickStern Productions.

One of many first reveals he produced was the Tony Award-winning revival of “Expensive Evan Hansen.”

The 62-year-old passed away suddenly on June 17 in Laguna Beach, California, according to his niece, Jessica Roy.
The 62-year-old handed away all of the sudden on June 17 in Laguna Seaside, California, in response to his niece, Jessica Roy.
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On the time of his passing, he was engaged on animated and hybrid movies for Warner Brothers Studios, in response to studies.

Fickinger additionally served as Government Producer of the manufacturing of “Rock of Ages” at The Bourbon Room in Hollywood.

He was additionally engaged on creating a handful of reveals for Broadway in addition to touring productions.

A reason for dying has not been launched.

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