Steve Fickinger, producer of Tony Award-winning “Dear Evan Hansen”, has died aged 62.

Steve Fickinger, who won the Tony Award for his production of the hit musical Dear Evan Hansen After helping bring news s Lion King He died on Broadway as a Disney executive. He was 62 years old.

Fickinger died suddenly on Friday at his home in Laguna Beach, said his nephew Jessica Roy.

As director of creative development for Walt Disney Feature Animation, Fickinger worked mulan, tarzan s Lilo and StitchHe then served in the creative development of the Disney Theater Group, overseeing the launch of half a dozen Broadway shows, including Lion King s aida.

Fickinger also oversaw the production of the Tony winner. newsNational Circuit high school musical And long-term Broadway production Aladdin.

After two decades at Disney, he left in 2013 and created FickStern Productions and his first attempt at Dear Evan HansenIt debuted on Broadway in 2016 with a six-tone collection, including Best Musical.

The youngest of five children, Stephen Thomas Fickinger was born in Chicago in 1960. He attended New Trier High School West, where he played on stage with Chicago’s next mayor, Ram Emanuel, and later with UCLA.

After graduating from college, he spent several years in New York as a stage actor before returning to the West Coast, where he landed at Disney.

Fickinger also served as an executive producer. the rock of centuries Bourbon Lounge in Hollywood. The show featured Nick Cordero, who died after a tough battle with COVID-19 in July 2020, aged 41.

Future Ficker projects included Live at Crescendo Club: An Evening with Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn and Pearl BaileyWriter-director Seret Scott and producer Dennis Williams said their nephew.

He has been involved with charities including AIDS Walk, Los Angeles Food Mission and Race to End MS.

He is also survived by his brothers, Joanne, Ian, Michael and Emily. Funeral services will be held in Chicago at the Los Angeles Memorial.