Steve Fickinger

Steve Fickinger, a Tony Award-winning producer of Broadway’s Dear Evan Hansen who, 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 2022. He was 62. 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. Fickinger had a producing deal with Warner Bros. Studios at the time of his death. Born in Winnetka, Illinois, Fickinger graduated from UCLA, where he was the first recipient of the Carol Burnett Musical Award for excellence in performance. He is survived by four siblings and their spouses (Joan and Bill Frazier, Jan and Dennis Roy, Michael and Emily Fickinger, and Ellen Fickinger), nieces, nephews, and nephews-in-law (Jessica Roy and Joe Magdalena, Charlotte Roy and Sandy Albert, Andrew Frazier, Kathryn Roy, Carolyn Roy, and Joey Fickinger), and a great-nephew.