Howard

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Though legendary lyricist Howard Ashman died far too young, his impact on Broadway, movies, and the culture at large were incalculable. Told entirely through rare archival footage and interviews with Ashman’s family, friends, associates, and longtime partner Bill Lauch, Howard is an intimate tribute to a once-in-a-generation talent and a rousing celebration of musical storytelling itself.

“He gave a mermaid her voice and a beast his soul.”

Top Cast

Howard Ashman

Self / Various Character Scratch Singing (archive footage)

Alan Menken

Self / Various Character Scratch Singing

Bill Lauch

Self

Don Hahn

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Sarah Gillespie

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Shirley Ashman

Self