He gave a mermaid her voice and a beast his soul.
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.
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Earnest, nostalgic, grave and classical in form.
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- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
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Cast
- Howard AshmanSelf / Various Character Scratch Singing (archive footage)
- Alan MenkenSelf / Various Character Scratch Singing
- Bill LauchSelf
- Don HahnSelf
- Sarah GillespieSelf
- Shirley AshmanSelf
- Kyle RenickSelf
- Nancy ParentSelf
- Dennis GreenSelf
- Jodi BensonSelf / Ariel (voice) / Doria Hudson
Crew
- Don HahnDirector
- Alan MenkenOriginal Music Composer
- Stephen YaoEditor
- Don HahnProducer
- Lori KorngiebelProducer
- Jonathan PolenzProducer
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