Howard

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

93 mins
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.

Howard Ashman

Self/ Various Character Scratch Singing (archive footage)

Alan Menken

Self / Various Character Scratch Singing

Bill Lauch

Self

Don Hahn

Self

Sarah Gillespie

Self

Shirley Ashman

Self

Kyle Renick

Self

Nancy Parent

Self

Dennis Green

Self

Jodi Benson

Self / Ariel (voice) / Doria Hudson

Jeffrey Katzenberg

Self

Chris Montan

Self

Rob Minkoff

Self

Roger Allers

Self

Glen Keane

Self

Gary Trousdale

Self

Thomas Schumacher

Self

David Friedman

Self (archive footage)

Paige O'Hara

Self / Belle (archive footage)

Richard White

Self (archive footage)

Jerry Orbach

Self / Lumiere (archive footage)

Angela Lansbury

Self / Mrs. Potts (archive footage)

Ray Ashman

Self (archive footage)

Stuart "Snooze" White

Self (archive footage)

Brynn O'Malley

Self (archive footage)

Kurt Vonnegut

Self (archive footage)

Edith Vonnegut

Self (archive footage)

Holly Villaire

Dawn Leonard / Hostess / Caroline Rosewater (archive footage)

Jonathan Hadary

Norman Mushari (archive footage)

Peter J. Saputo

Noyes Finnerty / Fred Rosewater / Fireman (archive footage)

Frederick Coffin

Eliot Rosewater (archive footage)

David Little

Fireman (archive footage)

Douglas Fisher

Fireman (archive footage)

Jonathan Haze

Seymour Krelborn (archive footage)

Charles B. Griffith

Audrey Junior (voice) / Screaming Patient (archive footage)

Leola Wendorff

Siddie Shiva (archive footage)

John Herman Shaner

Dr. Phoebus Farb (archive footage)

Mel Welles

Gravis Mushnick (archive footage)

Ellen Greene

Self / Audrey (archive footage)

Ronnie Spector

Self (archive footage)

Estelle Bennett

Self (archive footage)

Nedra Talley

Self (archive footage)

Phil Spector

Self (archive footage)

R. Keith Michael

Self (archive footage)

Rick Moranis

Seymour Krelborn (archive footage)

Tichina Arnold

Crystal (archive footage)

Michelle Weeks

Ronnette (archive footage)

Tisha Campbell

Chiffon (archive footage)

Bill Boggs

Self (archive footage)

Roger Ebert

Self (archive footage)

Levi Stubbs

Audrey II (voice) (archive footage)

Vincent Gardenia

Mr. Mushnik (archive footage)

Richard Beymer

Tony (archive footage)

Natalie Wood

Maria (archive footage)

Steve Martin

Orin Scrivello, DDS (archive footage)

Dan Rather

Self (archive footage)

Barry Peterson

Self (archive footage)

Bobby Campbell

Self (archive footage)

Larry Kramer

Self (archive footage)

David Evans

Self (archive footage)

Marvin Hamlisch

Self (archive footage)

Anne Bobby

Robin Gibson (archive footage)

David Geffen

Self (archive footage)

Diane Sawyer

Self (archive footage)

Frank Oz

Self (archive footage)

Randy Cartwright

Self (archive footage)

Walt Disney

Self (archive footage)

Peter Schneider

Self (archive footage)

Ron Clements

Self (archive footage)

John Musker

Himself (archive footage)

Mike Gabriel

Self (voice) (archive footage)

Divine

Dawn Davenport / Earl Peterson (archive footage)

Pat Carroll

Self (archive footage)

Roy Edward Disney

Self (archive footage)

Janis Menken

Self (archive footage)

Anna Rose Menken

Self (archive footage)

Nora Lily Menken

Self (archive footage)

Danny Troob

Self (archive footage)

Fats Waller

Self (archive footage)

Benny Carter

Trumpeter (archive footage)

Zutty Singleton

Drummer (archive footage)

Slam Stewart

Bassist (archive footage)

Taps Miller

Trumpeter (archive footage)

Bing Crosby

Jeff Peters (archive footage)

Bob Hope

Orville 'Turkey' Jackson (archive footage)

Douglas Seale

The Sultan (archive footage)

Donald W. Ernst

Self (archive footage)

Paula Abdul

Self (archive footage)

Dudley Moore

Self (archive footage)

Danny Glover

Self (archive footage)

Kirk Wise

Self (archive footage)

James Monroe Iglehart

Genie (archive footage)

Adam Jacobs

Aladdin (archive footage)

Emma Watson

Belle (archive footage)

Dale Branston

Baker (archive footage)

Mena Massoud

Aladdin (archive footage)

Will Smith

Genie / Mariner (archive footage)

Dan Stevens

Beast (archive footage)

Joan Prather

Robin (archive footage)

Denise Nickerson

Shirley (archive footage)

Melanie Griffith

Karen (archive footage)

Annette O'Toole

Doria (archive footage)

Maria O'Brien

Maria (archive footage)

Colleen Camp

Connie (archive footage)

Caroline Williams

Helga (archive footage)

Kate Sarchet

Judy (archive footage)

Maureen Abbott