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
Alan Menken
Bill Lauch
Don Hahn
Sarah Gillespie
Shirley Ashman
Kyle Renick
Nancy Parent
Dennis Green
Jodi Benson
Jeffrey Katzenberg
Chris Montan
Rob Minkoff
Roger Allers
Glen Keane
Gary Trousdale
Thomas Schumacher
David Friedman
Paige O'Hara
Richard White
Jerry Orbach
Angela Lansbury
Ray Ashman
Stuart "Snooze" White
Brynn O'Malley
Kurt Vonnegut
Edith Vonnegut
Holly Villaire
Jonathan Hadary
Peter J. Saputo
Frederick Coffin
David Little
Douglas Fisher
Jonathan Haze
Charles B. Griffith
Leola Wendorff
John Herman Shaner
Mel Welles
Ellen Greene
Ronnie Spector
Estelle Bennett
Nedra Talley
Phil Spector
R. Keith Michael
Rick Moranis
Tichina Arnold
Michelle Weeks
Tisha Campbell
Bill Boggs
Roger Ebert
Levi Stubbs
Vincent Gardenia
Richard Beymer
Natalie Wood
Steve Martin
Dan Rather
Barry Peterson
Bobby Campbell
Larry Kramer
David Evans
Marvin Hamlisch
Anne Bobby
David Geffen
Diane Sawyer
Frank Oz
Randy Cartwright
Walt Disney
Peter Schneider
Ron Clements
John Musker
Mike Gabriel
Divine
Pat Carroll
Roy Edward Disney
Janis Menken
Anna Rose Menken
Nora Lily Menken
Danny Troob
Fats Waller
Benny Carter
Zutty Singleton
Slam Stewart
Taps Miller
Bing Crosby
Bob Hope
Douglas Seale
Donald W. Ernst
Paula Abdul
Dudley Moore
Danny Glover
Kirk Wise
James Monroe Iglehart
Adam Jacobs
Emma Watson
Dale Branston
Mena Massoud
Will Smith
Dan Stevens
Joan Prather
Denise Nickerson
Melanie Griffith
Annette O'Toole
Maria O'Brien
Colleen Camp
Caroline Williams
Kate Sarchet
Maureen Abbott
Leslie Anderson
Janette Butler
Shawn Christianson
MaryStella Church
Dana Couey
Deborah Coy
Marie Curry
Teri Duggan
Mary Gannon
Nancy Hess
Owens Hill
Joanna Vogel
Catherine Klein
Christie Lawrence
Amy Leitman
Barbara McCutchan
Dona Miller
Karen Miller
Sadie Raker
Janis Russell
Frances Sartori
Lisa Scott
Melinda Smith
MaryAnn Stineman
Beth Turner
Maury Yeston