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.
Media
Howard Ashman Movie Trailer #1
Official Trailer
Cast
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
Young American Miss (archive footage)
Leslie Anderson
Young American Miss (archive footage)
Janette Butler
Young American Miss (archive footage)
Shawn Christianson
Young American Miss / The Winner (archive footage)
MaryStella Church
Young American Miss (archive footage)
Dana Couey
Young American Miss (archive footage)
Deborah Coy
Young American Miss (archive footage)
Marie Curry
Young American Miss (archive footage)
Teri Duggan
Young American Miss (archive footage)
Mary Gannon
Young American Miss (archive footage)
Nancy Hess
Young American Miss (archive footage)
Owens Hill
Young American Miss (archive footage)
Joanna Vogel
Young American Miss (archive footage)
Catherine Klein
Young American Miss (archive footage)
Christie Lawrence
Young American Miss (archive footage)
Amy Leitman
Young American Miss (archive footage)
Barbara McCutchan
Young American Miss (archive footage)
Dona Miller
Young American Miss (archive footage)
Karen Miller
Young American Miss (archive footage)
Sadie Raker
Young American Miss (archive footage)
Janis Russell
Young American Miss (archive footage)
Frances Sartori
Young American Miss (archive footage)
Lisa Scott
Young American Miss (archive footage)
Melinda Smith
Young American Miss (archive footage)
MaryAnn Stineman
Young American Miss (archive footage)
Beth Turner
Young American Miss (archive footage)
Maury Yeston
Self (archive footage)
