Howard (2018)

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.

Cast (133)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Howard Ashman

Self / Various Character Scratch Singing (archive footage)

Alan Menken

Self / Various Character Scratch Singing

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Bill Lauch

Self

Don Hahn

Self

S

Sarah Gillespie

Self

S

Shirley Ashman

Self

K

Kyle Renick

Self

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Nancy Parent

Self

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Dennis Green

Self

Jodi Benson

Self / Ariel (voice) / Doria Hudson

Jeffrey Katzenberg

Self

C

Chris Montan

Self

Rob Minkoff

Self

Roger Allers

Self

Glen Keane

Self

Gary Trousdale

Self

Thomas Schumacher

Self

D

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)

R

Ray Ashman

Self (archive footage)

S

Stuart "Snooze" White

Self (archive footage)

B

Brynn O'Malley

Self (archive footage)

Kurt Vonnegut

Self (archive footage)

E

Edith Vonnegut

Self (archive footage)

H

Holly Villaire

Dawn Leonard / Hostess / Caroline Rosewater (archive footage)

Jonathan Hadary

Norman Mushari (archive footage)

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Peter J. Saputo

Noyes Finnerty / Fred Rosewater / Fireman (archive footage)

Frederick Coffin

Eliot Rosewater (archive footage)

D

David Little

Fireman (archive footage)

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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)

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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)

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Estelle Bennett

Self (archive footage)

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Nedra Talley

Self (archive footage)

Phil Spector

Self (archive footage)

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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)

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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)

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Barry Peterson

Self (archive footage)

B

Bobby Campbell

Self (archive footage)

Larry Kramer

Self (archive footage)

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David Evans

Self (archive footage)

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