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.
Self/ Various Character Scratch Singing (archive footage)
Howard Ashman
Self / Various Character Scratch Singing
Alan Menken
Self
Bill Lauch
Self
Don Hahn
Self
Sarah Gillespie
Self
Shirley Ashman
Self
Kyle Renick
Self
Nancy Parent
Self
Dennis Green
Self / Ariel (voice) / Doria Hudson
Jodi Benson
Self
Jeffrey Katzenberg
Self
Chris Montan
Self
Rob Minkoff
Self
Roger Allers
Self
Glen Keane
Self
Gary Trousdale
Self
Thomas Schumacher
Self (archive footage)
David Friedman
Self / Belle (archive footage)
Paige O'Hara
Self (archive footage)
Richard White
Self / Lumiere (archive footage)
Jerry Orbach
Self / Mrs. Potts (archive footage)
Angela Lansbury
Self (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
Dawn Leonard / Hostess / Caroline Rosewater (archive footage)
Holly Villaire
Norman Mushari (archive footage)
Jonathan Hadary
Noyes Finnerty / Fred Rosewater / Fireman (archive footage)
Peter J. Saputo
Eliot Rosewater (archive footage)
Frederick Coffin
Fireman (archive footage)
David Little
Fireman (archive footage)
Douglas Fisher
Seymour Krelborn (archive footage)
Jonathan Haze
Audrey Junior (voice) / Screaming Patient (archive footage)
Charles B. Griffith
Siddie Shiva (archive footage)
Leola Wendorff
Dr. Phoebus Farb (archive footage)
John Herman Shaner
Gravis Mushnick (archive footage)
Mel Welles
Self / Audrey (archive footage)
Ellen Greene
Self (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
Seymour Krelborn (archive footage)
Rick Moranis
Crystal (archive footage)
Tichina Arnold
Ronnette (archive footage)
Michelle Weeks
Chiffon (archive footage)
Tisha Campbell
Self (archive footage)
Bill Boggs
Self (archive footage)
Roger Ebert
Audrey II (voice) (archive footage)
Levi Stubbs
Mr. Mushnik (archive footage)
Vincent Gardenia
Tony (archive footage)
Richard Beymer
Maria (archive footage)
Natalie Wood
Orin Scrivello, DDS (archive footage)
Steve Martin
Self (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
Robin Gibson (archive footage)
Anne Bobby
Self (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
Himself (archive footage)
John Musker
Self (voice) (archive footage)
Mike Gabriel
Dawn Davenport / Earl Peterson (archive footage)
Divine
Self (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
Trumpeter (archive footage)
Benny Carter
Drummer (archive footage)
Zutty Singleton
Bassist (archive footage)
Slam Stewart
Trumpeter (archive footage)
Taps Miller
Jeff Peters (archive footage)
Bing Crosby
Orville 'Turkey' Jackson (archive footage)
Bob Hope
The Sultan (archive footage)
Douglas Seale
Self (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
Genie (archive footage)
James Monroe Iglehart
Aladdin (archive footage)
Adam Jacobs
Belle (archive footage)
Emma Watson
Baker (archive footage)
Dale Branston
Aladdin (archive footage)
Mena Massoud
Genie / Mariner (archive footage)
Will Smith
Beast (archive footage)
Dan Stevens
Robin (archive footage)
Joan Prather
Shirley (archive footage)
Denise Nickerson
Karen (archive footage)
Melanie Griffith
Doria (archive footage)
Annette O'Toole
Maria (archive footage)
Maria O'Brien
Connie (archive footage)
Colleen Camp
Helga (archive footage)
Caroline Williams
Judy (archive footage)
Kate Sarchet
Young American Miss (archive footage)
Maureen Abbott
Young American Miss (archive footage)
Leslie Anderson
Young American Miss (archive footage)
Janette Butler
Young American Miss / The Winner (archive footage)
Shawn Christianson
Young American Miss (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
Self (archive footage)
Maury Yeston