Howard
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.
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Cast
Dan Rather
Self (archive footage)
Diane Sawyer
Self (archive footage)
Vincent Gardenia
Mr. Mushnik (archive footage)
Mike Gabriel
Self (voice) (archive footage)
James Monroe Iglehart
Genie (archive footage)
Emma Watson
Belle (archive footage)
Thomas Schumacher
Self
Charles B. Griffith
Audrey Junior (voice) / Screaming Patient (archive footage)
Glen Keane
Self
Richard White
Self (archive footage)
Steve Martin
Orin Scrivello, DDS (archive footage)
Anne Bobby
Robin Gibson (archive footage)
Don Hahn
Self
Roger Allers
Self
Adam Jacobs
Aladdin (archive footage)
Danny Glover
Self (archive footage)
Dan Stevens
Beast (archive footage)
Ron Clements
Self (archive footage)
Douglas Seale
The Sultan (archive footage)
David Geffen
Self (archive footage)
Bing Crosby
Jeff Peters (archive footage)
Gary Trousdale
Self
Ellen Greene
Self / Audrey (archive footage)
John Musker
Himself (archive footage)
Joan Prather
Robin (archive footage)
Kurt Vonnegut
Self (archive footage)
Larry Kramer
Self (archive footage)
Jodi Benson
Self / Ariel (voice) / Doria Hudson
Jerry Orbach
Self / Lumiere (archive footage)
Fats Waller
Self (archive footage)
Michelle Weeks
Ronnette (archive footage)
Tisha Campbell
Chiffon (archive footage)
Benny Carter
Trumpeter (archive footage)
Jonathan Haze
Seymour Krelborn (archive footage)
Frank Oz
Self (archive footage)
Richard Beymer
Tony (archive footage)
Divine
Dawn Davenport / Earl Peterson (archive footage)
Colleen Camp
Connie (archive footage)
Roy Edward Disney
Self (archive footage)
Rob Minkoff
Self
Paula Abdul
Self (archive footage)
Mena Massoud
Aladdin (archive footage)
Paige O'Hara
Self / Belle (archive footage)
Angela Lansbury
Self / Mrs. Potts (archive footage)
Denise Nickerson
Shirley (archive footage)
Rick Moranis
Seymour Krelborn (archive footage)
Melanie Griffith
Karen (archive footage)
Alan Menken
Self / Various Character Scratch Singing
Walt Disney
Self (archive footage)
Kirk Wise
Self (archive footage)
Will Smith
Genie / Mariner (archive footage)
Annette O'Toole
Doria (archive footage)
Levi Stubbs
Audrey II (voice) (archive footage)
Dale Branston
Baker (archive footage)
Jeffrey Katzenberg
Self
Mel Welles
Gravis Mushnick (archive footage)
Marvin Hamlisch
Self (archive footage)
Howard Ashman
Self / Various Character Scratch Singing (archive footage)
Leola Wendorff
Siddie Shiva (archive footage)
Frederick Coffin
Eliot Rosewater (archive footage)
Tichina Arnold
Crystal (archive footage)
Roger Ebert
Self (archive footage)
Pat Carroll
Self (archive footage)
Bob Hope
Orville 'Turkey' Jackson (archive footage)
Jonathan Hadary
Norman Mushari (archive footage)
Phil Spector
Self (archive footage)
Natalie Wood
Maria (archive footage)
Dudley Moore
Self (archive footage)
Ronnie Spector
Self (archive footage)