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