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.
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)