About Howard
- Released on April 22, 2018
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.
Full Cast of Howard
Howard Ashman plays Self / Various character scratch singing (archive footage)
Howard Ashman (May 17, 1950 – March 14, 1991) was an American playwright and lyricist. He collaborated with Alan Menk...
See Howard Ashman's other roles →Alan Menken plays Self / Various character scratch singing
Alan Menken (born July 22, 1949) is an American pianist, and musical theatre and film composer. He is best known for ...
See Alan Menken's other roles →Bill Lauch plays Self
Don Hahn plays Self
Sarah Gillespie plays Self
Shirley Ashman plays Self
Kyle Renick plays Self
Nancy Parent plays Self
Dennis Green plays Self
Jodi Benson plays Self / Ariel (voice) / Doria Hudson
Jodi Marie Benson (born Jodi Marie Marzorati on October 10, 1961) is an American voice actress and soprano singer. Sh...
See Jodi Benson's other roles →Jeffrey Katzenberg plays Self
Chris Montan plays Self
Rob Minkoff plays Self
Roger Allers plays Self
Glen Keane plays Self
Gary Trousdale plays Self
Thomas Schumacher plays Self
David Friedman plays Self (archive footage)
Paige O'Hara plays Self / Belle (archive footage)
Richard White plays Self (archive footage)
Jerry Orbach plays Self / Lumiere (archive footage)
Angela Lansbury plays Self / Mrs. Potts (archive footage)
Dame Angela Brigid Lansbury DBE (October 16, 1925 - October 11, 2022) was a British-American actress and singer who h...
See Angela Lansbury's other roles →Ray Ashman plays Self (archive footage)
Stuart "Snooze" White plays Self (archive footage)
Maury Yeston plays Self (archive footage)
Brynn O'Malley plays Sylvia (archive footage)
Kurt Vonnegut Jr. plays Self (archive footage)
Edith Vonnegut plays Self (archive footage)
Holly Villaire plays Dawn Leonard / Hostess / Caroline Rosewater (archive footage)
Jonathan Hadary plays Norman Mushari (archive footage)
Peter J. Saputo plays Noyes Finnerty / Fred Rosewater / Fireman (archive footage)
Frederick Coffin plays Eliot Rosewater (archive footage)
David Little plays Fireman (archive footage)
Douglas Fisher plays Fireman (archive footage)
Jonathan Haze plays Seymour Krelborn (archive footage)
Charles B. Griffith plays Audrey Junior (voice) / Screaming Patient (archive footage)
Leola Wendorff plays Siddie Shiva (archive footage)
John Herman Shaner plays Dr. Phoebus Farb (archive footage)
Mel Welles plays Gravis Mushnick (archive footage)
Ellen Greene plays Self / Audrey (archive footage)
Ronnie Spector plays Self (archive footage)
Estelle Bennett plays Self (archive footage)
Nedra Talley plays Self (archive footage)
Phil Spector plays Self (archive footage)
R. Keith Michael plays Self (archive footage)
Rick Moranis plays Seymour Krelborn (archive footage)
Tichina Arnold plays Crystal (archive footage)
Tichina Rolanda Arnold (born June 28, 1971) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her roles of Pam...
See Tichina Arnold's other roles →Michelle Weeks plays Ronnette (archive footage)
Tisha Campbell plays Chiffon (archive footage)
Tisha Michelle Campbell (born October 13, 1968) is an American actress, comedian, singer and dancer. She's best known...
See Tisha Campbell's other roles →Bill Boggs plays Self (archive footage)
Roger Ebert plays Self (archive footage)
Roger Ebert was a Pulitzer Prize winning film critic, journalist, and screenwriter. Described by Forbes magazine as ...
See Roger Ebert's other roles →Levi Stubbs plays Audrey II (voice) (archive footage)
Vincent Gardenia plays Mr. Mushnik (archive footage)
Richard Beymer plays Tony (archive footage)
Natalie Wood plays Maria (archive footage)
Steve Martin plays Orin Scrivello, DDS (archive footage)
Stephen Glenn "Steve" Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an American actor, comedian, writer, playwright, producer, mus...
See Steve Martin's other roles →Dan Rather plays Self (archive footage)
Dan Rather was born on October 31, 1931 and is currently 92 years old.
See Dan Rather's other roles →Barry Peterson plays Self (voice) (archive footage)
Bobby Campbell plays Self (archive footage)
Larry Kramer plays Self (archive footage)
David Evans plays Self (archive footage)
Marvin Hamlisch plays Self (archive footage)
Marvin Frederick Hamlisch (June 2, 1944 – August 6, 2012) was an American composer and conductor. Hamlisch was one of...
See Marvin Hamlisch's other roles →Anne Bobby plays Robin Gibson (archive footage)
David Geffen plays Self (archive footage)
Diane Sawyer plays Self (voice) (archive footage)
Lila Diane Sawyer is an American television broadcast journalist known for anchoring major programs on two networks i...
See Diane Sawyer's other roles →Frank Oz plays Self (archive footage)
Randy Cartwright plays Self (archive footage)
Walt Disney plays Self (archive footage)
Peter Schneider plays Self (archive footage)
Ron Clements plays Self (archive footage)
John Musker plays Self (archive footage)
Mike Gabriel plays Self (voice) (archive footage)
Divine plays Dawn Davenport / Earl Peterson (archive footage)
Pat Carroll plays Self (archive footage)
Roy Edward Disney plays Self (archive footage)
Janis Menken plays Self (archive footage)
Anna Rose Menken plays Self (archive footage)
Nora Lily Menken plays Self (archive footage)
Danny Troob plays Self (archive footage)
Fats Waller plays 'Fats' Waller (archive footage)
Benny Carter plays Trumpeter (archive footage)
Zutty Singleton plays Drummer (archive footage)
Slam Stewart plays Bassist (archive footage)
Taps Miller plays Trumpeter (archive footage)
Bing Crosby plays Jeff Peters (archive footage)
Bob Hope plays Orville 'Turkey' Jackson (archive footage)
Leslie Townes "Bob" Hope KBE, KC*SG, KSS (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003) was an American comedian, actor, and entertai...
See Bob Hope's other roles →Douglas Seale plays The Sultan (archive footage)
Don Ernst plays Self (archive footage)
Donald W. Ernst plays Self (archive footage)
Paula Abdul plays Self (archive footage)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Paula Abdul (born June 19, 1962) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, ch...
See Paula Abdul's other roles →Dudley Moore plays Self (archive footage)
Danny Glover plays Self (archive footage)
Danny Lebern Glover (born July 22, 1946) is an American actor, film director, and political activist. He is best know...
See Danny Glover's other roles →Kirk Wise plays Self (archive footage)
James Monroe Iglehart plays Genie (archive footage)
Adam Jacobs plays Aladdin (archive footage)
Emma Watson plays Belle (archive footage)
Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson (born 15 April 1990) is an English actress and activist. She has gained recognition for ...
See Emma Watson's other roles →Dale Branston plays Baker (archive footage)
Mena Massoud plays Aladdin (archive footage)
Mena Massoud is a Coptic Egyptian-Canadian actor. He was born to Coptic parents in Egypt and raised in Canada. In Jul...
See Mena Massoud's other roles →Will Smith plays Genie / Mariner (archive footage)
Willard Carroll Smith II (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor and rapper. Known for variety of roles, Smith...
See Will Smith's other roles →Dan Stevens plays Beast (archive footage)
Joan Prather plays Robin (archive footage)
Denise Nickerson plays Shirley (archive footage)
Melanie Griffith plays Karen (archive footage)
Melanie Richards Griffith (born August 9, 1957) is an American actress. She began her career in the 1970s, appearing ...
See Melanie Griffith's other roles →Annette O'Toole plays Doria (archive footage)
Annette O'Toole (born Annette Toole; April 1, 1952) is an American actress. She is known for portraying Lisa Bridges ...
See Annette O'Toole's other roles →Maria O'Brien plays Maria (archive footage)
Colleen Camp plays Connie (archive footage)
Colleen Celeste Camp (born June 7, 1953) is an American actress and film producer, known for her performances in two...
See Colleen Camp's other roles →Caroline Williams plays Helga (archive footage)
Kate Sarchet plays Judy (archive footage)
Maureen Abbott plays Young American Miss (archive footage)
Leslie Anderson plays Young American Miss (archive footage)
Janette Butler plays Young American Miss (archive footage)
Shawn Christianson plays Young American Miss / The Winner (archive footage)
MaryStella Church plays Young American Miss (archive footage)
Dana Couey plays Young American Miss (archive footage)
Deborah Coy plays Young American Miss (archive footage)
Marie Curry plays Young American Miss (archive footage)
Teri Duggan plays Young American Miss (archive footage)
Mary Gannon plays Young American Miss (archive footage)
Nancy Hess plays Young American Miss (archive footage)
Owens Hill plays Young American Miss (archive footage)
Joanna Vogel plays Young American Miss (archive footage)
Catherine Klein plays Young American Miss (archive footage)
Christie Lawrence plays Young American Miss (archive footage)
Amy Leitman plays Young American Miss (archive footage)
Barbara McCutchan plays Young American Miss (archive footage)
Dona Miller plays Young American Miss (archive footage)
Karen Miller plays Young American Miss (archive footage)
Sadie Raker plays Young American Miss (archive footage)
Janis Russell plays Young American Miss (archive footage)
Frances Sartori plays Young American Miss (archive footage)
Lisa Scott plays Young American Miss (archive footage)
Melinda Smith plays Young American Miss (archive footage)
MaryAnn Stineman plays Young American Miss (archive footage)
Beth Turner plays Young American Miss (archive footage)
Crew of Howard
Discover the backstage crew of Howard →- Howard Ashman
- Alan Menken
- Bill Lauch
- Don Hahn
- Sarah Gillespie
- Shirley Ashman
- Kyle Renick
- Nancy Parent
- Dennis Green
- Jodi Benson
- Jeffrey Katzenberg
- Chris Montan
- Rob Minkoff
- Roger Allers
- Glen Keane
- Gary Trousdale
- Thomas Schumacher
- David Friedman
- Paige O'Hara
- Richard White
- Jerry Orbach
- Angela Lansbury
- Ray Ashman
- Stuart "Snooze" White
- Maury Yeston
- Brynn O'Malley
- Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
- Edith Vonnegut
- Holly Villaire
- Jonathan Hadary
- Peter J. Saputo
- Frederick Coffin
- David Little
- Douglas Fisher
- Jonathan Haze
- Charles B. Griffith
- Leola Wendorff
- John Herman Shaner
- Mel Welles
- Ellen Greene
- Ronnie Spector
- Estelle Bennett
- Nedra Talley
- Phil Spector
- R. Keith Michael
- Rick Moranis
- Tichina Arnold
- Michelle Weeks
- Tisha Campbell
- Bill Boggs
- Roger Ebert
- Levi Stubbs
- Vincent Gardenia
- Richard Beymer
- Natalie Wood
- Steve Martin
- Dan Rather
- Barry Peterson
- Bobby Campbell
- Larry Kramer
- David Evans
- Marvin Hamlisch
- Anne Bobby
- David Geffen
- Diane Sawyer
- Frank Oz
- Randy Cartwright
- Walt Disney
- Peter Schneider
- Ron Clements
- John Musker
- Mike Gabriel
- Divine
- Pat Carroll
- Roy Edward Disney
- Janis Menken
- Anna Rose Menken
- Nora Lily Menken
- Danny Troob
- Fats Waller
- Benny Carter
- Zutty Singleton
- Slam Stewart
- Taps Miller
- Bing Crosby
- Bob Hope
- Douglas Seale
- Don Ernst
- Donald W. Ernst
- Paula Abdul
- Dudley Moore
- Danny Glover
- Kirk Wise
- James Monroe Iglehart
- Adam Jacobs
- Emma Watson
- Dale Branston
- Mena Massoud
- Will Smith
- Dan Stevens
- Joan Prather
- Denise Nickerson
- Melanie Griffith
- Annette O'Toole
- Maria O'Brien
- Colleen Camp
- Caroline Williams
- Kate Sarchet
- Maureen Abbott
- Leslie Anderson
- Janette Butler
- Shawn Christianson
- MaryStella Church
- Dana Couey
- Deborah Coy
- Marie Curry
- Teri Duggan
- Mary Gannon
- Nancy Hess
- Owens Hill
- Joanna Vogel
- Catherine Klein
- Christie Lawrence
- Amy Leitman
- Barbara McCutchan
- Dona Miller
- Karen Miller
- Sadie Raker
- Janis Russell
- Frances Sartori
- Lisa Scott
- Melinda Smith
- MaryAnn Stineman
- Beth Turner