About Howard
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 →Sarah Gillespie
plays Self
Shirley Ashman
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
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
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)
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 (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)
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