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Howard

Spotlight Documentary

World Premiere

USA | 90 MINUTES | English |

HOWARD

Documentary
Though legendary lyricist Howard Ashman died far too young, his impact on Broadway, movies, and the culture at large were incalculable. He and his artistic partner, composer Alan Menken, scored an Off-Broadway sensation with their musical redux of Little Shop of Horrors. And, when Disney snatched up the two in the mid-’80s, they revitalized the struggling Mouse House with hits like The Little Mermaid and Aladdin. When the lyricist and librettist died of AIDS-related complications, at age 40, in 1991, one of his biggest triumphs—Disney’s instant classic Beauty and the Beast—wouldn’t hit theaters for another six months.

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.

—Cara Cusumano

CAST & CREDITS

Directed by Don Hahn

Don Hahn is a writer, producer, and director whose credits include classics like The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast, the first animated film nominated for an Academy Award® for Best Picture.
Director
Don Hahn
Producer
Don Hahn, Lori Korngiebel
Screenwriter
Don Hahn
Editor
Stephen Yao
Composer
Alan Menken
Executive Producer
Don Hahn, Jonathan Polenz
Cast
Howard Ashman, Alan Menken, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Bill Lauch, Sarah Gillespie, Peter Schneider

CONTACTS

Print Source
Lori Korngiebel
Stone Circle Pictures
Pasadena, CA 91103
Phone: 626 744 9956
lorikorngiebel@yahoo.com
US Sales Contact
Kevin Iwashina
Endeavor Contact
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Phone: 310 246 3119
KIwashina@endeavorcontent.com
International Sales Agent
Kevin Iwashina
Endeavor Contact
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Phone: 310 246 3119
KIwashina@endeavorcontent.com
Press Contact
Jeff McBride
Frank PR
New York, NY 10038
Phone: 646 861 0843
jeff@frankpublicity.com