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Howard Elliott Ashman (May 17, 1950 – March 14, 1991) was an American playwright, lyricist and stage director. He is most widely known for his work on feature films for Walt Disney Animation Studios, for which Ashman wrote the lyrics and Alan Menken composed the music.
Howard Ashman was a native of Baltimore who grew up loving MUSIC. In 1974, after graduating from Goddard College in Vermont and receiving his MFA from Indiana University—where he was also a member of the professional acting company—Ashman moved to New York.
Howard Ashman and Alan Menken, the lyricist and composer who collaborated on Little Shop of Horrors, score the film's first musical bull's-eye with ''Part of Your World,'' a powerhouse ballad in which Ariel (with the voice of Jodi Benson) belts out her envy of ''Bright young women/Sick of swimmin'/Ready to staaaand!'' Any Broadway musical would ...
Mar 11, 2021 · Howard Ashman was a gay man, secretly dying from a disease that most of society refused to even acknowledge, who mustered something within himself to alter the course — and essentially save ...
Howard Elliot Ashman was an American playwright, lyricist, libretto, and musician for Disney Animation, who worked with Alan Menken. Howard Ashman and Alan Menken were approached to write music for a Disney film of their choice. Ashman chose The Little Mermaid and wrote all seven songs.
Aug 6, 2020 · Howard, a documentary about Ashman and his work as an award-winning lyricist, is coming to streaming August 7 on Disney+. It also shows the friendship between Ashman and Menken, who met in...
Howard ashman was an extraordinary artist and an extraordinary man who touched millions of lives through his songs, films, and shows Celebrate Little Shop's 40th Anniversary With Us! At the Westside Theatre in NYC
