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Howard review – the lyricist who made Disney’s hits soar – The Guardian
Howard Ashman injected musical thrills into animations such as Aladdin and Beauty and the Beast, as this exciting documentary shows
Theres something exciting about a film that immerses you in the life of a creative artist, and so it proves with this documentary about Howard Ashman. He was the fiercely talented lyricist and musical-theatre wizard who ran his own off-off-Broadway producing venue in the 70s, turned Roger Cormans Little Shop of Horrors into a mainstream stage smash, got signed up by Disney for animations such as The Little Mermaid, Aladdin and Beauty and the Beast and, sadly, became the first person with Aids to…
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