Howard Ashman
Actor and Musician
Sebastian (The Little Mermaid)...Song" at the 1990 Academy Awards. Voice actor Wright's singing style and the compositions by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken for the Sebastian character lean heavily to calypso and reggae influences. When the film opens, Sebastian is... In this article: Sebastian, Ariel, King Triton, The Little Mermaid, Triton, Prince Eric, Ursula, Disney, Aladdin, and Kingdom Hearts series |
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Chicago Tribune | July 13, 2009
Other than magic carpet, 'Aladdin' doesn't really soar
...a hyperventilating Gilbert Gottfried and Robin Williams competing for vocal screen time. And don't forget those Alan Menken, Howard Ashman and Tim Rice musical numbers, including "A Whole New World," one of the best ballads of the Disney...
In this article: Aladdin, Disney, Aladdin, Genie, Disney Princesses, and Princess Jasmine
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Wikipedia | September 13, 2009
Part of Your World
Part of Your World "Part of Your World" also known as "Part of That World" is a song written and composed by the songwriting duo of Alan Menken and Howard Ashman. It was originally featured in the 1989 Disney film ''The Little Mermaid '',...
In this article: Part of Your World, Ariel, Disney, Faith Hill, Little Mermaid, Country Sings Disney, Kingdom Hearts II, Square Enix, Sierra Boggess, and Captain Bogg and Salty
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Library of Congress - News | May 08, 2009
Library Receives Howard Ashman Papers
Ashman is best remembered as the lyricist (collaborating with composer Alan Menken) for the stage musical "Little Shop of Horror" and the Disney animated film musicals "The Little Mermaid," "Beauty and the Beast" and "Aladdin." The...
In this article: Papers, Library of Congress, Disney, Ira Gershwin, Alan Menken, Frederick Loewe, Oscars, and AIDS
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The Little Mermaid (soundtrack)
...Disney's 1989 animated feature ''The Little Mermaid ''. It contains the songs from the film written by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman, as well as the film's score composed by Alan Menken. The album received the Academy Award for Best Original...
In this article: The Little Mermaid, Ariel, Alan Menken, Ursula, Academy Award, Poor Unfortunate Souls, Part of Your World, Sebastian, and Disney
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Business Wire Entertainment News | March 05, 2008
Disney's The Little Mermaid Original Broadway Cast Recording Debuts at #26 on the Billboard 200
...Award®-winning Best Original Song, "Under the Sea," composed by eight-time Academy Award® winner Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman, as well as 10 new songs by Mr. Menken and Glenn Slater. The book for the new musical is by Pulitzer...
In this article: The Little Mermaid, Broadway, Walt Disney Records, The Little Mermaid, Itunes, Ticketmaster, Alan Menken, The Little Mermaid, Academy Award, and Glenn Slater
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Heelys Glides onto Broadway
...Original Song, "Under the Sea," composed by eight-time Academy Award® winner Alan Menken and his longtime collaborator, the late Howard Ashman, as well as 10 new songs by Mr. Menken and lyricist Glenn Slater. The book for the new musical is...
In this article: Heelys, Inc., Broadway, The Little Mermaid, Disney, Stephen Mear, Ariel, King Triton, Kiss the Girl, Under the Sea, and Alan Menken
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www.washingtonpost.com | January 10, 2008
'Little Mermaid': On Broadway, Just A Fish Out of Water
...job. Zambello's "Little Mermaid" lurches from song to song: The original score by composer Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman has been souped up with about a dozen new tunes, by Menken and lyricist Glenn Slater. (None is as good...
In this article: The Little Mermaid, The Little Mermaid, Ariel, Doug Wright, Francesca Zambello, Alan Menken, Julie Taymor, Broadway, Glenn Slater, and Kiss the Girl
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'Phantom' Actress Could Be `Mermaid'
...has a book by Doug Wright, author of the Tony Award-winning "I Am My Own Wife." The score will feature songs from the movie by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman, who died in 1991, as well as new material by Menken and lyricist Glen Slater.
In this article: The Little Mermaid, Disney, Alan Menken, NEW YORK, The Denver Post, Ariel, I Am My Own Wife, Doug Wright, and Hans Christian Anderson
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Jodi Benson
...musical Smile '', where she introduced a song called "Disneyland." Howard Ashman, the lyricist of ''Smile, would go on to write the lyrics for The Little Mermaid. Benson also sings "Disneyland" on a compilation CD called Unsung...
In this article: Jodi Benson, Ariel, The Little Mermaid, Kingdom Hearts, Smile, Thumbelina, and God
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Howard Ashman (May 17, 1950 - March 14, 1991) was an American playwright and movie music lyricist. Ashman first studied at Boston University and Goddard College (with a stop at Tufts University's Summer Theater) and then went on to achieve his master's degree from Indiana University in 1974. He collaborated with Alan Menken on several films, notably animated features for Disney, Ashman writing the lyrics and Menken composing the scores.
Ashman was born Howard Elliott Ashman into a Jewish family in Baltimore, Maryland and was the artistic director of the WPA Theater in New York. His play, The Confirmation, was produced in 1979 at Princeton's McCarter Theater and starred Herschel Bernardi. He first worked with Alan Menken on a 1979 musical adapted from Kurt Vonnegut's God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater. They also collaborated on Little Shop of Horrors with Ashman as director, lyricist, and librettist.
Ashman was director, lyricist and bookwriter for the 1986 Broadway musical, Smile (music by Marvin Hamlisch). Also in 1986, Ashman wrote the screenplay for the Frank Oz directed film adaptation of his musical, Little Shop of Horrors (film), as well as contributing the lyrics for two new songs, "Some Fun Now" and "Mean Green Mother From Outer Space," the latter of which received an Academy Award nomination. Along with Menken, Ashman was the co-recipient of two Grammy Awards, two Golden Globes and two Oscars. His second Academy Award in 1992 was awarded posthumously for Best Song and was accepted by his partner, Bill Lauch.
An album of Ashman singing his own work entitled Howard Sings Ashman was released on November 11, 2008 by PS Classics as part of the Library of Congress' "Songwriter Series."
- Name At Birth:
- Howard Elliot Ashman
- Birth Date:
- May 17, 1950
- Birthplace:
- Baltimore, Maryland
- Death Date:
- March 14, 1991
- Place of Death:
- United States
- Occupation:
- Lyricist, Librettist, Musician
- Years Active:
- 1979-1991
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