Watch Disney Lyricist Howard Ashman Lead ‘Little Mermaid’ Singers in Trailer for New Documentary (Video)
Also Read: Why 'Hamilton' on Disney+ Could Spark More Demand for Filmed Broadway Shows“Howard” made its debut at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2018 and features archival footage, personal films and photographs, as well as interviews with Ashman’s family and friends. The film looks at his creative drive and the process behind the music, and it spans his childhood in Baltimore, his formative years in New York and on Broadway and his untimely death from AIDS.“You may not know his name, but you sure know Howard Ashman’s music,” director, writer and producer of the film Don Hahn (“Beauty and the Beast”) said in a statement.