Directed by Don Hahn
Documentary
USA
2018
Seen on Disney +
The story of songwriter Howard Ashman who penned the lyrics for Little Shop of Horrors, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin and Beauty and the Beast before he died of AIDS at the height of the AIDS crisis in 1991.
Fine, sensitive and informative documentary about the film and stage composer, Howard Ashman. Often using Ashman's own voice from past interviews, his story is compelling and peppered with incisive interviews with family, friends and co-workers. It includes fascinating scenes of him working in music recording sessions with stars like Angela Lansbury and Jerry Orbach. Very moving story of a talented artist lost to AIDS. Recommended.
