Howard Ashman

Born: May 17, 1950 in Baltimore, MD

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Died: Mar 14, 1991 in Los Angeles, CA

Genre: Other, Pop/Rock, Classical

Biography: The songwriting team of lyricist Howard Ashman and composer Alan Menken earned their greatest renown scoring Disney's latter-day animated classics The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast. Born in Baltimore on May 17, 1950, Ashman studied at Boston University before earning his master's degree from ...Read full biography

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Little Shop of Horrors [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

Released: 1986

Label: Broadway Mca

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In 1978 Alan Menken and Howard Ashman created a new musical take on Roger Corman's 1960 film Little Shop Of Horrors, which became a Broadway hit. Both involve a man-eating, Venus flytrap-inspired plant ...Read full review

Howard Sings Ashman

Released: 2008

Label: PS Classics

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On March 14, 1991, the day lyricist/librettist/director Howard Ashman died at age 40 of complications from AIDS, he had been responsible for one long-running off-Broadway musical, Little Shop of Horrors, ...Read full review

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