HOWARD ASHMAN (1950 - 1991)
| Nationality: | USA |
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Plays by Howard Ashman
Beauty and the Beast |
| 1st Produced: | Palace Theatre, NY | 1994 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | - | ISBN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | 150 min | Musical | Parts: | Male | 8 | Female | 4 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | music by Alan Menkin; lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice; book by Linda Woolverton | |||||
| Synopsis: | The beginning of Disney's reign on Broadway, Beauty and the Beast recently celebrated its 12th birthday, and shows no signs of slowing down. Adapted from the now-classic Oscar-nominated animated film of the same name, Beauty and the Beast tells the story of Belle, a young French girl fed up with provincial life, who longs to experience the world-at-large. When her father, Maurice, takes a wrong turn one day, Belle gets her wish, and soon encounters the Beast, a former prince placed under a magical spell because he could not love. Bolstered by Alan Menken, Howard Ashman, and Tim Rice's now famous score, Beauty and the Beast takes a traditional tale and renews it with magic and charm. nytheatre.com | |||||
Dream on Royal Street |
| 1st Produced: | - | - | ||||
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| 1st Published: | - | ISBN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | - | Musical | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
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| Notes: | Music by Alan Menken; lyrics by Howard Ashman; book by Howard Ashman | |||||
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God Bless You, Mr Rosewater |
| 1st Produced: | WPA Theater, New York | 1979 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | - | Musical | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | Music by Alan Menken; lyrics by Howard Ashman; book by Howard Ashman | |||||
| Synopsis: | - | |||||
Little Mermaid, The |
| 1st Produced: | Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, The | 2007 | ||||
| Company: | Disney Theatricals | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | - | Musical | Parts: | Male | 7 | Female | 4 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | book by Doug Wright; music by Alan Menken; lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater | |||||
| Synopsis: | The Little Mermaid takes place in a magical kingdom beneath the sea, where a beautiful young mermaid named Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. But first, shell have to defy her father, the king of the sea, escape the clutches of an evil sea witch and convince a prince that shes the girl with the perfect voice. The show features the classic songs "Part of Your World," "Kiss the Girl," and the Academy Award-winning "Under the Sea," along with 11 new songs by composer Alan Menken and lyricist Glenn Slater. - press release | |||||
Little Shop of Horrors |
| 1st Produced: | Orpheum Theatre, New York | 1982 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French Inc, New York, | ISBN | - | |||
| Music: | Original cast recording: Geffen (2020) | 1982 | ||||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
| Genre: | - | Musical | Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 5 |
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| Notes: | music by Alan Menken, based on film by Roger Corman | |||||
| Synopsis: | The cult hit musical tale of down and out shop assistant Seymour, whose life changes forever when he discovers an angry, foul-mouthed, blood-craving plant. Audrey 11, as the plant is named, is Seymour's ticket to fame and fortune, but as the ;takes are raised Audrey II's plan for world lomination is revealed. | |||||
Smile |
| 1st Produced: | Lunt-Fontanne Theater, New York | 1986 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN | - | |||
| Music: | Original cast recording: recorded but never released | - | ||||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | - | Musical | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | Music by Marvin Hamlisch; lyrics by Howard Ashman | |||||
| Synopsis: | - | |||||