He also wrote the lyrics for the Broadway musical Elf, which broke several box office records at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre. His Broadway works include The Prom (Tony Award nomination for Best Book and Best Original Score, Drama Desk Award Nomination for Best Book and Outstanding Lyrics), Disney’s Aladdin (Tony Award nomination for Best Book and Best Original Score, Drama Desk Award Nomination for Best Book and Outstanding Lyrics), and The Wedding Singer (Tony Award nomination for Best Book and Best Original Score, Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Lyrics). For more information, please visit .Ĭhad Beguelin is a six-time Tony Award® nominee.

Howard Ashman died in 1991 from complications of AIDS. Ashman’s family is thrilled that Ashman and Menken’s original songs for Aladdin, some of which were cut in the making of the film - as well as portions of Ashman’s original film treatment - have been reinstated in the theatrical production. Lamented as a lost treasure of the 1980’s theatre scene, Smile remains popular on high school and college campuses throughout the country. In 1986, Ashman wrote and directed the Broadway musical Smile (music by Marvin Hamlisch). A new cast recording of Rosewater will be available soon from Sh-K-Boom records. He was a founder of Off Off-Broadway’s renowned WPA Theatre, where he conceived, wrote and directed the classic musical Little Shop of Horrors as well as God Bless You, Mr. Upcoming: Spellbound animated film, Nancy Drew And the Mystery at Spotlight Manor: A Musical.īest known as the pivotal creative mind behind The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast (which is dedicated to “Our friend, Howard Ashman, who gave a Mermaid her voice and a Beast his soul…”), Ashman’s first love was theatre. His Emmy® win elevated him to EGOT status, as the 16 th person ever to receive an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony award. Songwriters Hall of Fame, American Theater Hall Of Fame, Billboard’s #1 single/album, Disney Legend, Hollywood Walk of Fame, Max Steiner Award. Awards: Tony Award® Daytime Emmy® 2 Drama Desks 8 Oscars® 11 Grammy’s® 7 Golden Globes® London’s Evening Standard Olivier 3 Outer Critics Circle Awards. Television: Sesame Street, Lincoln, The Neighbors, Galavant, Tangled. Film: The Little Mermaid, Beauty and The Beast (Animated), Newsies, Aladdin, Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules, Enchanted, Tangled, Sausage Party, Beauty and The Beast and Aladdin (Live-Versions), Disenchanted (Live Action), The Little Mermaid (Live-version). Rosewater, Little Shop of Horrors (Broadway), Beauty and The Beast, A Christmas Carol, The Little Mermaid, Sister Act, Leap of Faith, Newsies, Aladdin, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, A Bronx Tale, Hercules, Little Shop of Horrors (Off-Broadway).

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