Few individuals had as much of an impact on the resurgence of Disney Animation than lyricist and screenwriter Howard Ashman. Ashman, whose brilliance was well-known thanks to the Off-Broadway musical Little Shop of Horrors, which he worked on with composer Alan Menken and later adapted for an equally brilliant film by Frank Oz, brought an element of theatricality and storytelling stability to projects like The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin. The key to Ashman’s success wasn’t just his ability to write a catchy tune, but his innate sense of story and character. He …

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