We will be forever grateful.” Ashman’s numerous awards include two Oscars, two Golden Globes, four Grammys, a Drama Desk and a London Evening Standard.Īlan Menkin ( Music). After his death from complications of AIDS in 1991, New York Times film critic, Janet Maslin wrote: “ death from AIDS in March at age 40 cut short a brilliant career, but the jubilant energy of his work will long live on." Ashman’s contributions to the revival of classic Disney animated musicals were perhaps best expressed by his colleagues, who dedicated the film Beauty and the Beast to his memory: “To our friend Howard, who gave a mermaid her voice and a beast his soul. Turning his talents toward film, Ashman was pivotal in the renaissance of Disney animated musicals and in the development of The Little Mermaid (Producer and Lyrics), Beauty and the Beast (Executive Producer and Lyrics) and Aladdin (Lyrics), all with music by Alan Menken. ![]() Little appreciated at the time, Smile is now considered a lost gem of musical theater and is performed by high schools and amateur groups around the US. ![]() In 1986, he wrote and directed the Broadway musical, Smile, which featured music by Marvin Hamlisch. It is currently one of the most-produced shows in American high schools. In 2003, Little Shop was revived on Broadway, and in 2007 it was revived on London’s West End. The show played LA and London’s West End, Japan, Scandinavia, and Europe, and continues to be produced to great acclaim around the world. Indeed, it soon became a New York “must see,” playing for five years off-Broadway at the Orpheum Theater in lower Manhattan. The musical, based upon Roger Corman’s 1960s-era horror flick was immediately successful. In 1982 Ashman conceived, wrote and directed Little Shop of Horrors, again with music by Mr. Howard Ashman ( Book & Lyrics) was a founder and Artistic Director of the storied off-off Broadway Theater, the WPA, where he conceived, wrote and directed a musical adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut’s God Bless You, Mr. Special thanks to The Hybrid Agency and love to my hubs. Regis in Annie starring Beth Leavel and Christopher Sieber (Paper Mill), Lina Lamont in Singing in the Rain (Maine State Music Theatre, Vicki Award Winner), Miss Wormwood in Matilda (Syracuse Stage), Emily Arden in State Fair (The REV), Tzeitel and Grandma Tzeitel in Fiddler on the Roof (Pioneer Theatre Company), Mary in Jersey Boys (Maine State), Ilona in She Loves Me (Montana Opera Company), Rizzo in Grease (Tuacahn), Pegeen in Mame (Goodspeed), Agatha, Sarah u/s in Guys and Dolls (Goodspeed), Anita in West Side Story (New London Barn, NH Theatre award winner), Harmony - Barry Manilows hit musical (The Alliance, The Ahmanson) A Christmas Carol (NSMT), Annie (Fulton Opera). Kim Sava ( Audrey) is thrilled to be returning to North Shore after such a long hiatus! Broadway: Original Cast of Beetlejuice the Musical (Ens, u/s Delia, Miss Argentina, Barbara, Maxine Dean, Juno) Broadway 1st National Tours: Matilda (Acrobat, u/s Miss Wormwood and Miss Honey) Favorite regional roles and performances: Lily St.
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