Tag: Howard Ashman
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‘Aladdin’ Main Characters, Ranked by Likability
After finishing his work on The Little Mermaid, lyricist Howard Ashman pitched an idea to Disney to adapt the story of Aladdin. Though initially rejected, it was picked up around the time Ashman and his musical partner, Alan Menken, agreed to work on Beauty and the Beast. Mermaid’s directors John Musker and Ron Clements joined…
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10 Main ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Characters, Ranked by Likability
Beauty and the Beast was a landmark movie in the history of animation and remains one of Disney’s most beloved films. After overcoming a tricky production and the tragic death of lyricist Howard Ashman, the film was released to universal praise. It became the first animated film nominated for the Academy Award for Best Feature…
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Inside the ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Musical Episode — ‘Picard’ Almost Got There First
There have certainly been musical moments in “Star Trek” before: Uhura sang while Spock played his lyre in “The Original Series”; Data and Picard duet to Gilbert and Sullivan in “Insurrection”; James Darren played a holographic nightclub singer on “Deep Space Nine.” But it took “Strange New Worlds,” the critically revered Paramount+ series nearing the…