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In 1982, the 92nd Street Y hosted an interview with a few theater luminaries. They’re all talented, relatively new guys on the block, with relatively recent hits. People like Maury Yeston (Nine) and Jimmy Kirkwood (A Chorus Line) and Howard Ashman. With a poster of Little Shop behind his head, Howard looks intense and solemn and maybe a little uncomfortable.

Archive, Film, Howard Ashman, Little Shop of Horrors, TheaterSarah Ashman GillespieFebruary 20, 201492nd Street Y, AIDS, Alan Menken, howard ashman, Little Shop of Horrors, Maury Yeston, Mr- Rosewater, musical comedy, Nine Comments

A New Year's Resolution

Film, Howard Ashman, Music, TheaterSarah Ashman GillespieJanuary 8, 2014Aria For A Cow, God Bless You, howard ashman, Little Shop of Horrors, Smile musical Comments

Writing and Cutting

Maybe you haven’t noticed, but I’ve been struggling mightily with sustaining this blog. I don’t know if it’s writer’s block or just plain laziness but I find myself with all sorts of more important things to do lately.

Film, Howard Ashman, Music, TheaterSarah Ashman GillespieNovember 20, 2013Aladdin, Alan Menken, creativity, howard ashman, Kurt Vonnegut, Mr- Rosewater, Theater, working Comments

God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater

Archive, Howard Ashman, Music, TheaterSarah Ashman GillespieSeptember 23, 2013Alan Menken, God Bless You, howard ashman, Kurt Vonnegut, Mr- Rosewater, musical comedy, WPA Theater Comments

A New Cow In Town

Archive, Film, Howard Ashman, Music, TheaterSarah Ashman GillespieSeptember 11, 2013Alan Menken, animation, Aria For A Cow, creativity, Early Work, howard ashman, musical comedy, Sesame Street Comments

Mid Summer Update

Archive, Film, Howard Ashman, Music, TheaterSarah Ashman GillespieJuly 24, 2013Aladdin, Alan Menken, animation, Disney, howard ashman, Indiana University, Snowqueen Comments

Photo Op Circa 1958

Childhood, Family, Film, Friends, Howard Ashman, TheaterSarah Ashman GillespieJune 28, 2013Baltimore, Carnival, childhood, creativity, howard ashman, Lili, musical comedy Comment

A Night To Remember

And so forth, Archive, Howard Ashman, TheaterSarah Ashman GillespieJune 7, 2013AIDS, Beauty and the Beast, GMHC, howard ashman Comments

The Sprinter

Howard and I were raised in a family that worried, with very good reason, about money. Debt was a given, not a theory, in our home. There are two ways to come out of that family dynamic – being a spendthrift and being a skinflint. Howard was a bit more of a spendthrift than me (actually, Ebenezer Scrooge is more of a spendthrift than me) but we both worried about money and going broke.

Family, Film, Food, Friends, Howard Ashman, Little Shop of Horrors, Music, TheaterSarah Ashman GillespieMay 16, 2013AIDS, Alan Menken, Birthday, creativity, Disney, HIV, howard ashman, Little Shop of Horrors, WPA Theater Comments