Broadway Stars Mark Howard Ashman's 75th Birthday

On May 17, Disney Theatrical Group marked the 4000th performance of Aladdin on Broadway and honored lyricist Howard Ashman on what would have been his 75th birthday. Ashman's musicals include Aladdin and Beauty and the Beast, as well as The Little Mermaid and Little Shop of Horrors. He died in 1991 at the age of 40.