Peter Allen (musician) film "All That Jazz", Allen's live rendition of “Everything Old Is New Again” is danced to by Ann Reinking and Erzebet Foldi for Roy Scheider’s character Joe Gideon based on Bob Fosse. Filmography Peter Allen (musician) Peter Allen (born Peter Richard Woolnough; 10 February 1944 – 18 June 1992) was an Australian-born singer-songwriter, musician and entertainer, known for his flamboyant stage persona and lavish costumes. His songs were made popular by many recording artists, including Elkie Brooks, Melissa Manchester and Olivia Newton-John, with one, "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" by Christopher Cross, winning an Academy Award for Best
Bob Fosse "Dick Tracy" (1990) and a film about the life of Edie Sedgwick which was to have starred Jennifer Jason Leigh as Sedgwick and Al Pacino as Andy Warhol. Fosse turned both projects down, and the Edie Sedgwick project was never made. Fosse was also considered making a film based on his musicals, "Big Deal" and "Chicago" with Madonna as Roxie Hart, Michelle Pfeiffer as Velma Kelly and Jack Nicholson as the slick lawyer, Billy Flynn. Both projects never materialized. Other projects that Fosse was approached to direct were "A Single Man" based on the novel by Christopher Isherwood, who wrote