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 musical called simply "Redhead". With "Redhead", Fosse won the Tony Award for best choreography, Verdon won her third Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical, and the show won the Tony for best musical. Although he was replaced as the director/choreographer for the short-lived 1961 musical "The Conquering Hero", he quickly took on the job of choreographer of the 1961 musical hit "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying", which starred Robert Morse. With Fosse again the choreographer-director, Verdon starred in "Sweet Charity" in 1966. In 1973, Fosse's work on "Pippin" won him the Tony for Best Direction