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
Ralph Burns Allen's "Bananas". Burns worked with film-director Bob Fosse and in 1972 won the Academy Award as music supervisor for "Cabaret". He composed the film scores for "Lenny" (1974) and Martin Scorsese's jazz-themed "New York, New York" (1977). Fosse again employed Burns to create the soundtrack for "All That Jazz" for which he also won an Academy Award in 1979. He then worked on "Urban Cowboy" (1980) and in 1982, Burns received another Academy Award nomination for his work in "Annie". His work for the stage was also notable. "Baryshnikov on Broadway" in 1980 earned Burns an Emmy Award for his