Peter Howard

Peter Howard (1927-2008) was an American musical theater arranger, conductor and pianist. Howard served as either music director or dance music arranger for 38 Broadway shows, including Chicago; Fosse; Carnival; The Sound of Music; Hello, Dolly!; 1776; Annie; Baby; My One and Only; Barnum; The Tap Dance Kid; Swinging on a Star; and Crazy for You. His movie work includes Stepping Out, Zelig, Mame, Annie and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. A number of his songs have been heard on Sesame Street. For many years, he toured the United States and Europe in his one-man show, Peter Howard’s Broadway or Crazy for Musicals.