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Peter Howard (born Howard Weiss; July 29, 1927, in Miami, Florida – April 18, 2008, in Englewood, New Jersey) was an American musical theater arranger, conductor and pianist. Coming to prominence in the 1960s, he was the conductor and dance music arranger for the original Broadway productions of Hello, Dolly! and Annie and was the dance music arranger for the original Broadway productions of Chicago, 1776, The Tap Dance Kid and Crazy for You.

References

1. Simonson, Robert (April 21, 2008). "Peter Howard, Broadway Music Director, Dies at 80". Playbill.
2. Jack, Raymond (April 17, 1992). Show Music on Record. Smithsonian. p. 251. ISBN 978-1-56098-151-0 – via Google Books.
3. Hevesi, Dennis (May 4, 2008), "Peter Howard, 80, Dies; Put Music on Broadway", New York Times, retrieved 2 February 2024

External links

• Peter Howard at the Internet Broadway Database
• Peter Howard at IMDb

• 1927 births
• 2008 deaths
• 20th-century American pianists
• American male pianists
• 20th-century American male musicians