He was awarded the 1972 NAACP Image Award for Best Choreography for the play, "Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope" at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
He was awarded the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Distinguished Choreography for the musical, "Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope," at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.