He was nominated for a 1990 Joseph Jefferson Award for Director of a Play for "Marvin's Room" at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
In 1996, he was named Chicagoan Of The Year.
He was awarded the 1996 Joseph Jefferson Award for Director of a Musical Production for "The House of Martin Guerre" at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
He won the1998 Dora Mavor Moore Award for Best Director of a Musical for The House Of Martin Guerre.
In 2002, he directed the musical A Year With Frog And Toad on Broadway which was nominated for three Tony Awards including Best New Musical.