Awards and Nominations
- Emmy Award Best Informational Daytime Program "H.E.L.P" - (winner)
- Tony Award Best Book of a Musical (1991) Once on This Island - (nominee)
- Tony Award Best Original Score (1991) Once on This Island - (nominee)
- Olivier Award, London West End - "Once On This Island"- Best Musical (1995) - (winner)
- Academy Award, Anastasia (1998) - Best Music, Original Musical or Comedy Score and Best Original Song (with Stephen Flaherty)-two nominations
- Golden Globes, Anastasia (1998) - Best Original Song - Motion Picture (for "Journey To The Past" and "Once Upon A December") (with Stephen Flaherty) - two nominations
- Tony Award Best Original Musical Score (1998) Ragtime (winner)
- Grammy nomination - "Songs from Ragtime" Concept album
- Grammy nomination - "Ragtime" Original Broadway Cast Recording
- Drama Desk Award Outstanding Lyrics (1998) Ragtime (winner)
- Grammy nomination - "Seussical" Original Broadway Cast Recording
- Drama Desk, Outstanding Lyrics - A Man of No Importance (2003) - (nomination)
- Outer Critics Circle Award - "A Man of No Importance" (2003) Best Musical, (winner)
- Drama Desk, Outstanding Musical and Outstanding Lyrics, The Glorious Ones (2008) - (nomination)
- Outer Critics Circle Award, Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical (2008) "The Glorious Ones"- (nomination)
- Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Revival-"Seussical" (2008) - (nomination)
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