He choreographed both the Broadway and film versions of several musicals, and also choreographed the 1972 movie production of Cabaret. His work on this film earned him the Academy Award for Best Director. In fact, in 1973, the year the Oscar was presented, he also won a Tony for his work on Pippin and an Emmy for his direction of the Liza Minnelli special Liza with a Z, making him the only director to win all three of these entertainment industry prizes in the same year.