Was nominated for Broadway's Tony Award five times: in 1958, for the
music and lyrics as part of a Best Musical nomination for "New Girl in
Town;" in 1960, for the lyrics and music as part of a Best Musical
nomination for "Take Me Along;" in 1962, for the music and lyrics as
part o a Best Musical nomination for "Carnival;" and in 1964, for the
lyrics as part of a Best Musical nomination, and as Best Composer and
Lyricist, with collaborator
Jule Styne, for "Funny Girl." He never won.