| 1984 | Made his Broadway debut in 'The Tap Dance Kid' as a child performer, becoming one of the youngest actors to earn prominent billing in a major Broadway production. |
| 1989 | Performed in the Broadway musical revue 'Black & Blue', earning a Tony Award nomination, one of the youngest nominees in the award's history. |
| 1992 | Portrayed Young Jelly in George C. Wolfe's 'Jelly's Last Jam' on Broadway, a collaboration that would directly seed the creation of 'Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk'. |
| 1996 | Conceived, choreographed, and starred in 'Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk' on Broadway, winning the Tony Award for Best Choreography for a show that reframed tap dance as a vehicle for African American history. |
| 2000 | Starred as tap-dancing minstrel Manray/Mantan in Spike Lee's film 'Bamboozled', bringing his kinetic 'hitting' technique to a major studio satirical feature. |
| 2006 | Provided the motion-capture dance performance behind Mumble the penguin in the Academy Award-winning animated film 'Happy Feet', co-choreographing sequences that earned the film its Oscar for Best Animated Feature. |
| 2011 | Reprised his motion-capture role in 'Happy Feet 2', again serving as co-choreographer for the sequel's dance sequences. |
| 2016 | Choreographed 'Shuffle Along, or, the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed' on Broadway, earning a Tony Award nomination for Best Choreography. |
| 2023 | Toured 'PaRT.TU The LaST HooFeR STaNDiNG', the second installment of his Cinema Stage CoLLeqSHuNz exploring tap, mental health, and self-expression, with performances at Blue Note Jazz Club and the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. |
| 2024 | Brought 'PaRT.TU The LaST HooFeR STaNDiNG' to The Egg in Albany and the Dakota in Minneapolis, sustaining a national touring run through concert venues and performing arts centers. |