 He was awarded an honorary degree in 1995.Alexander began his acting career on the New York stage and is an accomplished singer and dancer.On Broadway he appeared in Stephen Sondheim's "Merrily We Roll Along," Kander & Ebb's "The Rink", Neil Simon's "Broadway Bound", "Accomplice", and "Jerome Robbins' Broadway", for which he garnered the 1989 Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical.