- Credited Charles Chaplin as one of his biggest influences. He cited Chaplin's instinct for pathos and comedy as the foundation for his own efforts to sculpt characters and connect emotionally with his audiences through dance.
- Children with Shelah Hackett: Amy Kidd and Matthew Kidd.
- Children with first wife: Kristine, Susan.
- His younger brother, Phil Greenwald, was a booking agent for the Concord Hotel in the Catskills.
- Won five Tony Awards as Best Choreographer: in 1947 (the first year of the awards) for "Finian's Rainbow," in 1951 for "Guys and Dolls," in 1954 for "Can-Can," in 1957 for "Li'l Abner," and in 1960 for "Destry Rides Again." He was also nominated as Best Choreographer in 1962 for "Subways Are for Sleeping," in 1966 for "Skyscraper," and in 1971 for "The Rothschilds.".
- In his early days, he was a copy boy for the New York Daily Mirror.
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