Sheldon Epps conceived and directed the highly acclaimed musical Blues in the Night. The Broadway production which starred Leslie Uggams was nominated for a Tony Award as the Best Musical of the year. The London production, which he also directed, was nominated for two Laurence Olivier Awards, and ran for over a year on the West End before being broadcast in Europe by Thames Television. Mr. Epps was a co-founder and the Associate Artistic Director of the Off-Broadway theatre The Production Company. His directorial assignments for that company included A Midsummer Night's Dream, Incandescent Tones, and Scenes and Revelations, which he also directed on Broadway at the Circle in the Square Theatre with Christine Lahti. Mr. Epps has directed plays and musicals for many of the country's major theatres including the Guthrie, the Old Globe, Manhattan Theatre Club, Playwrights Horizons, Crossroads Theatre, Cleveland Playhouse, Arizona Theatre Company, Goodspeed Opera House, cCoconut Grove Playhouse, Walnut Street Theatre, George Street Playhouse, Asolo State Theatre, and the Pasadena Playhouse. Mr. Epps is a recipient of the TCG/Pew Charitable Trust National Theatre Artists Residency Grant, which supports his appointment at the Old Globe Theatre as Associate Artistic Director.