Steve Colman is an American award-winning poet, playwright, producer, and director.

Biography

Colman was the inaugural poet on the Peabody Award-winning television series ''

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presents Def Poetry Jam'' on

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. He co-wrote and co-starred in the

Tony Award The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual cer ...

-winning ''Def Poetry Jam on Broadway."Pogrebin, Robin (April 18, 2003
"A Rainbow of Poets Who Rhyme From Life"
''New York Times''. ''Colman co-conceived and assistant directed Sarah Jones’s 2006

-winning show ''Bridge and Tunnel'', which was originally produced Off-Broadway by Meryl Streep.'' His theater work, including his collaborations with Jones, have garnered two Drama Desk nominations, an

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, and a Theater World Award. Colman co-authored ''Burning Down the House'' (SoftSkull Press), and ''Russell Simmons' Def Poetry Jam on Broadway and More'' (Atria Books).

Works

* Colman, Stephen; Procope, Lynne, Bonair-Agard, Gonzalez, Guy; Olson, Alix. ''Burning Down The House''. New York: Soft Skull Press, 1998. * Simmons, Danny. ''Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam on Broadway...and More''. New York: Atria Books, 2003.

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* Living people American dramatists and playwrights Year of birth missing (living people) American theatre directors Place of birth missing (living people) {{US-playwright-stub