Steve Colman
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Steve Colman is an award-winning poet, playwright, producer, and director.
presents Def Poetry Jam on HBO. He co-wrote and co-starred in the Tony Award
-winning Def Poetry Jam on Broadway." Colman co-conceived and assistant directed Sarah Jones’s 2006 Tony Award
-winning show Bridge and Tunnel, which was originally produced Off-Broadway by Meryl Streep
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His theater work, including his collaborations with Jones, have garnered two Drama Desk nominations, an Obie
, 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).
He was a member of the 1998 national poetry slam championship team from the Nuyorican Poets Cafe. In 1999, he received the Fresh Poet of the year award from The Nuyorican Poets Cafe.
Simmons, Danny. Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam on Broadway...and More. New York: Atria Books, 2003.
Biography
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presents Def Poetry Jam on HBO. He co-wrote and co-starred in the Tony Award
Tony Award
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway...
-winning Def Poetry Jam on Broadway." Colman co-conceived and assistant directed Sarah Jones’s 2006 Tony Award
Tony Award
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway...
-winning show Bridge and Tunnel, which was originally produced Off-Broadway by Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep
Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep is an American actress who has worked in theatre, television and film.Streep made her professional stage debut in 1971's The Playboy of Seville, before her screen debut in the television movie The Deadliest Season in 1977. In that same year, she made her film debut with...
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His theater work, including his collaborations with Jones, have garnered two Drama Desk nominations, an Obie
Obie Award
The Obie Awards or Off-Broadway Theater Awards are annual awards given by The Village Voice newspaper to theatre artists and groups in New York City...
, 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).
He was a member of the 1998 national poetry slam championship team from the Nuyorican Poets Cafe. In 1999, he received the Fresh Poet of the year award from The Nuyorican Poets Cafe.
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.