Steve Colman  Steve Colman is an American award-winning poet, playwright, producer, and director. Colman was the inaugural poet on the Peabody Award-winning television series "Russell Simmons 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." 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).