'Walking Dead' star Danai Gurira also breaks out in the New York theater community with two plays

The 18 million or so viewers who tune in to "The Walking Dead" each week on AMC know Danai Gurira as Michonne, the dreadlocked fan favorite whose skills with a katana have made her indispensable during the zombie apocalypse.

But she's also becoming a breakout star in the New York theater community,...