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A.A. Cristi

A.A. Cristi

A.A. Cristi is a Managing Editor and Features Writer for BroadwayWorld. For the past eight years, she has covered news from coast to coast, attended major industry events including The Tony Awards, and has contributed countless special features including interviews, original exclusives, and in-depth historical research projects. She is a graduate of the College of Staten Island with a degree in Communications/Journalism. She has performed both onstage and behind the scenes with La MaMa Experimental Theater Club, Theater For the New City, Midtown International Theater Festival, Richard Frankel Productions, NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Scorpio Entertainment, Commercial Theater Institute, Fringe NYC, Planet Connections Theatre Festivity, and CAGE Theatre Company. When she is not covering the Broadway industry, A.A. is an award-winning children's author whose first book, "Bruce the Spruce: A New York City Fairytale About the True Meaning of Christmas Trees" is out now from Mascot Books.




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The Premiere Playhouse's EDUCATING RITA Runs This Weekend At University Of Sioux Falls
The Premiere Playhouse's EDUCATING RITA Runs This Weekend At University Of Sioux Falls
April 21, 2025

The Premiere Playhouse will present Willy Russell's acclaimed two-person play, Educating Rita, as this year's featured Passion Project production. The play runs for four performances only: April 24th, 25th, and 26th at 7:00pm, and April 27th at 2:00pm, in Lecture Hall 118 of the University of Sioux Falls' Salsbury Science Center.

Project Y Theatre 10th Annual WOMEN IN THEATER Festival Returns In June
Project Y Theatre 10th Annual WOMEN IN THEATER Festival Returns In June
April 21, 2025

Project Y Theatre will present the 10th Annual Women in Theater Festival, a festival devoted to presenting new work by women, at A.R.T./New York Theatres in The Gural Theatre (502 W 53rd St, New York, NY 10019), June 13-29.

Moonlight Stage Productions' 44th Season Opens With GREASE
Moonlight Stage Productions' 44th Season Opens With GREASE
April 21, 2025

Moonlight Stage Productions' 44th season will open with Grease from April 30-May 17. Grease is both a homage to the idealism of the fifties and a satire of high schoolers' age-old desire to be rebellious.

MAMMA MIA!, BEELTEJUICE, And More Set for Hult Center 2025-2026 Broadway In Eugene Season
MAMMA MIA!, BEELTEJUICE, And More Set for Hult Center 2025-2026 Broadway In Eugene Season
April 21, 2025

The Hult Center for the Performing Arts has announced its next season of the Broadway in Eugene series, featuring a standout season of Broadway experiences.

Midland Center Winds Back The Clock With Stephen Sondheim's MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG
Midland Center Winds Back The Clock With Stephen Sondheim's MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG
April 21, 2025

Center Stage Theatre will close out its 2024/2025 season next month with Merrily We Roll Along, the cult classic musical from legendary composer Stephen Sondheim. With performances May 9 - 18 in Midland Center for the Arts' Little Theater.

TobyMac And MercyMe To Perform At GIANT Center In Hershey This Fall
TobyMac And MercyMe To Perform At GIANT Center In Hershey This Fall
April 21, 2025

Powerhouse Christian music artists TobyMac, MercyMe and Matthew West will join forces for a tour this fall. The run will visit eight cities in the U.S., including Hershey, Pa., with a stop at GIANT Center on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025, at 7 p.m. 

Video: Watch MCC MISCAST 2025 Featuring Megan Hilty, Jennifer Simard, Cole Escola, Aaron Tveit and More
Video: Watch MCC MISCAST 2025 Featuring Megan Hilty, Jennifer Simard, Cole Escola, Aaron Tveit and More
April 21, 2025

MCC Theater recently presented its annual Miscast gala- one of the most anticipated theater events in New York each year. Watch the video featuring all your Broadway faves, streaming now!

REIMAGINING CABARET – THE GENRES EXPLORED Debuts at Freedom Hall In May
REIMAGINING CABARET – THE GENRES EXPLORED Debuts at Freedom Hall In May
April 21, 2025

The next installment of the acclaimed Reimagining Cabaret concert series returns this spring with 'Reimagining Cabaret – The Genres Explored', debuting at Freedom Hall's Nathan-Manilow Theater on Saturday, May 10, 2025, from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM. 

UNSEEN By Mona Mansour Begins At Capital Stage In May
UNSEEN By Mona Mansour Begins At Capital Stage In May
April 21, 2025

Capital Stage will continue its 20th Anniversary Season with the Sacramento Premiere of UNSEEN by Mona Mansour. Performances run May 7 - June 8, 2025.

Review Roundup: FLOYD COLLINS Opens On Broadway Starring Jeremy Jordan, Lizzy McAlpine and More
Review Roundup: FLOYD COLLINS Opens On Broadway Starring Jeremy Jordan, Lizzy McAlpine and More
April 21, 2025

A shocking and true tale of the American West comes to life on Broadway tonight as FLOYD COLLINS, opens at Lincoln Center Theater, in a new production starring Tony-nominee Jeremy Jordan. Read the reviews of the musical's Broadway debut!

STARDEW VALLEY: SYMPHONY OF SEASONS Comes to  Providence Center In 2026
STARDEW VALLEY: SYMPHONY OF SEASONS Comes to Providence Center In 2026
April 21, 2025

SOHO Live, the Tokyo-based live music company specializing in creating and presenting live concerts of the most memorable video game and anime music, brings STARDEW VALLEY: SYMPHONY OF SEASONS to the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) on Tuesday, February 24, 2026.

1920s-Inspired TWELFTH NIGHT Begins At Grossmont College Theatre Arts In May
1920s-Inspired TWELFTH NIGHT Begins At Grossmont College Theatre Arts In May
April 21, 2025

The Grossmont College Theatre Arts Department has announced its upcoming production of William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, directed by the esteemed Linda Libby.

Ben Schwartz Comes To Palace Theatre In December
Ben Schwartz Comes To Palace Theatre In December
April 21, 2025

Comedian Ben Schwartz will bring his 2025 Improv Tour to Palace Theatre Friday, December 5. Tickets on sale to the general public Friday, April 25 at 10am. 

SHUCKED, SUFFS, And More Included In 2025-2026 Broadway Subscriptions At The Smith Center
SHUCKED, SUFFS, And More Included In 2025-2026 Broadway Subscriptions At The Smith Center
April 21, 2025

The Smith Center for the Performing Arts will offer a limited number of subscriptions to its latest lineup of Broadway productions – the 2024-2025 season of its popular and acclaimed Toyota Broadway Las Vegas Series. 

La Exposición Materia Imperfecta Permite Adentrarse En El Universo Visual De La Fotógrafa Yolanda Andrade
La Exposición Materia Imperfecta Permite Adentrarse En El Universo Visual De La Fotógrafa Yolanda Andrade
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