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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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Thoroughly Modern Millie

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Follies



VIDEO: Future Regina George, Renee Rapp, Belts Out A MEAN GIRLS Anthem
VIDEO: Future Regina George, Renee Rapp, Belts Out A MEAN GIRLS Anthem
June 3, 2019

Before she makes her Broadway debut, check out Renee Rapp slaying the sinister Queen Bee anthem, 'Someone Gets Hurt' from Mean Girls!

VIDEO: JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT Explodes Onto the Britain's Got Talent Stage
VIDEO: JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT Explodes Onto the Britain's Got Talent Stage
May 31, 2019

The stars of the West End revival of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat brought an explosive medley of the show's most famous songs to the Britain's Got Talent semi-finals last night!

BroadwayWorld's 3rd Annual Phonys! 2019 Tony Categories We Wish Existed
BroadwayWorld's 3rd Annual Phonys! 2019 Tony Categories We Wish Existed
June 8, 2019

Check out our recommendations for Tony's most overlooked honors of the 2018 - 2019 Broadway season. This is the 2019 BroadwayWorld Phonys.

Review Roundup: Audra McDonald And Michael Shannon Star In FRANKIE AND JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE
Review Roundup: Audra McDonald And Michael Shannon Star In FRANKIE AND JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE
May 30, 2019

The new Broadway production of Terrence McNally's Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, starring Audra McDonald and Michael Shannon, directed by Arin Arbus, opens tonight!

BWW Exclusive: STRANGER THINGS Star Gaten Matarazzo Hits The Stage At BE MORE CHILL
BWW Exclusive: STRANGER THINGS Star Gaten Matarazzo Hits The Stage At BE MORE CHILL
May 29, 2019

Stranger Things star and Broadway kid Gaten Matarazzo hit the stage at Be More Chill tonight for a post-show performance of 'More Than Survive' with composer Joe Iconis and some of the cast!

Tanna Frederick's Film TWO WAYS Home Gets World Premiere At Dances With Films 22
Tanna Frederick's Film TWO WAYS Home Gets World Premiere At Dances With Films 22
May 29, 2019

Tanna Frederick (Defrost, Hollywood Dreams) stars alongside Tom Bower (Die Hard, Waltons) in her first produced narrative feature film Two Ways Home. A film from the heart, raising awareness about mental health in cooperation with aligned charities including http://www.NAMI.org and http://www.BreakingTheChainsFoundation.org. Two Ways Home was directed by Ron Vignone, from an original screenplay by Richard Schinnow, independently produced and filmed in Iowa.

JUNGLE CRY Roars At Cannes Film Festival
JUNGLE CRY Roars At Cannes Film Festival
May 29, 2019

The highly anticipated sports biopic Jungle Cry starring Abhay Deol, Emily Shah, Atul Kumar, Stewart Wright and Julian Lewis Jones, unveiled its official trailer and poster at several special events during the 72nd Festival de Cannes.

VIDEO: The Queens Of SIX Hit The Stage At Britain's Got Talent
VIDEO: The Queens Of SIX Hit The Stage At Britain's Got Talent
May 28, 2019

See the queens of the new musical 'Six' take the stage on last night's episode of Britain's Got Talent!

VIDEO: Hugh Jackman And A Sold-Out Crowd Serenade Sir Ian McKellen On His 80th Birthday
VIDEO: Hugh Jackman And A Sold-Out Crowd Serenade Sir Ian McKellen On His 80th Birthday
May 24, 2019

Last night Hugh Jackman wished his X-Men co-star, Sir Ian McKellen, a happy birthday in a very big way.

Music Legend Barry Manilow To Begin Broadway Residency This July
Music Legend Barry Manilow To Begin Broadway Residency This July
May 23, 2019

Worldwide music superstar Barry Manilow will take up residence on Broadway this summer.

VIDEO: WAITRESS Actor Brad Standley Collaborates With Broadway Buddies On New Music Video For 'Antarctica'
VIDEO: WAITRESS Actor Brad Standley Collaborates With Broadway Buddies On New Music Video For 'Antarctica'
May 23, 2019

Brad Standley, In Transit veteran and current diner patron on the National Tour of Waitress, is releasing his new single Antarctica, accompanied by a stop motion music video on Sunday, May 26th. 

BWW Exclusive: Taylor Trensch Visits BE MORE CHILL For A Post-Show Performance With Joe Iconis
BWW Exclusive: Taylor Trensch Visits BE MORE CHILL For A Post-Show Performance With Joe Iconis
May 22, 2019

Taylor Trensch (Dear Evan Hansen, Hello, Dolly!) dropped by Be More Chill tonight for a curtain call surprise. Taking the stage with composer, Joe Iconis, Trensch (who played the role of Jeremy in the first reading of the show) performed the song, 'A Guy That I'd Kinda Be Into.'

VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony Finale! THE BAND'S VISIT Sweeps The 2018 Ceremony!
VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony Finale! THE BAND'S VISIT Sweeps The 2018 Ceremony!
June 9, 2019

For our final act of 30 Days of Tony 2019, we're flashing back to last year's big winner, the heartfelt musical, The Band's Visit, which walked off with TEN 2018 Tony Awards, including Best Musical!

VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 2- KISS ME KATE Is Too Darn Hot At The 2000 Tonys
VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 2- KISS ME KATE Is Too Darn Hot At The 2000 Tonys
June 8, 2019

In 2000, a Broadway revival of the musical Kiss Me Kate, which is nominated again this year,  hit the Tony stage and scooped up a win for Best Revival of a Musical. 

VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 3- OKLAHOMA! Brings A Hoedown To The Tonys Stage
VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 3- OKLAHOMA! Brings A Hoedown To The Tonys Stage
June 7, 2019

Andrea Martin, Patrick Wilson and Schuler Hensley starred in the National Theatre's acclaimed Broadway revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma, which is nominated again this year for Best Revival of a Musical!

VIDEO: DEAR EVAN HANSEN Hosts Live Mental Health Discussion
VIDEO: DEAR EVAN HANSEN Hosts Live Mental Health Discussion
May 21, 2019

The Tony Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen and Facebook partnered up for "Today You're You, and That's Enough: A Mental Health Discussion."

VIDEO: Tony Winner David Rockwell Talks TOOTSIE, KISS ME KATE, And More
VIDEO: Tony Winner David Rockwell Talks TOOTSIE, KISS ME KATE, And More
May 21, 2019

David Rockwell, who won the Tony Award for She Loves Me and recently received acclaim for his sets for Tootsie and Kiss Me, Kate on Broadway, is the guest on May's episode of Theater: All the Moving Parts, on the television station of the City University of New York (CUNY TV). The show, hosted by commentator and veteran journalist Patrick Pacheco, is now streaming on tv.cuny.edu/theaterallthemovingparts.

VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 4- Bryan Cranston Goes ALL THE WAY On Tony Night
VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 4- Bryan Cranston Goes ALL THE WAY On Tony Night
June 6, 2019

In 2014, television's favorite meth-cooking chemistry teacher made his way to the Broadway stage in Robert Schenkkan's political drama, All The Way!

VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 5- Santino Fontana Charms The Tonys With CINDERELLA
VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 5- Santino Fontana Charms The Tonys With CINDERELLA
June 5, 2019

In 2013, Tootsie's Tony-nominated leading man charmed us all in the Broadway adaptation of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, along with co-star Laura Osnes.

VIDEO: New MEAN GIRLS Cast Members And Original Faves Get Fetch In Latest Footage!
VIDEO: New MEAN GIRLS Cast Members And Original Faves Get Fetch In Latest Footage!
May 20, 2019

This spring, Mean Girls on Broadway welcomed a new set of adult women in Tony Award-nominee Jennifer Simard and a brand new number two for Regina George, Krystina Alabado, who has stepped into the fabulous shoes of Gretchen Weiners.






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