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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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VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 20- Janet McTeer Wins The 1997 Tony For Best Leading Actress In A Play
VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 20- Janet McTeer Wins The 1997 Tony For Best Leading Actress In A Play
May 21, 2019

In 1997, Janet McTeer, a Best Leading Actress In A Play nominee this year for Bernhardt/Hamlet, picked up a win for her portrayal of Nora in A Doll's House! See her acceptance speech below!

VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 21- Harvey Fierstein's TORCH SONG TRILOGY Wins The 1983 Tony Award for Best Play
VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 21- Harvey Fierstein's TORCH SONG TRILOGY Wins The 1983 Tony Award for Best Play
May 20, 2019

In 1983, a three-act groundbreaking work, Torch Song Trilogy, was one of the big winners on Tony night, picking up awards for Best Play and Best Leading Actor in a play for it's author and leading man, then-newcomer Harvey Fierstein.

VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony. Day 22 - David Yazbeck Cons The Tonys With DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS
VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony. Day 22 - David Yazbeck Cons The Tonys With DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS
May 19, 2019

On Day 22, we're bringing it back to the 2005 ceremony, when David Yazbeck, a 2019 nominee for the score of Tootsie, brought the long con to Tony night with Tony Award-winner Norbert Leo Butz and the cast of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels performing 'Great Big Stuff'. See their performance below!

VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 23- Adam Guettel Illuminates The Tonys With THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA
VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 23- Adam Guettel Illuminates The Tonys With THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA
May 18, 2019

On Day 23 of 30 Days of Tony, we're taking a trip to Florence, Italy with one of this year's nominees for Best Score, Adam Guettel, who picked up his first nomination and win for the score of The Light In the Piazza.

VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 24- Matthew Sklar & Chad Beguelin's THE WEDDING SINGER Rocks The Tonys
VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 24- Matthew Sklar & Chad Beguelin's THE WEDDING SINGER Rocks The Tonys
May 17, 2019

On Tony night 2006, Broadway flashed back to the 1980's in Ridgefield, New Jersey, when the cast of The Wedding Singer hit the stage performing a Tony-nominated song from The Prom composers, Chad Beguelin and Matthew Sklar! Check out their rockin' performance below!

VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 25- Bob Martin Escorts THE DROWSY CHAPERONE To Tony Night
VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 25- Bob Martin Escorts THE DROWSY CHAPERONE To Tony Night
May 16, 2019

At the 2007 Tonys, Bob Martin, a 2019 nominee for his book for The Prom, took home the award for Best Book for the hilarious new musical The Drowsy Chaperone.

VIDEO: First Look At NOW. HERE. THIS. At Studio Theatre
VIDEO: First Look At NOW. HERE. THIS. At Studio Theatre
May 10, 2019

In May, The Studio Theatre Tierra del Sol (806 San Marino Drive, The Villages, FL) will continue its annual Summer Song Cycle Series with a collaborative work by Hunter Bell, Michael Berresse, Susan Blackwell, Heidi Blickenstaff, Jeff Bowen and Larry Pressgrove. Now. Here. This. is the second musical written by this creative team.

VIDEO: The Muny Shares Another Sneak Peek Of Its Latest Upgrades!
VIDEO: The Muny Shares Another Sneak Peek Of Its Latest Upgrades!
May 9, 2019

The Muny announced continues its multi-million-dollar stage renovation. Get a peek inside some of the structural and technological enhancements to St. Louis' famous outdoor venue below!

VIDEO: First Look At 3-D Theatricals' THE SECRET GARDEN
VIDEO: First Look At 3-D Theatricals' THE SECRET GARDEN
May 9, 2019

3-D Theatricals celebrates its 10th Anniversary season with a lavish new production of the Tony Award®-winning musical, The Secret Garden, directed by 3-D Theatricals' producer and artistic director T.J. Dawson. The Secret Garden, featuring music by Tony Award nominee Lucy Simon, and book and lyrics by Tony and Pulitzer Prize winner Marsha Norman, opened Saturday, May 4 at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts (12700 Center Court Drive, Cerritos, CA). The production will play a strictly limited engagement through May 19 only.

VIDEO: First Look At SKYLIGHT At McCarter Theatre Center
VIDEO: First Look At SKYLIGHT At McCarter Theatre Center
May 8, 2019

On a bitterly cold London evening, schoolteacher Kyra Hollis (Mahira Kakkar) receives an unexpected visit from her former lover, Tom Sergeant (Greg Wood), a successful and charismatic restaurateur. As the evening progresses, the two attempt to rekindle their once passionate relationship with food and wine, only to find themselves locked in a dangerous battle of opposing ideologies and mutual desires.

THE LAVENDER SCARE Opens In NYC And LA On June 7
THE LAVENDER SCARE Opens In NYC And LA On June 7
May 8, 2019

Award-winning, timely documentary THE LAVENDER SCARE will open theatrically in New York (Cinema Village) and Los Angeles (Laemmle Music Hall) on Friday, June 7, 2019, timed to the 50-year anniversary of Stonewall, with a national release to follow. 

VIDEO: MAMMA MIA! Dances Into Sugarloaf Mountain Amphitheatre
VIDEO: MAMMA MIA! Dances Into Sugarloaf Mountain Amphitheatre
May 6, 2019

After a sold out run of The Sleepy Hollow Experience last fall, Brian Clowdus is back to produce the first Broadway musical at Sugarloaf Mountain Amphitheatre in over 25 years. Things will be heating up as Chillicothe transforms into the islands of Greece with the most immersive ABBA musical experience audiences have ever witnessed. Betsy Padamonksy from the Broadway National Tour of MAMMA MIA! headlines as Donna. Follow her and her friends as they take a trip down memory lane to discover the winner takes it all in the end and sometimes life forces you to stand up and embrace your inner dancing queen!

Scribe Stats: Broadway's Most Produced Playwrights Of the Decade
Scribe Stats: Broadway's Most Produced Playwrights Of the Decade
December 22, 2019

Each year, Broadway champions works both new and old, welcoming a fresh crop of plays from playwrights both at home and abroad every season. Their works enrapture audiences, offering takes on comedy, drama, history and everything in between, dazzling in their relevance, sparkling in their spectacle, and often challenging in their complexity.

VIDEO: Bryan Adams Hits The Stage At PRETTY WOMAN To Celebrate 300 Performances
VIDEO: Bryan Adams Hits The Stage At PRETTY WOMAN To Celebrate 300 Performances
May 3, 2019

Tonight, the audience at Pretty Woman got a special treat when composer Bryan Adams hit the stage for a surprise performance to celebrate the musical's 300th show on Broadway! Check it out below! 

VIDEO: Get A Peek At The Muny's Latest Upgrades!
VIDEO: Get A Peek At The Muny's Latest Upgrades!
May 3, 2019

The Muny announced continues its multi-million-dollar stage renovation. Get a peek inside some of the structural and technological enhancements to St. Louis' famous outdoor venue below!

Review Roundup: Morrissey Makes His Broadway Debut! See What The Critics Had To Say
Review Roundup: Morrissey Makes His Broadway Debut! See What The Critics Had To Say
May 3, 2019

Morrissey hit Broadway for the first time in his career playing a retrospective show at New York City's hallowed Lunt-Fontanne Theater. The affair will run for seven days through May 11th and promises an intimate yet exciting exploration of Morrissey's expansive career from his early days to his upcoming new record 'California Son': a collection of 1960/70s classic covers out on May 24th via Etienne Records/BMG.

BWW Exclusive: BE MORE CHILL Celebrates Tony Nominee Joe Iconis With A Post-Show Encore!
BWW Exclusive: BE MORE CHILL Celebrates Tony Nominee Joe Iconis With A Post-Show Encore!
May 1, 2019

After receiving his first Tony nomination for Best Score, Be More Chill composer Joe Iconis and star George Salazar hit the stage tonight for a special post-show encore of the show's anthem, 'Michael In the Bathroom.' BroadwayWorld has an exclusive look at the performance below! Congratulations, Joe!

VIDEO: Get A Peek Inside Opening Day of HAMILTON: THE EXHIBITION
VIDEO: Get A Peek Inside Opening Day of HAMILTON: THE EXHIBITION
April 30, 2019

This week, Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda and exhibition designer David Korins, officially snipped the ribbon and welcomed the first guests ever to Hamilton: The Exhibition. Get a peek inside opening day below!

TROUPERS Documentary Tackles Aging In Hollywood
TROUPERS Documentary Tackles Aging In Hollywood
April 29, 2019

TROUPERS, the documentary about growing old in Hollywood, proves it's never too late to follow your dreams.

VIDEO: The Cast of BEETLEJUICE Takes Their Opening Night Bows
VIDEO: The Cast of BEETLEJUICE Takes Their Opening Night Bows
April 25, 2019

It's showtime, folks! The ghost-with-the-most makes his Broadway debut in this edgy and irreverent musical comedy based on Tim Burton's dearly beloved film opening tonight!



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