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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: On This Day, July 21- Remembering Robin Williams
VIDEO: On This Day, July 21- Remembering Robin Williams
July 21, 2018

On this day we remember comedy legend, Robin Williams, on what would have been his 67th birthday.

VIDEO: See How Elphaba Gets Green for the National Tour of WICKED at the Mirvish Center!
VIDEO: See How Elphaba Gets Green for the National Tour of WICKED at the Mirvish Center!
July 20, 2018

WICKED is heading to Toronto's Mirvish Center! Check out how the tour's current Elphaba, Mary Kate Morrissey gets green for the big show!

VIDEO: On This Day, July 20- Happy Birthday, Diana Rigg!
VIDEO: On This Day, July 20- Happy Birthday, Diana Rigg!
July 20, 2018

On this day, we celebrate the birthday of My Fair Lady star, veteran actor Diana Rigg!

VIDEO: First Look at ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL at Cincinnati Opera
VIDEO: First Look at ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL at Cincinnati Opera
July 19, 2018

Transforming Pink Floyd's 1979 album The Wall onto the operatic stage, Another Brick in the Wall tells the semi-autobiographical story of a rock star's troubled journey after lashing out at an admiring concertgoer. Another Brick in the Wall completely transforms Roger Waters's original work into a standard operatic form, with eight soloists, 51 chorus members, and a 64-piece orchestra.

Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellen, Taylor Swift, and James Corden to Star in CATS Film
Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellen, Taylor Swift, and James Corden to Star in CATS Film
July 19, 2018

According to The Daily Mail's Baz Bamigboye, Academy Award-winner Jennifer Hudson has signed on to portray the iconic role of 'Grizabella' in the upcoming film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's CATS!

VIDEO: Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences Presents PINKALICIOUS!
VIDEO: Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences Presents PINKALICIOUS!
July 19, 2018

Experience a young girl's journey to find her true colors with the musical adaptation of the popular children's book by Victoria Kann and Elizabeth Kann, PINKALICIOUS at The Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences, 10 Marriott Drive in Lincolnshire, from July 14 through August 12, 2018, with a press opening on July 21 at 10:00AM. Filled with a series of adventures and important life lessons, this fun and whimsical tale will be directed and choreographed by Amanda Tanguay (The Emperor's New Clothes, The Velveteen Rabbit), with musical direction by Michael Mahler (Mary Poppins, My One and Only, The Music Man, composer/lyricist of October Sky, Hero).

Revry Original LGBTQ Film ROOM TO GROW Comes to Outfest 2018
Revry Original LGBTQ Film ROOM TO GROW Comes to Outfest 2018
July 18, 2018

Revry Original ROOM TO GROW chronicles the lives and stories of seven LGBTQ+ teens and  families in cities across the country, offering an up-close and intimate glimpse into their daily lives as they endeavor to find an identity that fits and a place in  their communities. 

VIDEO: Bella Thorne, Dermot Mulroney & Richard Harmon Star in I STILL SEE YOU
VIDEO: Bella Thorne, Dermot Mulroney & Richard Harmon Star in I STILL SEE YOU
July 18, 2018

Bella Thorne stars in this spellbinding and romantic supernatural thriller. Ten years after an apocalyptic event left the world haunted by ghosts, Roni (Thorne) receives a threatening message from beyond the grave. Joining forces with a mysterious classmate, Kirk, Roni descends into a shadow world that blurs the bounds of the living and the dead—and begins a desperate race against time to stop a cunning killer.

VIDEO: On This Day, June 18: Happy Birthday, Kristen Bell!
VIDEO: On This Day, June 18: Happy Birthday, Kristen Bell!
July 18, 2018

On this day, we're celebrating the birthday of Broadway, film, and television star, Kristen Bell!

VIDEO: Theatre Raleigh Presents BIG FISH The Muscal!
VIDEO: Theatre Raleigh Presents BIG FISH The Muscal!
July 17, 2018

Based on the celebrated novel by Daniel Wallace and the acclaimed film directed by Tim Burton, BIG FISH centers on Edward Bloom, a traveling salesman who lives life to its fullest, and then some!

VIDEO: HEARTBREAK HOTEL Shakes, Rattles, and Rolls Into Broadway In Chicago
VIDEO: HEARTBREAK HOTEL Shakes, Rattles, and Rolls Into Broadway In Chicago
July 17, 2018

Broadway In Chicago presents HEARTBREAK HOTEL, a musical premiere that ignites the stage of the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place (175 E. Chestnut). Get a first look below!

THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS Will Travel to the Stage; Musical Adaptation in Development
THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS Will Travel to the Stage; Musical Adaptation in Development
July 17, 2018

Variety has reported that the best-selling young adult book series, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, is getting the musical treatment.

VIDEO: On This Day, July 17- [title of show] Opens on Broadway!
VIDEO: On This Day, July 17- [title of show] Opens on Broadway!
July 17, 2018

On this day, we celebrate the original Broadway production of [title of show], which opened at the Lyceum Theater today in 2009.

Review Roundup: Critics Weigh-In On TRAINSPOTTING LIVE!
Review Roundup: Critics Weigh-In On TRAINSPOTTING LIVE!
July 16, 2018

Adapted by Harry Gibson and directed by King's Head Theatre Artistic Director Adam Spreadbury-Maher, in collaboration with Greg Esplin, Trainspotting Live is now in performances in a brand new immersive performance space at Roy Arias Stages (777 8th Avenue). Produced by Brass Jar Productions (Drunk Shakespeare) and Olivier Award-winning producer James Seabright, Trainspotting Live officially opened just last night, July 15, 2018. Let's see what the critics had to say...

VIDEO: Barrington Stage Company Presents A DOLL'S HOUSE PART 2
VIDEO: Barrington Stage Company Presents A DOLL'S HOUSE PART 2
July 16, 2018

Barrington Stage Company (BSC), the award-winning theatre in the Berkshires, under the leadership of Artistic Director Julianne Boyd, presents Lucas Hnath's A Doll's House, Part 2. Previews for A Doll's House, Part 2 begin July 12, with an official opening night on July 15, and performances through July 28 on the Boyd-Quinson Mainstage (30 Union Street).

VIDEO: On This Day, July 16- Happy Birthday, Tony Kushner!
VIDEO: On This Day, July 16- Happy Birthday, Tony Kushner!
July 16, 2018

On this day, we celebrate the birthday of Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, Tony Kushner!

Alice Ripley to Perform to Promote Sister In Law's Political Campaign!
Alice Ripley to Perform to Promote Sister In Law's Political Campaign!
July 13, 2018

Tony Award-winner Alice Ripley is set to perform her stage signatures and other famous songs at The Tucson Jewish Community Center tomorrow night, Saturday July 14 at 7:30p.m.

VIDEO: On This Day, July 14- Remembering Arthur Laurents
VIDEO: On This Day, July 14- Remembering Arthur Laurents
July 14, 2018

Arthur Laurents was best known for his work as librettist on Gypsy and West Side Story, but was also well known as a playwright, having won a Tony Award® for Hallelujah, Baby! in 1968. Later as a director, he was Tony-nominated for Gypsy in 1975 (and the 2008 revival) as well as the original 1984 La Cage Aux Folles.

BLACK WAKE Starring Tom Sizemore And Eric Roberts Comes to DVD & VOD, 8/7
BLACK WAKE Starring Tom Sizemore And Eric Roberts Comes to DVD & VOD, 8/7
July 13, 2018

All new sci-fi horror movie Black Wake starring Nana Gouvea (Blood Circus), Tom Sizemore (Saving Private Ryan), Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight), Vincent Pastore (The Sopranos), Jonny Beauchamp (Penny Dreadful) and Chuck Zito (Sons of Anarchy), from director Jeremiah Kipp and producer Carlos Keyes, is set to release on DVD and all major VOD platforms on August 7th, 2018, courtesy of Vision Films.

VIDEO: On This Day, July 13- Happy Birthday, Sir Patrick Stewart!
VIDEO: On This Day, July 13- Happy Birthday, Sir Patrick Stewart!
July 13, 2018

On this day, we celebrate the birthday of legend of stage and screen, Sir Patrick Stewart!



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