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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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TV: The Beat Goes On! The Go-Go's Take the Stage at HEAD OVER HEELS!
TV: The Beat Goes On! The Go-Go's Take the Stage at HEAD OVER HEELS!
July 13, 2018

Tonight the audience over at the new musical Head Over Heels got an extra special treat at curtain call, when the source of the show's score, legendary rock group The Go-Go's, took the stage for a performance of some of their classic hits! Check out the video below!

VIDEO: The Old Vic and Bristol Old Vic Present A MONSTER CALLS
VIDEO: The Old Vic and Bristol Old Vic Present A MONSTER CALLS
July 12, 2018

'Stories are wild creatures, the monster said. When you let them loose, who knows what havoc they might wreak?'

Review Roundup: Critics Weigh In On Encores! Off-Center's GONE MISSING
Review Roundup: Critics Weigh In On Encores! Off-Center's GONE MISSING
July 12, 2018

Encores! Off-Center, New York City Center's popular summer musical theater series, continues tonight with Gone Missing. John Behlmann, Susan Blackwell, Aysan Celik, Deborah S. Craig, Taylor Mac, and David Ryan Smithwill star in the special two-night-only engagement, presented in honor of composer and 2017 Encores! Artistic Director Michael Friedman.

VIDEO: See the Boys of JERSEY BOYS at The Muny Perform 'Cry For Me'
VIDEO: See the Boys of JERSEY BOYS at The Muny Perform 'Cry For Me'
July 12, 2018

BroadwayWorld has a first look at The Muny's production of Jersey Boys! Check out the Boys in action performing 'Cry For Me' in the video below!

Musical Drama POSE Renewed for Season 2 On FX
Musical Drama POSE Renewed for Season 2 On FX
July 12, 2018

Variety has reported that the popular musical drama series, Pose, has been renewed for a second series at FX.

TV: Just Chillin' with the Company of BE MORE CHILL- Plus a Sneak Peek!
TV: Just Chillin' with the Company of BE MORE CHILL- Plus a Sneak Peek!
July 13, 2018

Be More Chill is headed for off-Broadway and we're taking you inside their rehearsal in preparation for the run. Check out the hot young cast in action and see BroadwayWorld's own Richard Ridge get up close and personal with the company before their NYC upgrade!

VIDEO: On This Day, July 12- Patti LuPone Stars in SUNSET BOULEVARD on London's West End
VIDEO: On This Day, July 12- Patti LuPone Stars in SUNSET BOULEVARD on London's West End
July 12, 2018

On this day in 1993, Patti LuPone starred as Norma Desmond in the premiere production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard.

Taylor Louderman, Ariana DeBose, Daisy Eagan and More to Strip Down with The Skivvies at Le Poisson Rouge
Taylor Louderman, Ariana DeBose, Daisy Eagan and More to Strip Down with The Skivvies at Le Poisson Rouge
July 11, 2018

Award-winning Broadway performers Lauren Molina and Nick Cearley will head to NYC venue Le Poisson Rouge on July 22nd at 8 PM with the most outrageous, feel good 'undie-rock' concert of the season, joined by some very special guests! 

VIDEO: Highlights from NEWSIES at Broadway At Music Circus
VIDEO: Highlights from NEWSIES at Broadway At Music Circus
July 11, 2018

The 2018 Broadway At Music Circus season continues with Disney's Newsies, which The New York Times called 'a musical worth singing about!' With a cast that includes Broadway veterans and veterans of the Broadway and national touring productions of Newsies-and featuring the original Tony Award-winning Broadway choreography-the show is sure to be an audience favorite. Performances of Disney's Newsies are Tuesday, July 10 through Sunday, July 15 at the Wells Fargo Pavilion.

DEADPOOL THE MUSICAL Returns With Ultimate Disney Musical Parody Sequel!
DEADPOOL THE MUSICAL Returns With Ultimate Disney Musical Parody Sequel!
July 11, 2018

He's back!  That “Merc with a Mouth” just can't. stop. singing!   Zamurai Productions is excited to announce the official release of their new, entirely fan-created short, “Deadpool The Musical 2 - Ultimate Disney Parody”!

Will Katharine McPhee and Megan Hilty Get Blonde for the BOMBSHELL Musical?
Will Katharine McPhee and Megan Hilty Get Blonde for the BOMBSHELL Musical?
July 11, 2018

Ladies and gentleman, the Bombshell musical is still on! This evening, producer Craig Zadan tweeted about the Broadway-bound endeavor adding what may be an exciting twist!

VIDEO: On This Day, July 11- Robin Williams Takes Broadway By Storm!
VIDEO: On This Day, July 11- Robin Williams Takes Broadway By Storm!
July 11, 2018

On this day in 2002, comedy star Robin Williams headed to Broadway for a limited three-night run at the Broadway Theater! Check out a clip from Robin's legendary stand up comedy tour de force below! (Content warning: NSFW. Explicit language).

VIDEO: Lin-Manuel Miranda Makes Music On An All-New Episode of NINA'S WORLD
VIDEO: Lin-Manuel Miranda Makes Music On An All-New Episode of NINA'S WORLD
July 10, 2018

Song Week is every day this week at 4/3c on Nina's World! Be sure to catch Lin-Manuel Miranda on an special on Friday, July 13th! Check out a sneak peek of animated Lin below on the brand-new episode!

VIDEO: Highlights From MURDER FOR TWO at Marriott Theatre
VIDEO: Highlights From MURDER FOR TWO at Marriott Theatre
July 10, 2018

Combining the perfect mix of music, mayhem and murder, comes the hit musical comedy, Murder for Two, running July 3 through August 26, with a press opening on Wednesday, July 11 at 7:30 p.m. at 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. Written by Joe Kinosian and Kellen Blair, and featuring two powerhouse actors performing 13 roles and playing the piano throughout, Murder for Two is a modern twist on the classic whodunit, directed by Jeff Award winner Scott Weinstein (Drury Lane: Rock of Ages; Griffin: Ragtime, Violet; National Tour, Las Vegas and Chicago productions of Million Dollar Quartet; world premiere of Baristas at the New York International Fringe Festival), with Music Direction by Matt Deitchman (Marriott Theatre: She Loves Me, Shrek). 

VIDEO: On This Day, July 10- Happy Birthday, Jerry Herman!
VIDEO: On This Day, July 10- Happy Birthday, Jerry Herman!
July 10, 2018

On this day, we celebrate the birthday of legendary composer Jerry Herman!

Larralley Productions Announces New Short, ARRIVING SEPARATELY
Larralley Productions Announces New Short, ARRIVING SEPARATELY
July 9, 2018

New Jersey-based Larralley Productions has begun pre-production on the short film Arriving Separately, which shoots in New York City this September.

VIDEO: On This Day, July 9- Lin-Manuel Miranda, Phillipa Soo, Ariana DeBose, and Leslie Odom, Jr. Say Goodbye to HAMILTON
VIDEO: On This Day, July 9- Lin-Manuel Miranda, Phillipa Soo, Ariana DeBose, and Leslie Odom, Jr. Say Goodbye to HAMILTON
July 9, 2018

On this day in 2016, original Hamilton cast members, Leslie Odom Jr., Phillipa Soo, and Ariana DeBose along with the musical's star and composer, Lin-Manuel Miranda, took their final bows in the hit musical. Check out Lin below, dishing on their final performance from his point of view!

Investigations Opened to Explore Suicide of CHICAGO Actor
Jeff Loeffelholz
Investigations Opened to Explore Suicide of CHICAGO Actor Jeff Loeffelholz
July 6, 2018

This week, it was reported that Jeff Loeffelholz, an original cast member of the 1996 revival of Chicago, had taken his own life. Now, some of the late actor's loved one have launched an online investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death.

HBO to Offer Self-Harm and Substance Abuse Support Along with SHARP OBJECTS
HBO to Offer Self-Harm and Substance Abuse Support Along with SHARP OBJECTS
July 6, 2018

The eight-episode limited drama series SHARP OBJECTS debuts this SUNDAY, JULY 8 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO.

Laron Hines Joins Upcoming Drama DIRT MERCHANTS
Laron Hines Joins Upcoming Drama DIRT MERCHANTS
July 6, 2018

Fresh from his successful debut album, La'Ron Hines is taking his musical talents to the Big Screen after joining the upcoming Henning Morales teen drama “Dirt Merchants: Rebelistic,” now in production.



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