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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: Theatreworks Silicon Valley Receives 2019 Regional Theatre Tony Award
VIDEO: Theatreworks Silicon Valley Receives 2019 Regional Theatre Tony Award
June 10, 2019

Last night, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley received the 2019 Regional Theatre Tony Award at the 73rd Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, hosted by James Corden and featuring a galaxy of stage and screen stars, including Tina Fey, Laura Linney, Bryan Cranston, Adam Driver, Audra McDonald and hundreds of other famed performers, directors, playwrights and designers. Broadway star Danny Burstein (also a TheatreWorks alumnus) welcomed to the stage TheatreWorks Founding Artistic Director Robert Kelley, Executive Director Phil Santora, and TheatreWorks's Trustee Chair Judy Heyboer, where they accepted the nation's highest recognition for a regional theatre.

Tony Trends: Rounding Up The Fiercest Fashion From Tony Night!
Tony Trends: Rounding Up The Fiercest Fashion From Tony Night!
June 10, 2019

Take a peek at some of the fiercest lewks from Broadway's biggest night!

VIDEO: HAMILTON Puts A New Spin On AIN'T TOO PROUD
VIDEO: HAMILTON Puts A New Spin On AIN'T TOO PROUD
June 7, 2019

In celebration of this weekend's Tony Awards, the Broadway cast of Hamilton is mashing up Hamilton hits with songs from this year's Best Musical nominees!

VIDEO: Opening Night Highlights From PRISONER OF THE STATE Opening Night At the NY Philharmonic
VIDEO: Opening Night Highlights From PRISONER OF THE STATE Opening Night At the NY Philharmonic
June 7, 2019

Last night Jaap van Zweden and the New York Philharmonic gave the World Premiere performance of David Lang's prisoner of the state - a fully staged reimagining of Beethoven's Fidelio, directed by Elkhanah Pulitzer. The program concludes the Orchestra's three-week Music of Conscience series, exploring how composers respond to the social and political issues of their times.

VIDEO: The Radio City Rockettes Celebrate National Tap Dance Day
VIDEO: The Radio City Rockettes Celebrate National Tap Dance Day
June 7, 2019

For National Tap Dance Day this Saturday, the Radio City Rockettes created a one-take video celebrating their love of tap!

VIDEO: Portland Opera Presents THE BARBER OF SEVILLE
VIDEO: Portland Opera Presents THE BARBER OF SEVILLE
June 6, 2019

Portland Opera is thrilled to bring its production of Gioachino Rossini's The Barber of Seville to the stage this June. Considered one of the greatest comic operas of all time, Rossini's opera tells the story of the Count Almaviva, who has fallen for the charming Rosina, and enlists the help of the town barber Figaro to assist in winning her affection. Together they try to outwit her guardian Dr. Bartolo, who also vies for her hand. Portland Opera will present four performances of The Barber of Seville on June 7, 9m, 13, 15 at the Keller Auditorium.

VIDEO: Paper Mill Celebrates The 2019 Rising Star Awards
VIDEO: Paper Mill Celebrates The 2019 Rising Star Awards
June 6, 2019

As one of the nation's leading professional theaters and recipient of the Regional Theatre Tony Award, Paper Mill Playhouse (Mark S. Hoebee-Producing Artistic Director, Michael Stotts-Managing Director) has a well-earned reputation for launching both performers and shows to Broadway. Since their inception in 1996, the Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theatre have ignited the careers of many notable performers, all of whom attended high school in New Jersey.

VIDEO: Sutton Foster, Hilary Duff, and Miram Shor Sing '9 To 5' On YOUNGER
VIDEO: Sutton Foster, Hilary Duff, and Miram Shor Sing '9 To 5' On YOUNGER
June 6, 2019

The working girls of the hit TV Land series Younger will bust out a rendition of the Dolly Parton classic turned show tune, '9 to 5' next week on the show!

BWW Exclusive: The BE MORE CHILL Cast Sings 3 Cut Songs At The Post-Show Hang
BWW Exclusive: The BE MORE CHILL Cast Sings 3 Cut Songs At The Post-Show Hang
June 5, 2019

Tonight, the cast of Be More Chill stuck around after the show to 'hang' with composer Joe Iconis and treat the crowd to not one, but three songs that were cut from the show!

VIDEO: HAMILTON Pays Tribute To THE PROM With New Mashup
VIDEO: HAMILTON Pays Tribute To THE PROM With New Mashup
June 5, 2019

Mandy Gonzalez and Jennie Harney-Fleming put a Hamiltonian spin on 'You Happened' from The Prom!

VIDEO: Theater Talk Hosts Annual Tony Awards Critics' Prediction Special
VIDEO: Theater Talk Hosts Annual Tony Awards Critics' Prediction Special
June 5, 2019

Theater Talk, the two-time Emmy Award-winning series has reunited its team of prominent theater journalists to assess the 2018-2019 theater season and discuss this year's TONY Awards race.

VIDEO: HAMILTON Meets HADESTOWN In A Tony Tribute Mashup!
VIDEO: HAMILTON Meets HADESTOWN In A Tony Tribute Mashup!
June 4, 2019

In celebration of this weekend's Tony Awards, the Broadway cast of Hamilton will be mashing up Hamilton hits with songs from this year's Best Musical nominees!

TV: George C. Wolfe Leads The Tony-Nominated Designers Of GARY In A Roundtable Discussion
TV: George C. Wolfe Leads The Tony-Nominated Designers Of GARY In A Roundtable Discussion
June 4, 2019

GARY director George C. Wolfe leads veteran Broadway artists (and Tony nominees!) Ann Roth, Santo Loquasto, Peggy Eisenhauer and Jules Fisher in an in-depth roundtable chat

THE TWO PRINCES Podcast Series Starring Noah Galvin And Ari'el Stachel Drops Today!
THE TWO PRINCES Podcast Series Starring Noah Galvin And Ari'el Stachel Drops Today!
June 4, 2019

Today, Gimlet has released all seven episodes of its newest show, The Two Princes, a youth and LGBTQ+ scripted fiction series starring former Evan Hansen Noah Galvin and The Band's Visit Tony-winner Ari'el Stachel.

VIDEO: Highlights From BEAUTY AND THE BEAST At Paper Mill Playhouse
VIDEO: Highlights From BEAUTY AND THE BEAST At Paper Mill Playhouse
June 3, 2019

BroadwayWorld has a first look at Paper Mill Playhouse's Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Disney's Beauty and the Beast with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, and book by Linda Woolverton.

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!



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