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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 10- Stephanie J. Block & Brandon Uranowitz Fall In Love In FALSETTOS
VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 10- Stephanie J. Block & Brandon Uranowitz Fall In Love In FALSETTOS
May 31, 2019

Today we're flashing back to 2017 with Best Leading Actress In A Musical and Best Featured Actor in a play nominees, Stephanie J. Block and Brandon Uranowitz.

VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 11- Beth Leavel Picks Up A Win For THE DROWSY CHAPERONE
VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 11- Beth Leavel Picks Up A Win For THE DROWSY CHAPERONE
May 30, 2019

Today we're flashing back to a win for one of this year's Best Featured Actress in a Musical nominees, Beth Leavel.

VIDEO: Studio Tenn Presents JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT
VIDEO: Studio Tenn Presents JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT
May 16, 2019

Studio Tenn is set to close their bold ninth season with the spectacular Old Testament tale, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, at the Jamison Theater from May 17 - June 2. 

Andrew Lloyd Webber's Modern CINDERELLA Holds London industry Preview
Andrew Lloyd Webber's Modern CINDERELLA Holds London industry Preview
May 16, 2019

The NY Post has reported on the latest development of a new modern musical re-telling of the classic fairytale, Cinderella, by Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Elton John And Jake Shears Pen New Tammy Faye Bakker Musical
Elton John And Jake Shears Pen New Tammy Faye Bakker Musical
May 16, 2019

According to The Daily Mail, music legend Elton John and Jake Shears of The Scissor Sisters recently held a reading of their own musical take on the life of the infamous TV evangelist.

VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 12- Rachel Chavkin's GREAT COMET Soars Over The Tonys
VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 12- Rachel Chavkin's GREAT COMET Soars Over The Tonys
May 29, 2019

In 2017, Best Director of a Musical nominee, Rachel Chavkin, made one heck of a Tony Awards debut with the gleaming spectacle of Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812.

VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 13- Lilli Cooper & Gideon Glick Make Their Tonys Debut With SPRING AWAKENING
VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 13- Lilli Cooper & Gideon Glick Make Their Tonys Debut With SPRING AWAKENING
May 28, 2019

In 2007, the new musical Spring Awakening stormed the Tonys bringing future 2019 nominees for Best Leading Actress In A Musical and Best Featured Actor In A Play nominees, Lilly Cooper & Gideon Glick, with it!

VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 14- Jeff Daniels Fills Radio City With 'The Sound Of Music'
VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 14- Jeff Daniels Fills Radio City With 'The Sound Of Music'
May 27, 2019

Today's Tony memory is a mid-commercial treat from inside Radio City Music Hall, as host James Corden invites 2019 Best Leading Actor in a Play nominee, Jeff Daniels, onstage for some Tony Awards karaoke at the 2016 ceremony.

VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 15- Robin de Jesus Hits the Jackpot With IN THE HEIGHTS
VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 15- Robin de Jesus Hits the Jackpot With IN THE HEIGHTS
May 26, 2019

In 2008, Robin de Jesus, a nominee this year for The Boys In the Band, made his Tony Awards debut with the new musical In The Heights.

Nina Bergman Joins Cast Of CARPE NOCTEM
Nina Bergman Joins Cast Of CARPE NOCTEM
May 15, 2019

Nina Bergman, Trevor Torseth, and Jonathan Erickson Eisley star in Carpe Noctem, an independent dramatic feature film that follows a whirlwind romance through Hollywood's darker passages. This film was crafted by writer Pasha Gerard and director Gene Blalock.

VIDEO: DEAR EVAN HANSEN Standby Michael Lee Brown Stars In New Music Video For 'Sincerely, Me'
VIDEO: DEAR EVAN HANSEN Standby Michael Lee Brown Stars In New Music Video For 'Sincerely, Me'
May 15, 2019

Broadway standby Michael Lee Brown is literally always at the ready. As the cover for three unique roles in DEAR EVAN HANSEN, he is prepared to play Evan, Jared or Connor on a moment's notice.

VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 16- Warren Carlyle Brings Harlem Nightlife To Tony-Winning Life With AFTER MIDNIGHT
VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 16- Warren Carlyle Brings Harlem Nightlife To Tony-Winning Life With AFTER MIDNIGHT
May 25, 2019

In 2014, Kiss Me Kate choreographer, Warren Carlyle, brought the Harlem nightlife to life with his Tony Award-winning choreography for the musical revue, After Midnight!

VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 17- Casey Nicholaw Wins Best Director For THE BOOK OF MORMON
VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 17- Casey Nicholaw Wins Best Director For THE BOOK OF MORMON
May 24, 2019

In 2011, Casey Nicholaw picked up a win for Best Director of a Musical for the international mega-hit, The Book of Mormon. This year, Casey is once again nominated for his directing duties on The Prom.

VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 18- Ali Stroker Makes Tony History With The Deaf West Revival Of SPRING AWAKENING
VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 18- Ali Stroker Makes Tony History With The Deaf West Revival Of SPRING AWAKENING
May 23, 2019

In 2016, the Broadway revival of Spring Awakening made history in more ways than one, but its most notable contribution was 2019 Best Featured Actress in a Musical nominee, Ali Stroker.

VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 19- MATILDA's Maggots Revolt Against Bertie Carvel
VIDEO: 30 Days Of Tony! Day 19- MATILDA's Maggots Revolt Against Bertie Carvel
May 22, 2019

Today we're revolting against Best Featured Actor In A Play nominee, Bertie Carvel, who made his Broadway and Tony debut in the musical adaptation of Roald Dahl's Matilda.

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!



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