News on your favorite shows, specials & more!

A.A. Cristi - Page 4

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.




LEARN MORE ABOUT A.A. Cristi

First Show:

Thoroughly Modern Millie

Favorite Show:

Follies



Dragonfly Multicultural Arts Center Presents the New Jersey Premiere of JAJA'S AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING
Dragonfly Multicultural Arts Center Presents the New Jersey Premiere of JAJA'S AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING
January 30, 2025

duCret Center of Art's stage will become a braiding salon when Dragonfly Multicultural Arts Center will present the New Jersey premiere of Jaja's African Hair Braiding, a hit play in New York, from February 21-23, 2025.

Tiny Scripted Acquires Global Licensing Rights For BRENDA & BILLY (AND THE POTHOS PLANT) And More
Tiny Scripted Acquires Global Licensing Rights For BRENDA & BILLY (AND THE POTHOS PLANT) And More
January 30, 2025

Tiny Scripted, the distribution company dedicated to short-form scripted films, series, and plays, has announced the acquisition of Dave Solomon's dynamic genre film Brenda & Billy (and the Pothos Plant) along with the gripping political thriller Netuser, written and directed by Eric Rosen.

California Psych-Folk Singer-Songwriter Mariee Siou Set To Play At Club Passim
California Psych-Folk Singer-Songwriter Mariee Siou Set To Play At Club Passim
January 30, 2025

Multicultural singer-songwriter Mariee Siou is set to play at Club Passim on February 26. Touring in support of her latest music from her EP “Circle of Signs,” she will also play a collection of her older material in the evening.

Comedic Duo Arasha Lalani & Lily Abha Cratsley Announce Debut HOW I MET YOUR MASI Show With Dynasty Typewriter
Comedic Duo Arasha Lalani & Lily Abha Cratsley Announce Debut HOW I MET YOUR MASI Show With Dynasty Typewriter
January 30, 2025

Online personality & SMOSH star Arasha Lalani is teaming up with playwright & performer Lily Abha Cratsley (ABCD, The Fairy Who Cried Gems) to produce their debut live streamed show How I Met Your Masi on May 30th at Dynasty Typewriter.

ONALEA Comes To 54 Below In February
ONALEA Comes To 54 Below In February
January 30, 2025

54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, will present Onalea in The End of the World Cabaret on Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at 7pm. Doors 5:30. Onalea is an internationally recognized artist known for her ability to craft musical  experiences that transcend time and genre.

Scottsdale Arts Shows Collaborative Exhibition In Center Space
Scottsdale Arts Shows Collaborative Exhibition In Center Space
January 30, 2025

Scottsdale Arts Learning & Innovation, a department of the nonprofit Scottsdale Arts, is now showing the exhibition “There is No Planet B,” featuring works by Arizona-based members of ecoartspace that speak to an equitable future for humans and the more-than-human world. 

GatherNYC Continues 2024-2025 Season in NYC at Museum of Arts and Design
GatherNYC Continues 2024-2025 Season in NYC at Museum of Arts and Design
January 30, 2025

GatherNYC, a revolutionary concert experience founded in 2018 by cellist Laura Metcalf and guitarist Rupert Boyd, continues its 2024-2025 season at the series' home venue, Museum of Arts and Design.

A HOUSE DIVIDED To Have New York Premiere At The NuBox Theater
A HOUSE DIVIDED To Have New York Premiere At The NuBox Theater
January 30, 2025

A House Divided, a new play by Joshua Crone, directed by Thoeger Hansen and produced by Night Cook Studio will premiere at The NuBox Theater (754 9th Avenue, New York City) from March 20 - 30.

Xian Zhang Conducts Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 2 With New Jersey Symphony
Xian Zhang Conducts Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 2 With New Jersey Symphony
January 30, 2025

New Jersey Symphony to present Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2 with Music Director Xian Zhang conducting. The Symphony’s Colton Conducting Fellow Gregory D. McDaniel will conduct Debussy’s Clair de Lune and Nico Muhly’s Sounding.

2025 POETRY OUT LOUD Comes To Neil Morgan Auditorium at San Diego Central Library In February
2025 POETRY OUT LOUD Comes To Neil Morgan Auditorium at San Diego Central Library In February
January 30, 2025

The Poetry Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts, managed in California by the California Arts Council and regionally, by the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture in association with Write Out Loud, will present POETRY OUT LOUD, a national poetry recitation competition for high school students.

ACT Contemporary Theatre And Seattle Shakespeare Company Announce Merger, Effective July 1
ACT Contemporary Theatre And Seattle Shakespeare Company Announce Merger, Effective July 1
January 30, 2025

Two beloved Seattle theatre companies, ACT Contemporary Theatre (ACT) and Seattle Shakespeare Company (SSC), have announced the approval and next steps of their historic merger with an effective date of July 1, 2025.

All Out Arts Announces The 2024 Fresh Fruit Festival Award Winners
All Out Arts Announces The 2024 Fresh Fruit Festival Award Winners
January 30, 2025

The Fresh Fruit Festival, now in its 23rd year of presentation by All Out Arts, is announcing this year's major award winners. In December, Awards were presented at The Wild Project for Outstanding Productions as well as Playwrighting, Directing, Performance, and Technical Achievement.

GloRilla Brings The Glorious Tour To The Theater At Virgin Hotels Las Vegas In April
GloRilla Brings The Glorious Tour To The Theater At Virgin Hotels Las Vegas In April
January 30, 2025

Yesterday, GRAMMY-nominated recording artist and CMG signee GloRilla announced The GLORIOUS Tour. Named after her acclaimed debut album, The GLORIOUS Tour will kick off March 2025 and will include a one-night-only performance at The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas on Saturday, April 12, 2025.

Palm Beach Symphony Names Mickey Smith Jr. As Instrumental Music Teacher Of The Year
Palm Beach Symphony Names Mickey Smith Jr. As Instrumental Music Teacher Of The Year
January 30, 2025

Palm Beach Symphony named Mickey Smith Jr. the 2024 Instrumental Music Teacher of the Year. Smith serves as Associate Director of Instrumental Arts at The King’s Academy in West Palm Beach.

World Premiere Of NOLI TIMERE Announced At McCarter Theatre
World Premiere Of NOLI TIMERE Announced At McCarter Theatre
January 30, 2025

Noli Timere, Latin for 'be not afraid,' is a groundbreaking world premiere spectacle coming to McCarter Theatre's Berlind Theatre for three performances, February 7–8, 2025.

Sierra Madre Playhouse Hosts Star-Studded Comedy Night To Benefit Public Displays Of Altadena
Sierra Madre Playhouse Hosts Star-Studded Comedy Night To Benefit Public Displays Of Altadena
January 30, 2025

In an extraordinary evening of comedy and community, Sierra Madre Playhouse is proud to host a star-studded comedy show to benefit Public Displays of Altadena (PDA), the beloved 35-seat micro-theater that was tragically lost in the Eaton Canyon Fire, on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, at 8 pm.

La Compañía Nacional De Ópera Del Inbal Presenta Su Programación 2025
La Compañía Nacional De Ópera Del Inbal Presenta Su Programación 2025
January 30, 2025

La Secretaría de Cultura del Gobierno de México y el Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (INBAL), a través de la Compañía Nacional de Ópera, anuncian la programación de la temporada 2025.

El Munal Renueva Sus Salas Dedicadas Al Romanticismo, Simbolismo Y Decadentismo
El Munal Renueva Sus Salas Dedicadas Al Romanticismo, Simbolismo Y Decadentismo
January 30, 2025

La Secretaría de Cultura del Gobierno de México, a través del Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (INBAL), invita a visitar las salas renovadas del Romanticismo, Simbolismo y Decadentismo que abren al público –a partir del viernes 31 de enero de 2025– en el Museo Nacional de Arte (MUNAL).

Teatro De La Danza “Guillermina Bravo” Presenta Temporada De La Compañía Nacional De Danza Con Su Nuevo Director
Teatro De La Danza “Guillermina Bravo” Presenta Temporada De La Compañía Nacional De Danza Con Su Nuevo Director
January 30, 2025

Erick Rodríguez, recién nombrado director de la Compañía Nacional de Danza (CND), ha optado por una selección de obras clásicas y neoclásicas para la primera temporada de 2025 en el Teatro de la Danza “Guillermina Bravo”.

Phat Cat Swinger To Perform Best Of Swing Music At The Aventura Arts & Cultural Center
Phat Cat Swinger To Perform Best Of Swing Music At The Aventura Arts & Cultural Center
January 30, 2025

The City of Aventura will present Phat Cat Swinger on Saturday, February 15 at 8 p.m. at the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center. Described by some as if Bruno Mars and Frank Sinatra made a band, Phat Cat Swinger specializes in high-energy music with that classic Hollywood touch.






Videos