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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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From the Winner's Circle: TAKE ME OUT Star Jesse Tyler Ferguson Talks LGBTQ+ Visibility and More!
From the Winner's Circle: TAKE ME OUT Star Jesse Tyler Ferguson Talks LGBTQ+ Visibility and More!
June 12, 2022

Jesse Tyler Ferguson has won the 2022 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play for TAKE ME OUT.

Review Roundup: Sarah Silverman's THE BEDWETTER Opens At Atlantic Theater Company
Review Roundup: Sarah Silverman's THE BEDWETTER Opens At Atlantic Theater Company
June 7, 2022

The Atlantic Theater Company presents the world premiere production of The Bedwetter, a new musical with a book by Drama Desk Award winner Joshua Harmon and Emmy Award winner Sarah Silverman. Read the reviews!

BroadwayWorld's 4th Annual Phonys! 2022 Tony Categories We Wish Existed
BroadwayWorld's 4th Annual Phonys! 2022 Tony Categories We Wish Existed
June 10, 2022

Each year, the Tony Awards honor Broadway's best and brightest from the current season. And though the awards are many, each year there are a few shows that bring a little something new and different to the stage that deserve their own brand of recognition.

Review Roundup: FAT HAM Opens at The Public Theater
Review Roundup: FAT HAM Opens at The Public Theater
May 26, 2022

Check out the critic's reviews from the New York Times and elsewhere for the The Public Theater and National Black Theatre production of the 2022 Pulitzer Prize-Winning Play FAT HAM at The Public Theater.  

BWW Interview: Tony-Winning Director Alex Timbers Talks His New Book, BROADWAY BIRD
BWW Interview: Tony-Winning Director Alex Timbers Talks His New Book, BROADWAY BIRD
May 28, 2022

Tony Award-winning director and writer Alex Timbers has released his first book, a children's picture book, titled Broadway Bird, a charming, irreverent, heartfelt story set in an all-animal version of Broadway.

VIDEO: Roundabout's EXCEPTION TO THE RULE Celebrates Its Opening Night
VIDEO: Roundabout's EXCEPTION TO THE RULE Celebrates Its Opening Night
May 19, 2022

Roundabout Theatre Company presents the Roundabout Underground world premiere of Exception to the Rule by Dave Harris, directed by Roundabout Resident Director Miranda Haymon which officially opened on Wednesday, May 18, 2022. Go inside the show's opening night!

Stage Manager Stories: Cherie B. Tay, A STRANGE LOOP
Stage Manager Stories: Cherie B. Tay, A STRANGE LOOP
May 29, 2022

This month, we're chatting with veteran Broadway stage manager, voice actor, and multimedia creative artist, Cherie B. Tay (she/they), who is currently part of the stage management team of this year's most Tony-nominated musical, A Strange Loop.

VIDEO: Broadway Legend Joel Grey Stops In to Celebrate Bryant Park Day!
VIDEO: Broadway Legend Joel Grey Stops In to Celebrate Bryant Park Day!
May 11, 2022

This afternoon, Academy Award, Golden Globe, and Tony Award Winner Joel Grey, (standing in for Mayor Adams), presented a proclamation from New York City to declare May 11, 2022 “Bryant Park Day,” to celebrate Bryant Park’s 30th anniversary of reopening in 1992.

Social: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Sarah Jessica Parker, Ariana DeBose and More Hit the Met Gala Red Carpet!
Social: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Sarah Jessica Parker, Ariana DeBose and More Hit the Met Gala Red Carpet!
May 2, 2022

It's the first Monday in May and the stars were out in full force for this year's Met Gala to benefit the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 

Interview: How MRS. DOUBTFIRE Star Rob McClure Is Throwing Audiences for a 'Loop'
Interview: How MRS. DOUBTFIRE Star Rob McClure Is Throwing Audiences for a 'Loop'
May 15, 2022

Behind the scenes on 'About Time' from Mrs. Doubtfire on Broadway straight from Rob McClure. In BroadwayWorld's Showstoppers series, we're unpacking what goes into creating and performing some of Broadway's most ovation-worthy numbers.

Tony-Nominee Lauren Ambrose to Lead MARIE ANTOINETTE Reading at Sharon Playhouse
Tony-Nominee Lauren Ambrose to Lead MARIE ANTOINETTE Reading at Sharon Playhouse
April 27, 2022

Stage and screen star Lauren Ambrose is set to lead a staged reading of David Adjmi’s Marie Antoinette at the Sharon Playhouse, May 14.

Review Roundup: MR. SATURDAY NIGHT Opens on Broadway Starring Billy Crystal
Review Roundup: MR. SATURDAY NIGHT Opens on Broadway Starring Billy Crystal
April 27, 2022

The new comedy musical, MR. SATURDAY NIGHT officially opens on Broadway tonight! Read the reviews!

BWW Interview: Go Inside the Renovation of Playhouse 46 at St. Luke's with Executive Director, Jennifer Pluff
BWW Interview: Go Inside the Renovation of Playhouse 46 at St. Luke's with Executive Director, Jennifer Pluff
May 1, 2022

Having weathered the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic, the venue has returned to full operation under the moniker Playhouse 46 at St. Luke’s and sporting some exciting new renovations! During the shutdown, with the support of the parish community, the space has been overhauled and modernized to a 170-seat Off-Broadway theater-in-the-round.

Review Roundup: A STRANGE LOOP Opens On Broadway!
Review Roundup: A STRANGE LOOP Opens On Broadway!
April 26, 2022

The Broadway production of A Strange Loop, Michael R. Jackson's Pulitzer-Prize winning musical, opens tonight at the Lyceum Theater. Read the reviews!

Review Roundup: THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH Opens On Broadway
Review Roundup: THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH Opens On Broadway
April 25, 2022

Read all the reviews of Lincoln Center Theater's production of Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning classic The Skin of Our Teeth, at the Vivian Beaumont Theater.

Review Roundup: HANGMEN By Martin McDonagh Opens on Broadway
Review Roundup: HANGMEN By Martin McDonagh Opens on Broadway
April 21, 2022

Martin McDonagh's Olivier Award-winning and New York Drama Critics' Circle Award-winning comedy Hangmen opens at Broadway's Golden Theatre tonight! Read the reviews!

Review Roundup: FOR COLORED GIRLS... Opens On Broadway!
Review Roundup: FOR COLORED GIRLS... Opens On Broadway!
April 20, 2022

The Broadway revival of Ntozake Shange's for colored girls who have considered suicide/ when the rainbow is enuf, directed and choreographed by Tony Award nominee Camille A. Brown opens tonight at the Booth Theatre! Read the reviews!

Review Roundup: HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE Opens On Broadway
Review Roundup: HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE Opens On Broadway
April 19, 2022

Read all the critic's reviews for Manhattan Theatre Club's Broadway premiere of the Pulitzer Prize-winning How I Learned to Drive.

Interview: Rockettes Dance Captain, Danelle Morgan, Talks New Height Requirement, Diversity, and What It Takes to Join the Line
Interview: Rockettes Dance Captain, Danelle Morgan, Talks New Height Requirement, Diversity, and What It Takes to Join the Line
April 24, 2022

New York City's iconic Radio City Rockettes launched auditions this month for hopeful young dancers looking to join the company in 2022 and beyond!

Review Roundup: CYRANO DE BERGERAC Starring James McAvoy Opens at BAM
Review Roundup: CYRANO DE BERGERAC Starring James McAvoy Opens at BAM
April 14, 2022

Read all the reviews of Jamie Lloyd's award winning revival of Cyrano de Bergerac on stage in 2022 at the BAM Harvey Theater.






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