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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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Review Roundup: A DOLL'S HOUSE Opens On Broadway Starring Jessica Chastain
Review Roundup: A DOLL'S HOUSE Opens On Broadway Starring Jessica Chastain
March 9, 2023

A Doll's House, starring Academy Award winner Jessica Chastain as 'Nora Helmer' in Lloyd's radical new production of Henrik Ibsen's landmark drama in a new version by Amy Herzog, opens tonight at Hudson Theatre (141 West 44th Street). The limited engagement will now play through Saturday evening, June 10. Below, read reviews for this modern new take on Ibsen's classic!

Photos/Video: Go Inside Rehearsal For THE COMEDY OF ERRORS At Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Photos/Video: Go Inside Rehearsal For THE COMEDY OF ERRORS At Chicago Shakespeare Theater
March 3, 2023

In her final production as Chicago Shakespeare Theater artistic director, Barbara Gaines stages Shakespeare’s riotous The Comedy of Errors, imprinting her legacy of inventive and captivating interpretations of the Bard’s work for today’s audiences. Go inisde reheartsals with newly released photos and video of the company in action!

Video: NYC Mayor Eric Adams Takes The Stage At PARADE To Condemn Anti-Semitic Protest
Video: NYC Mayor Eric Adams Takes The Stage At PARADE To Condemn Anti-Semitic Protest
February 23, 2023

In solidarity with the cast, crew, and creative team of PARADE, tonight, New York City Mayor Eric Adams took the stage of the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre to address the sold-out audience of the Broadway musical revival. PARADE director Michael Arden welcomed the Mayor who condemned the antisemitic protests that happened on Tuesday night outside the Jacobs. See video of Mayor Adams' address below. 

Inside the Hidden History Of Henrik Ibsen's A DOLL'S HOUSE
Inside the Hidden History Of Henrik Ibsen's A DOLL'S HOUSE
March 18, 2023

Henrik Ibsen's timeless classic A Doll's House has made it back to Broadway season in a newly streamlined production from playwright Amy Herzog and Tony-nominated director Jamie Lloyd, and starring Academy Award-winner Jessica Chastain in the iconic role of Nora Helmer.

Video: First Look At The World Premiere of SHATTERED GRADIENT From Shattered Globe Theatre
Video: First Look At The World Premiere of SHATTERED GRADIENT From Shattered Globe Theatre
February 20, 2023

Shattered Globe Theatre continues its 2022-23 season with the world premiere of Jasmine Sharma’s introspective and empowering play Radial Gradient, directed by Grace Dolezal-Ng. See a video clip from the production below!

Photos/Video: Inside The Radio City Rockettes Precision Dance Technique Course At Boston Conservatory
Photos/Video: Inside The Radio City Rockettes Precision Dance Technique Course At Boston Conservatory
February 9, 2023

The Radio City Rockettes and Boston Conservatory recently partnered to offer this first-ever college-level Rockettes Precision Dance Technique course, which takes place weekly for enrolled students this semester and began on January 25. See photos and video from inside the program!

Review Roundup: PICTURES FROM HOME Opens On Broadway, Starring Nathan Lane, Danny Burstein & Zoë Wanamaker
Review Roundup: PICTURES FROM HOME Opens On Broadway, Starring Nathan Lane, Danny Burstein & Zoë Wanamaker
February 9, 2023

Pictures from Home opens tonight at Studio 54 starring Nathan Lane, Danny Burstein and Zoë Wanamaker. Read the reviews!

Interview: How SOME LIKE IT HOT Orchestrators Charlie Rosen and Bryan Carter Brought Big Band Back To Broadway!
Interview: How SOME LIKE IT HOT Orchestrators Charlie Rosen and Bryan Carter Brought Big Band Back To Broadway!
February 26, 2023

This season, the new musical Some Like It Hot is bringing the old-fashioned showstopper back to life on Broadway. Read our interview with the rollicking new musical's esteemed orchestrators, Tony and Grammy Award-winner Charlie Rosen and esteemed jazz musician, bandleader, and educator Bryan Fuller.

Exclusive: See A Preview of the 2023 Kleban Prize Ceremony, Streaming On Broadway On Demand
Exclusive: See A Preview of the 2023 Kleban Prize Ceremony, Streaming On Broadway On Demand
February 7, 2023

Starting Friday, February 10 at 8PM, the 2023 Kleban Prize for Musical Theatre ceremony will stream, for free, on the Broadway On Demand SmartTV channel. 

Interview: Broadway's Ellen McLaughlin Presents A Radical Retelling Of 'Antigone' With KISSING THE FLOOR At Theatre Row
Interview: Broadway's Ellen McLaughlin Presents A Radical Retelling Of 'Antigone' With KISSING THE FLOOR At Theatre Row
February 9, 2023

One Year Lease Theater Company will present the world premiere of Ellen McLaughlin's KISSING THE FLOOR, directed by Ianthe Demos, with movement direction by Natalie Lomonte, running Off-Broadway February 23 - March 12, 2023 in a limited engagement at Theatre Row.

Video: See Highlights From THINGS I KNOW TO BE TRUE By Andrew Bovell
Video: See Highlights From THINGS I KNOW TO BE TRUE By Andrew Bovell
February 3, 2023

David Mirvish and The Company Theatre, one of Toronto's most acclaimed independent theatre companies, present the Canadian premiere of the acclaimed Australian family drama, Things I Know to be True, written by Andrew Bovell and directed by Philip Riccio. See video highlights from the production!

Interview: How Playwright David Lindsay-Abaire Gave KIMBERLY AKIMBO A Musical Makeover
Interview: How Playwright David Lindsay-Abaire Gave KIMBERLY AKIMBO A Musical Makeover
February 3, 2023

Before Kimberly Akimbo was an acclaimed musical, it was an acclaimed play by future Pulitzer Prize-winner David Linsday-Abaire. Read our interview with this acclaimed American playwright!

Dance Into 2023 With Advice From Your Favorite Broadway Musicals!
Dance Into 2023 With Advice From Your Favorite Broadway Musicals!
January 7, 2023

2023 is officially here! Head into the new year with advice from A Strange Loop, WICKED, Kimberly Akimbo, Beetlejuice, Funny Girl, Hadestown and more!

Video: 15 Memorable Musical Moments From Non-Musical Movies!
Video: 15 Memorable Musical Moments From Non-Musical Movies!
January 2, 2023

See video of memorable musical numbers from from A Star Is Born, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Back To The Future, Hocus Pocus and more Hollywood classics!

Video: 14 Times Broadway Showtunes Made Cameos On the Big and Small Screens
Video: 14 Times Broadway Showtunes Made Cameos On the Big and Small Screens
December 30, 2022

From Indiana Jones to The Office, check out videos of BroadwayWorld's favorite found show tunes in film and television history!

Review Roundup: Paul Bettany & Jeremy Pope Star In THE COLLABORATION On Broadway
Review Roundup: Paul Bettany & Jeremy Pope Star In THE COLLABORATION On Broadway
December 20, 2022

Manhattan Theatre Club is presenting the Broadway premiere of The Collaboration, by special arrangement with Eleanor Lloyd Productions, Anthology Theatre, Stanley Buchthal, and Denis O'Sullivan. The production opens tonight at MTC's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre! Read the reviews!

Video: THE LION KING Celebrates 25 Years With Spanish-Language Performance of 'Can You Feel the Love Tonight?'
Video: THE LION KING Celebrates 25 Years With Spanish-Language Performance of 'Can You Feel the Love Tonight?'
December 19, 2022

The Lion King's 25th Anniversary on Broadway continues its celebration, globally with this all-new video of 'Can You Feel the Love Tonight' performed in Spanish, featuring Pearl Khwezi, who stars as Nala in the Broadway production, and Agustín Argüello, who stars as Simba in the Madrid production. 

Review Roundup: Pulitzer Prize-Winner BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY Opens On Broadway
Review Roundup: Pulitzer Prize-Winner BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY Opens On Broadway
December 19, 2022

The Broadway debut production of Stephen Adly Guirgis' Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Between Riverside and Crazy opens tonight, directed by Austin Pendleton and starring Oscar, Emmy, and Grammy Award-winner Common. Read the reviews!

Video: Go Inside the Belasco As AIN'T NO MO' Announces Its Broadway Extension!
Video: Go Inside the Belasco As AIN'T NO MO' Announces Its Broadway Extension!
December 15, 2022

Jordan E. Cooper, the youngest Black American playwright on Broadway, has announced that the history-making and critically-acclaimed Broadway production of Ain’t No Mo’, presented by Lee Daniels, will extend through Friday, December 23, 2022 at the Belasco Theatre.

A Starter Kit For THE OLD MAN AND THE POOL Creator and Star, Mike Birbiglia
A Starter Kit For THE OLD MAN AND THE POOL Creator and Star, Mike Birbiglia
December 31, 2022

One of the greatest comedic storytellers, at the top of his game. Following his award-winning show The New One, Mike Birbiglia has returned to Broadway with a coming-of-middle-age story about when life takes a dive - into a highly-chlorinated YMCA pool. Propelled by his singular, insightful voice and everyman style, Mike Birbiglia has quickly become one of the most popular names in standup as well as an accomplished actor, author, and filmmaker.



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