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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: Jordan E. Cooper's AIN'T NO MO' Opens On Broadway!
Review Roundup: Jordan E. Cooper's AIN'T NO MO' Opens On Broadway!
December 2, 2022

Read reviews for the new the new Broadway play, Ain't No Mo' from the brilliant and mischievous mind of Jordan E. Cooper, making his debut as the youngest American playwright in Broadway history.

Video: English National Opera Chorus Sings 'You'll Never Walk Alone' At Arts Funding Protest
Video: English National Opera Chorus Sings 'You'll Never Walk Alone' At Arts Funding Protest
November 22, 2022

Around 300 people have demonstrated outside the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS, 100 Parliament St, London SW1A 2BQ), calling for a reversal to cuts to arts organisations and an increase in arts funding.

Review Roundup: Jefferson Mays Brings One-Man A CHRISTMAS CAROL To Broadway!
Review Roundup: Jefferson Mays Brings One-Man A CHRISTMAS CAROL To Broadway!
November 21, 2022

Tony Award winner Jefferson Mays' stars in the new Broadway production of his universally celebrated, one man virtuoso, tour-de-force performance in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.

Photos/Video: DEATH OF A SALESMAN Star Wendell Pierce Helps Open the New Times Square Brooklyn Deli
Photos/Video: DEATH OF A SALESMAN Star Wendell Pierce Helps Open the New Times Square Brooklyn Deli
November 17, 2022

See photos and video from inside today's opening of the new Brooklyn Deli in Times Square with Wendell Pierce, star of Broadway’s Death of a Salesman. 

Review Roundup: & JULIET Brings The Music of Max Martin To Broadway
Review Roundup: & JULIET Brings The Music of Max Martin To Broadway
November 17, 2022

The highly anticipated new musical & Juliet opens tonight on Broadway at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre (124 West 43rd Street). Read the reviews!

From ALMOST FAMOUS to WICKED: The Music Fan's Guide To Broadway
From ALMOST FAMOUS to WICKED: The Music Fan's Guide To Broadway
December 10, 2022

Musical genres from all over the spectrum have hit our stages this season! From the rock stars of Almost Famous to the witches of Wicked, find the show that best suits your musical taste!

Review Roundup: Bess Wohl's CAMP SIEGFRIED Opens At Second Stage Theater
Review Roundup: Bess Wohl's CAMP SIEGFRIED Opens At Second Stage Theater
November 15, 2022

The New York Premiere of CAMP SIEGFRIED, the new play from Tony Award-nominee Bess Wohl (2ST's Grand Horizons and Make Believe), directed by Tony Award-winner David Cromer (The Band's Visit, 2ST's Man from Nebraska) opens tonight at Second Stage's Tony Kiser Theater.

Review Roundup: Bruce Norris' DOWNSTATE Gets NY Premiere At Playwrights Horizons
Review Roundup: Bruce Norris' DOWNSTATE Gets NY Premiere At Playwrights Horizons
November 15, 2022

Playwrights Horizons will present the New York premiere of Bruce Norris’s Downstate, directed by Pam MacKinnon, October 28–December 11 (opening November 15). This provocative work surrounds a registered address in downstate Illinois, where four men convicted of sex crimes share a group home, living out their days post-incarceration.

Interview: How & JULIET Scribe, David West Read, Created A Shakespearean Heroine for Today
Interview: How & JULIET Scribe, David West Read, Created A Shakespearean Heroine for Today
November 22, 2022

Oh baby, baby! The new megawatt jukebox musical, & Juliet, has begun its Broadway run at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre! Bringing one half of Shakespeare's star-crossed lovers to life as a pop princess is Emmy and Golden Globe-winning, and Olivier Award-nominated, playwright and screenwriter David West Read, who is best known for his contributions to the Emmy Award-winning hit show, Schitt's Creek.

Video: CHICAGO Celebrates 26 Years On Broadway!
Video: CHICAGO Celebrates 26 Years On Broadway!
November 14, 2022

On Monday, November 14th, the Tony, Olivier, and Grammy Award-winning smash hit musical Chicago celebrated its 26th year as a Broadway institution. Go inside tonight's curtain call as they celebrate their fabulous milestone with a cake! See video of the celebration!

Review Roundup: KIMBERLY AKIMBO The Musical Opens On Broadway!
Review Roundup: KIMBERLY AKIMBO The Musical Opens On Broadway!
November 10, 2022

Kimberly Akimbo celebrates its opening night on Broadway tonight! Read the reviews.

Video: Isaac Mizrahi Takes His First Bows In CHICAGO On Broadway
Video: Isaac Mizrahi Takes His First Bows In CHICAGO On Broadway
November 7, 2022

Fashion designer, media personality, and cabaret star, Isaac Mizrahi has taken his first bows as Amos Hart in CHICAGO on Broadway! Mizrahi is playing a three-week limited engagement through November 26 at the Ambassador Theatre. See video of his opening night curtain call!

Review Roundup: New Musical ONLY GOLD Opens At MCC Theater
Review Roundup: New Musical ONLY GOLD Opens At MCC Theater
November 7, 2022

The World Premiere of Only Gold, a new musical with music and lyrics by platinum recording artist and BRIT Award winner Kate Nash ('GLOW') and a book by Tony Award® winner Andy Blankenbuehler (Hamilton) and Ted Malawer (Everything Beautiful Happens at Night) is now open at MCC Theater. See photos from opening night here!

Interview: Playwright Yilong Liu and Director Chay Yew Talk GOOD ENEMY At Minetta Lane Theatre
Interview: Playwright Yilong Liu and Director Chay Yew Talk GOOD ENEMY At Minetta Lane Theatre
November 12, 2022

Audible Theater presents the world premiere production of Good Enemy. Read our interview with the show's author, Audible Theater Emerging Playwright Yilong Liu and its Obie Award-winning director, Chay Yew.

Review Roundup: ALMOST FAMOUS Opens On Broadway!- See What The Critics Are Saying!
Review Roundup: ALMOST FAMOUS Opens On Broadway!- See What The Critics Are Saying!
November 3, 2022

It's a big night at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre! Almost Famous, the new musical with book and lyrics by Academy Award and Grammy Award winner Cameron Crowe, based on his iconic film, opens on Broadway tonight. Read the reviews!

Review Roundup: Joan Didion's THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING Starring Kathleen Chalfant
Review Roundup: Joan Didion's THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING Starring Kathleen Chalfant
November 2, 2022

Keen Company presents a site-specific production of Joan Didion's The Year of Magical Thinking, opening tonight! Read the reviews!

Review Roundup: Gabriel Byrne Brings WALKING WITH GHOSTS To Broadway- The Critics React!
Review Roundup: Gabriel Byrne Brings WALKING WITH GHOSTS To Broadway- The Critics React!
October 27, 2022

Internationally renowned actor and writer Gabriel Byrne returns to Broadway in his acclaimed solo show, Walking with Ghosts, adapted from his best-selling memoir of the same name.

Review Roundup: Critics Weigh in on TAMMY FAYE From Elton John and Jake Shears at the Almeida Theatre
Review Roundup: Critics Weigh in on TAMMY FAYE From Elton John and Jake Shears at the Almeida Theatre
October 26, 2022

The Almeida Theatre presents the world premiere of Tammy Faye, a new musical from Elton John, Jake Shears and James Graham, directed by Almeida Artistic Director Rupert Goold. The cast includes Katie Brayben, Andrew Rannells and Zubin Varla. Read reviews for the new musical below!

Video: The Sanderson Sisters Bring Creepy Classic
Video: The Sanderson Sisters Bring Creepy Classic "Thriller" To I PUT A SPELL ON YOU At Sony Hall
October 25, 2022

Go Inside Broadway's biggest Halloween event of the year, Jay Armstrong Johnson's annual Halloween concert-meets-party, I Put a Spell on You: ALIVE At Sony Hall. For this year's show, Johnson returned as Winifred Sanderson with Allison Robinson and Amanda Williams Ware as sisters Sarah and Mary. Check out video of the fearsome and fabulous trio below performing their take on Michael Jackson's creepy classic, 'Thriller'!

Video: Jay Armstrong Johnson and The Sanderson Sisters Take the Stage At I PUT A SPELL ON YOU At Sony Hall
Video: Jay Armstrong Johnson and The Sanderson Sisters Take the Stage At I PUT A SPELL ON YOU At Sony Hall
October 24, 2022

Go inside Broadway's biggest Halloween event of the year, Jay Armstrong Johnson's annual Halloween concert-meets-party, I Put a Spell on You: ALIVE At Sony Hall. See video of the show's Sanderson Sisters performing the title song!



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