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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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Follies



VIDEO: Check Out F@T5 Long Distance! Episode 1 — Make 'Em Laugh
VIDEO: Check Out F@T5 Long Distance! Episode 1 — Make 'Em Laugh
March 23, 2020

Fridays @ The 5th doesn't stop just because we're all stuck inside! See the first episode in a series of cloud workshops and discussions from The 5th focused on musical theater topics and skills.

VIDEO: Josh Lamon, Ben Fankhauser and More Give LES MISERABLES An Isolation Twist
VIDEO: Josh Lamon, Ben Fankhauser and More Give LES MISERABLES An Isolation Twist
March 23, 2020

We may be more than one day off the return of Broadway, but that doesn't mean we can't come together for a virtual ensemble number!

VIDEO: Rita Wilson Flexes Her Rap Skills From Coronavirus Isolation
VIDEO: Rita Wilson Flexes Her Rap Skills From Coronavirus Isolation
March 22, 2020

Variety reports that Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson have tested positive for the Coronavirus. They are the first celebrities to acknowledge publicly that they have been diagnosed.

VIDEO: Tony-Winner Katrina Lenk Performs 'Omar Sharif' From THE BAND'S VISIT at Feinstein's/54 Below
VIDEO: Tony-Winner Katrina Lenk Performs 'Omar Sharif' From THE BAND'S VISIT at Feinstein's/54 Below
March 20, 2020

As part of Feinstein's/54 Below's #54BelowatHome series, the venue has released a video of Katrina Lenk singing 'Omar Sharif' from her Tony Award-winning performance in The Band's Visit! 

VIDEO: LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS Launches 'A Closer Look' Digital Edition
VIDEO: LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS Launches 'A Closer Look' Digital Edition
March 20, 2020

NBC's Late Night with Seth Meyers has joined a number of other late night hosts making the switch to digital as the Covid-19 outbreak paralyzes the television industry.

Video Flashback: THE ROSIE O'DONNELL SHOW Brings Broadway to Daytime!
Video Flashback: THE ROSIE O'DONNELL SHOW Brings Broadway to Daytime!
March 20, 2020

To gear up for this weekend's big event, we're flashing back to the many Broadway performances featured on The Rosie Show!

VIDEO: Chino Hills Choir Covers 'Over the Rainbow' Over the Internet
VIDEO: Chino Hills Choir Covers 'Over the Rainbow' Over the Internet
March 19, 2020

The Chino Hills HS Chamber Singers records a cappella cover of Over the Rainbow in their separate homes!

VIDEO: Full Frontal Presents “Beeing At Home with Samantha Bee!”
VIDEO: Full Frontal Presents “Beeing At Home with Samantha Bee!”
March 18, 2020

Full Frontal is pleased to present “Beeing At Home with Samantha Bee!” – a daily digital series to keep you sane during the 2020 quarantine.

VIDEO: KATY KEENE Takes On KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN In New Episode
VIDEO: KATY KEENE Takes On KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN In New Episode
March 18, 2020

Get a sneak peek at a new episode of Katy Keene featuring their take on the Kander and Ebb musical Kiss of the Spider Woman!

VIDEO: The Skivvies Embrace Social Distancing in HERCULES Parody
VIDEO: The Skivvies Embrace Social Distancing in HERCULES Parody
March 18, 2020

Check out a new parody from Lauren Molina and Nick Cearley of The Skivvies as they give Disney's Hercules a Covid-19 twist to encourage responsible social distancing.

VIDEO: Equity President Kate Shindle Talks Broadway Shutdown on MSNBC
VIDEO: Equity President Kate Shindle Talks Broadway Shutdown on MSNBC
March 15, 2020

Equity President, Kate Shindle, sat down with MSNBC to discuss the impact of the current Broadway shutdown due to the Covid-19 ourbreak.

VIDEO: Hear the 11-Piece Orchestra Bringing CAROUSEL to Life at MTH Theater
VIDEO: Hear the 11-Piece Orchestra Bringing CAROUSEL to Life at MTH Theater
March 10, 2020

MTH Theater at Crown Center presents Rodgers and Hammerstein's CAROUSEL.

VIDEO: See Carolee Carmello Make Her HELLO, DOLLY! Transformation
VIDEO: See Carolee Carmello Make Her HELLO, DOLLY! Transformation
March 6, 2020

Check out Hello, Dolly! tour star, Tony-nominee Carolee Carmello as she transforms into the iconic Dolly Gallagher Levi!

VIDEO: Meet Acting Associate Principal Horn Leelanee Sterrett in WE ARE NY PHIL Series
VIDEO: Meet Acting Associate Principal Horn Leelanee Sterrett in WE ARE NY PHIL Series
March 6, 2020

Acting Associate Principal Horn Leelanee Sterrett is featured in We Are NY Phil, a video series spotlighting musicians of the Orchestra. The series brings viewers closer to Philharmonic musicians by focusing on their lives outside the concert hall a?" in New York City and beyond a?" and following the activities they are most passionate about.

Review Roundup: GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY Opens On Broadway - See What the Critics Are Saying!
Review Roundup: GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY Opens On Broadway - See What the Critics Are Saying!
March 5, 2020

Girl from the North Country celebrates its opening night tonight at Broadway's Belasco Theatre!

TV: Meet ANASTASIA On Tour's New Anya, Beth Stafford Laird!
TV: Meet ANASTASIA On Tour's New Anya, Beth Stafford Laird!
March 4, 2020

Meet Anastasia on tour's new Anya, Beth Stafford Laird, who rejoins the national tour of Broadway's Anastasia beginning April 7, 2020.

VIDEO: Guthrie Theater Artistic Director Joseph Haj on THE BACCHAE
VIDEO: Guthrie Theater Artistic Director Joseph Haj on THE BACCHAE
March 3, 2020

Hear more from artistic director Joseph Haj on welcoming director Anne Bogart and this famed ensemble to the Guthrie below!

VIDEO: See the Official Trailer for THE PRINCE OF EGYPT West End
VIDEO: See the Official Trailer for THE PRINCE OF EGYPT West End
March 3, 2020

Get your first look at the trailer for the exciting new West End stage adaptation of Dreamworks animated film. The Prince of Egypt!

VIDEO: First Look at DER FLIEGENDE HOLLANDER at The Metropolitan Opera
VIDEO: First Look at DER FLIEGENDE HOLLANDER at The Metropolitan Opera
February 28, 2020

The Metropolitan Opera presents a new production of Wagner's early masterpiece Der Fliegende Holländer on March 2, 2020, with performances continuing through March 27. Valery Gergiev conducts the new staging from director François Girard, whose interpretation is centered on the young woman Senta's obsession with a portrait of the Dutchman.

VIDEO: FROZEN Composers Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez Test Their Disney Tune Knowledge
VIDEO: FROZEN Composers Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez Test Their Disney Tune Knowledge
February 26, 2020

Check out the Academy Award-winning Frozen songwriting duo, Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, as they test their knowledge of iconic Disney songs with Mashable!



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