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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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Video: Marissa Jaret Winokur Duets With Kermit the Frog on 'The Rainbow Connection'
Video: Marissa Jaret Winokur Duets With Kermit the Frog on 'The Rainbow Connection'
December 4, 2018

Tony Award-winner Marissa Jaret Winokur had a dream come true this week as the star cozied up to Kermit the Frog for a performance of his classic song, 'The Rainbow Connection'! See their vidoe below!

VIDEO: On This Day, December 4- SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS Brings Bikini Bottom to Broadway!
VIDEO: On This Day, December 4- SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS Brings Bikini Bottom to Broadway!
December 4, 2018

On this day in 2017, Bikini Bottom came to Broadway with the musical adaptation of the beloved cartoon Spongebob Squarepants!

VIDEO: First Look at 'Easy Street' From ANNIE at 5th Avenue Theatre
VIDEO: First Look at 'Easy Street' From ANNIE at 5th Avenue Theatre
December 3, 2018

BroadwayWorld has a first look at The 5th Avenue Theatre's new production of the beloved musical Annie, which plays this holiday season through December 30, 2018. The 5th is excited to introduce Visesia Fakatoufifita of Tacoma, WA, and Faith Young of Kent, WA, who make their 5th Avenue Theatre debuts alternating the title role.

Video: Cher and Stephanie J. Block Turn Back Time With A Post-Show Performance On Opening Night of THE CHER SHOW!
Video: Cher and Stephanie J. Block Turn Back Time With A Post-Show Performance On Opening Night of THE CHER SHOW!
December 3, 2018

The Cher Show, a new musical based on the music icon Cher officially opens on Broadway tonight! The icon herself was in attendance for the show's opening night and made a surprise appearance at the curtain call to join star Stephanie J. Block for a performance of her 1980's hit, 'If I Could Turn Back Time'! See the video below!

TV: Cher Hits the Red Carpet At Opening Night of THE CHER SHOW!
TV: Cher Hits the Red Carpet At Opening Night of THE CHER SHOW!
December 3, 2018

The Cher Show, a new musical based on the music icon Cher officially opens on Broadway tonight! The icon herself met up with BWW's very own Richard Ridge on the red carpet tonight to dish about her big Broadway debut and gush about the fabulous ladies filling her sizable shoes on the Great White Way. See the video below!

Update! Kanye Responds to Jarrod Spector Call Out For Phone Use During THE CHER SHOW
Update! Kanye Responds to Jarrod Spector Call Out For Phone Use During THE CHER SHOW
December 3, 2018

The Cher Show, a new musical based on the music icon Cher officially opens on Broadway tonight and the stars have turned out to celebrate the icon's big Broadway debut.

Review Roundup: The Critics Weigh In On THE CHER SHOW On Broadway!
Review Roundup: The Critics Weigh In On THE CHER SHOW On Broadway!
December 3, 2018

The Cher Show, a new musical based on the music icon Cher officially opens on Broadway tonight! 

VIDEO: First Look At CENDRILLON At Lyric Opera Of Chicago
VIDEO: First Look At CENDRILLON At Lyric Opera Of Chicago
November 30, 2018

The Lyric Opera of Chicago premiere of Jules Massenet's charming fairytale opera Cendrillon (Cinderella) opens Saturday, December 1 at 7:30pm. There are six performances Dec. 1 through Jan. 20 at the Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Dr., Chicago. Tickets start at $49 for adults and just $20 for children, and are available now at lyricopera.org/Cendrillon or at 312-827-5600.

VIDEO: Ariana Grande Gets the Teen Movie Treatment In Music Video Video For 'thank u, next'
VIDEO: Ariana Grande Gets the Teen Movie Treatment In Music Video Video For 'thank u, next'
November 30, 2018

It's finally here. Ariana Grande's much teased new music video for her single. 'Thank U, Next' has dropped. See the new video below where Ariana channels classic teen movies Mean Girls, Legally Blonde, Bring It On and more!

VIDEO: First Look At MARY POPPINS at Vintage Theatre
VIDEO: First Look At MARY POPPINS at Vintage Theatre
November 29, 2018

Vintage Theatre presents Disney's and Cameron Mackintosh's 'Mary Poppins' November 23 through January 6, 2019. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays and Monday, December 3 at 7:30 p.m.; Sundays at 2:30 p.m. at Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora 80010. Tickets are $19 - $38 and available online at www.vintagetheatre.org or by calling 303-856-7830.

VIDEO: San Francisco's 42nd Street Moon Presents DAMES AT SEA
VIDEO: San Francisco's 42nd Street Moon Presents DAMES AT SEA
November 29, 2018

San Francisco's 42nd Street Moon (Daren A.C. Carollo and Daniel Thomas, Co-Executive Directors) presents 2018 Holiday production, the hilarious 1930s pastiche musical DAMES AT SEA. DAMES AT SEA features a book and lyrics by George Haimsohn and Robin Miller, and music by Jim Wise. 42nd Street Moon's production runs from November 28 - December 16, 2018 and will perform at San Francisco's Gateway Theatre (formerly the Eureka Theatre). The press opening will take place on Saturday, December 1 at 6:00 p.m. Tickets range from $30 - $75 and can be purchased through the Box Office at (415) 255-8207 or online at www.42ndstmoon.org.

Rialto Chatter: Is GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY Headed For Broadway?
Rialto Chatter: Is GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY Headed For Broadway?
November 29, 2018

According to the New York Post, the new musical The Girl From the North Country, is eyeing a limited Broadway run this winter.

Rialto Chatter: Will MEAN GIRLS Bow On the West End in 2020?
Rialto Chatter: Will MEAN GIRLS Bow On the West End in 2020?
November 29, 2018

Get in loser, we're (considering) going to London. According to Baz Bamigboye of The Daily Mail. the West End could be getting a whole lot more fetch in 2020. 

AN AMERICAN IN PARIS Ballet Star Robert Fairchild Joins CATS Film
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS Ballet Star Robert Fairchild Joins CATS Film
November 29, 2018

It has been announced that ballet star Robert Fairchild has been added to the cast of the upcoming film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's CATS.

Tom Hanks In Talks to Play 'Geppetto' in Live-Action PINOCCHIO
Tom Hanks In Talks to Play 'Geppetto' in Live-Action PINOCCHIO
November 29, 2018

Variety is reporting that Academy Award-winner Tom Hanks is currently in talks to portray Gepetto in an upcoming live-action remake of the animated classic Pinocchio.

VIDEO: A BRONX TALE Star Richard H. Blake Sings the National Anthem In Denver
VIDEO: A BRONX TALE Star Richard H. Blake Sings the National Anthem In Denver
November 29, 2018

This week, Richard H. Blake, who is currently reprising his role of working class father, Lorenzo in the first national tour of Broadway's A Bronx Tale, stopped by the Denver Broncos game to deliver his rendition of the national anthem. See his performance below! 

VIDEO: Cher Side Story- One Icon Takes On All the Roles In An American Classic!
VIDEO: Cher Side Story- One Icon Takes On All the Roles In An American Classic!
December 3, 2018

It is a common knowledge among musical theatre types that Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim's West Side Story is among the most enduring and beloved musicals of all-time. Most folks might argue that it is among the most perfect musicals ever written as well, and that that sort of genius need not be improved upon for any reason.

Cory Tucker Joins Cast Of James Patterson's THE CHEF
Cory Tucker Joins Cast Of James Patterson's THE CHEF
November 28, 2018

Actor Cory Tucker has joined the cast of best-selling author James Patterson's interactive new thriller “The Chef” which was released exclusively on Facebook Messenger as part digital novel and part movie on October 30, 2018.  Cory stars as the lead character in the role of Caleb J. Rooney a New Orleans “police detective by day, celebrity food truck chef by night.”

Review Roundup: Critics Weigh In On THE ILLUSIONISTS - MAGIC OF THE HOLIDAYS
Review Roundup: Critics Weigh In On THE ILLUSIONISTS - MAGIC OF THE HOLIDAYS
November 28, 2018

The Illusionists - Magic of the Holidays, an all-new installment of the blockbuster world-famous touring magic spectacular has just arrived at the Marquis Theatre, where it plays through Sunday, December 30, 2018. 

VIDEO: Iconic DEAR EVAN HANSEN Costumes Inducted Into the Smithsonian!
VIDEO: Iconic DEAR EVAN HANSEN Costumes Inducted Into the Smithsonian!
November 28, 2018

In conjunction with its second year on Broadway, the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, Dear Evan Hansen celebrated another incredible milestone this week. In honor of the impact the acclaimed musical has had on fans all over the globe, Evan's now-iconic blue polo shirt and arm cast received an official induction into the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. See the onstage celebration below!



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