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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: On This Day, August 28- Happy Birthday, Armie Hammer!
VIDEO: On This Day, August 28- Happy Birthday, Armie Hammer!
August 28, 2018

On this day, we're celebrating the birthday of Golden Globe-nominated actor Armie Hammer who is currently making his Broadway debut in Second Stage's Straight White Men. 

Photo Flash: POSE Star Billy Porter Hosts DIVERSITY X DESIGN, A Benefit for DIFFA
Photo Flash: POSE Star Billy Porter Hosts DIVERSITY X DESIGN, A Benefit for DIFFA
August 27, 2018

On Saturday night in Los Angeles, Billy Porter ("POSE," "American Horror Story: Apocalypse") hosted DIVERSITY x DESIGN, an Emmy season soiree celebrating diversity, inclusion and representation on television. Presented by BOOM Events, the evening benefitted DIFFA: Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS, the national non-profit organization that raises awareness and grants funds to organizations that provide treatment, direct care services, preventive education programs and advocacy for individuals impacted by HIV/AIDS. 

VIDEO: On This Day, August 27- Happy Birthday, Andy Karl!
VIDEO: On This Day, August 27- Happy Birthday, Andy Karl!
August 27, 2018

On this day. we're celebrating Olivier Award-winning leading man, Andy Karl. who can currently be seen in the Broadway adaptation of the classic rom-com, Pretty Woman!

Disney Halts Production on Marvel's GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY 3
Disney Halts Production on Marvel's GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY 3
August 24, 2018

According to a new report, production on the third installment of the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise has been placed on indefinite hold, following the dismissal of series writer/director James Gunn.

VIDEO: Simon Cowell Pranks Tyra Banks On This Week's AMERICA'S GOT TALENT
VIDEO: Simon Cowell Pranks Tyra Banks On This Week's AMERICA'S GOT TALENT
August 24, 2018

On America's Got Talent this past Wednesday, Simon Cowell set Tyra Banks up on some blind dates, but then completely sabotaged it by secretly coaching prospects through the date. Check out the video below.

WNJU Queda En Primer Lugar En Nueva York, Noticieros Con Horarios Estelares Y Las Noches En Todas Categorias De Audiencia Sin Importar El Idioma
WNJU Queda En Primer Lugar En Nueva York, Noticieros Con Horarios Estelares Y Las Noches En Todas Categorias De Audiencia Sin Importar El Idioma
August 24, 2018

Basado en los resultados históricos logrados el mes pasado, Telemundo 47 continúa como líder en el mercado de Nueva York durante la programación de horarios estelares de lunes a viernes y noticias de 11 PM entre adultos de 18 a 34 años, 18 a 49 años y 25 a 54 años, sin importar el idioma.

Aviso A Los Medios: Temas E Invitados Para La Edición De Enfoque, En Horario Especial Este Sabado 25 De Agosto
Aviso A Los Medios: Temas E Invitados Para La Edición De Enfoque, En Horario Especial Este Sabado 25 De Agosto
August 24, 2018

Los televidentes de Telemundo 47 están invitados a sintonizar el programa Enfoque, que será transmitido este sábado 25 de agosto en horario especial de 12 y 30 PM a 1 PM.

More Than 1,100 Animal Shelters Join With NBC And Telemundo Stations To Host Clear The Shelters
More Than 1,100 Animal Shelters Join With NBC And Telemundo Stations To Host Clear The Shelters
August 24, 2018

NBC and Telemundo stations located in more than 70 cities in the U.S. and in Puerto Rico are joining with over 1,100 animal shelters and rescues to present the fourth annual Clear the Shelters pet adoption campaign this August. Launched earlier this month and culminating tomorrow with “Clear the Shelters Day,” local shelters and rescues will reduce or waive their pet adoption fees tomorrow to help families adopt a pet. Visitcleartheshelters.com to access a list of participating shelters and a real-time pet adoption tracker. Since 2015, more than 150,000 pets have been adopted through Clear the Shelters.

VIDEO: On This Day, August 24- PRINCE OF BROADWAY Pays Tribute to the Great Hal Prince
VIDEO: On This Day, August 24- PRINCE OF BROADWAY Pays Tribute to the Great Hal Prince
August 24, 2018

On this day in 2017, the long-awaited Broadway tribute to the great Hal Prince, Prince of Broadway, celebrated its opening night at the Samuel J, Friedman Theatre.

VIDEO: On This Day, August 22- Happy Birthday, James Corden!
VIDEO: On This Day, August 22- Happy Birthday, James Corden!
August 22, 2018

On this day, we're celebrating the birthday of late night host and Tony Award-winning actor, James Corden!

She's Back! Neil Patrick Harris to Appear as HEDWIG at Wigstock Drag Festival in New York City
She's Back! Neil Patrick Harris to Appear as HEDWIG at Wigstock Drag Festival in New York City
August 21, 2018

The New York Times has reported that Tony Award winner Neil Patrick Harris and husband David Burtka have teamed up with legendary drag star Lady Bunny to reinstate a lost New York City treasure, Wigstock.

VIDEO: Off-Broadway Play THE BENCH to Head to Los Angeles!
VIDEO: Off-Broadway Play THE BENCH to Head to Los Angeles!
August 21, 2018

The Off-Broadway hit play, The Bench starring Robert Galinsky, directed by Jay O. Sanders, is taking the show on the road to play LA's Hudson Guild Theater (6539 Santa Monica Blvd, LA, CA 90038) for a limited six-week run beginning October 4 - November 9, 2018). Tickets are $25 and can be purchased by visiting www.plays411.com/thebench.

Award-Winning Theatre, Television, and Film Producer Craig Zadan Passes Away at Age 69
Award-Winning Theatre, Television, and Film Producer Craig Zadan Passes Away at Age 69
August 21, 2018

Award-winning producer, Craig Zadan, best known for his work on musicals of stage and screen (helping bring both back to the mainstream), has passed away at age 69.

Kerry Butler, Rob McClure & More Join Pre-Broadway Tryout of BEETLEJUICE- Complete Cast Announced!
Kerry Butler, Rob McClure & More Join Pre-Broadway Tryout of BEETLEJUICE- Complete Cast Announced!
August 22, 2018

Complete casting has been announced for the world premiere Pre-Broadway engagement of the new musical comedy Beetlejuice.

VIDEO: On This Day, August 21- LA CAGE AUX FOLLES Opens on Broadway
VIDEO: On This Day, August 21- LA CAGE AUX FOLLES Opens on Broadway
August 21, 2018

On this day in 1983, the original Broadway production Jerry Herman and Harvey Fierstein's La Cage Aux Folles opened at the Palace Theatre!

West End THE KING AND I to Be Screened in UK Cinemas This Winter
West End THE KING AND I to Be Screened in UK Cinemas This Winter
August 20, 2018

It has been confirmed that the current West End production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's timeless classic, The King and I, will be screened in the United Kingdom this winter.

ADVENTURES IN NEW AMERICA - New Podcast From Night Vale Presents
ADVENTURES IN NEW AMERICA - New Podcast From Night Vale Presents
August 20, 2018

Premiering on September 28, ADVENTURES IN NEW AMERICA is the first sci-fi, Afrofuturistic, political-satire buddy comedy, serialized for New Americans in a new and desperate time.  The podcast follows the escapades of two mismatched African American best friends: a depressed man with cancer and a sociopathic criminal mastermind.  Together, they embark on a supernatural Afrofuturistic adventure in a desperate attempt to survive the wilds of New New York.

VIDEO: On This Day, August 20- WAITRESS Makes Its World Premiere at American Repertory Theater
VIDEO: On This Day, August 20- WAITRESS Makes Its World Premiere at American Repertory Theater
August 20, 2018

On this day in 2015, the world premiere run of the Tony-nominated musical Waitress began its world premiere run at American Repertory Theater.

ALL THE CREATURES WERE STIRRING Out On VOD, Digital And DVD December 4, 2018
ALL THE CREATURES WERE STIRRING Out On VOD, Digital And DVD December 4, 2018
August 17, 2018

RLJE Films has acquired all North American rights to the upcoming horror film All the Creatures Were Stirring. Written and directed by David Ian McKendry (The Dump) and Rebekah McKendry (The Barista), known for their amazing work at Fangoria and Blumhouse, the film stars Constance Wu (Crazy Rich Asians, "Fresh Off the Boat"), Amanda Fuller ("Orange is the New Black"), Jonathan Kite ("2 Broke Girls"), Jocelin Donahue (Insidious: Chapter 2) and Graham Skipper (The Mind's Eye).  RLJE plans to release the film on VOD, Digital and DVD on December 4, 2018.

Wisconsin Inmate In Mass Incarceration Film Wins Release After Denied Parole 7 Times
Wisconsin Inmate In Mass Incarceration Film Wins Release After Denied Parole 7 Times
August 17, 2018

Baron Walker, featured in the award-winning documentary MILWAUKEE 53206, has received parole and was released today in Milwaukee, after serving more than 22 years in a Wisconsin prison, Odyssey Impact announced today. Walker grew up in zip code 53206, which incarcerates the highest proportion of African American males in the nation – up to 62% have been imprisoned by age 34. His plight and more are explored in the thought-provoking film by <>—the production company affiliated with Odyssey Impact—which uses personal stories to take an intimate look at the crisis of mass incarceration and the devastating toll on families and communities. For the past year, Odyssey Impact has conducted a social justice impact campaign around the film, holding hundreds of screenings with an array of partners in order to engage with various communities and inspire social change.






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