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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: On This Day, October 9- IT'S ONLY A PLAY Opens On Broadway With A Star-Studded Cast
Video: On This Day, October 9- IT'S ONLY A PLAY Opens On Broadway With A Star-Studded Cast
October 9, 2018

The star-studded Broadway production of the backstage comedy It's Only A Play, by 4-time Tony Award winner Terrence McNally, opened on this day in 2014!

It's Official! Dove Cameron Will Star In A Musical Adaptation of CLUELESS at The New Group; Full Cast Announced!
It's Official! Dove Cameron Will Star In A Musical Adaptation of CLUELESS at The New Group; Full Cast Announced!
October 9, 2018

The New Group has just announced complete casting and the design team for Clueless, The Musical by Amy Heckerling.  This world premiere production, with choreography by Kelly Devine, directed by Kristin Hanggi, features Ephie Aardema, Lori Alan, Sara Andreas, Gilbert L. Bailey II, Dove Cameron, Will Connolly, Danielle Marie Gonzalez, Tessa Grady, Talya Groves, Chris Hoch, L'ogan J'ones, Darius Jordan Lee, Justin Mortelliti, Brett Thiele, Dave Thomas Brown and Zurin Villanueva; with Scenic Design by Beowulf Boritt; Costume Design by Amy Clark; Lighting Design by Jason Lyons; Sound Design by Gareth Owen; Projection Design by Darrel Maloney; Music Supervision, Arrangement and Orchestration by Ethan Popp and Music Direction by Matthew Smedal.  Previews begin November 20 in advance of an Official Opening Night on Tuesday, December 11.  A limited Off-Broadway engagement is slated through January 12 at The Pershing Square Signature Center (The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre, 480 West 42nd Street).

Kitcschy Film Spans Quarter Century And Becomes Festival Fave With 80 Laurels To Date
Kitcschy Film Spans Quarter Century And Becomes Festival Fave With 80 Laurels To Date
October 8, 2018

A film created in partnership with Someday Productions and Siberian Films, which was originally titled Kissy Cousins, Monster Babies and Morphing Elvis, first began production back in the nineties, but it's just now making its way into theatres. From a decade which saw the massive proliferation of Blockbuster video stores, all things Jurassic Park, and men sporting those awful baggy suits, the flick has been renamed The History of Everything Circa 1993 to the Present: Formerly Known as Kissy Cousins, Monster Babies and Morphing Elvis complete with new footage and a slick update - and it's now as big as the dinosaur and ready to take over the silver screen.

VIDEO: Real Life Gander Resident Talks COME FROM AWAY on Kelly & Ryan
VIDEO: Real Life Gander Resident Talks COME FROM AWAY on Kelly & Ryan
October 5, 2018

A resident of Gander, Newfoundland, the town made famous by the hit musical Come From Away tuned into Kelly and Ryan today to play trivia and to tell her own true tale from the historic events in Gander, following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. Check out the video below! 

VIDEO: On This Day, October 5- Happy Birthday, Heather Headley!
VIDEO: On This Day, October 5- Happy Birthday, Heather Headley!
October 5, 2018

On this day, we're celebrating the birthday of Tony Award-winner, Heather Headley!

Submissions For Art Directors Guild Awards Open Today
Submissions For Art Directors Guild Awards Open Today
October 4, 2018

Television and feature film submissions for the Art Directors Guild (ADG) 23rd Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards are set to open online today, Thursday, October 4, 2018. “Production Design: Landscape of the Imagination” will be this year's theme honoring excellence in Production Design in theatrical motion pictures, television, commercials, music videos and animated feature films. The Awards Gala will take place on Saturday, February 2, 2019, moving to a new exciting location at the InterContinental Hotel Los Angeles Downtown.

VIDEO: A Frantic Assembly & Theatre Royal Plymouth Production THE UNRETURNING
VIDEO: A Frantic Assembly & Theatre Royal Plymouth Production THE UNRETURNING
October 4, 2018

A brand new trailer and production photography have been released for Frantic Assembly and Theatre Royal Plymouth's co-production The Unreturning. The trailer is produced by TEAFilms.

Angela Matemotja Debuts New Feature Film Thriller ELEVATE At 2018 DTLA Film Festival
Angela Matemotja Debuts New Feature Film Thriller ELEVATE At 2018 DTLA Film Festival
October 4, 2018

Filmmaker and actress Angela Matemotja will make her feature film debut with the World Premiere of ELEVATE at the 10th annual DTLA Film Festival on October 20, 2018 in Los Angeles.

VIDEO: On This Day, October 4- Carre Fisher's WISHFUL DRINKING Opens on Broadway
VIDEO: On This Day, October 4- Carre Fisher's WISHFUL DRINKING Opens on Broadway
October 4, 2018

Today we celebrate actor, author, and cultural icon Carrie Fisher, whose one woman show, Wishful Drinking, opened on Broadway on this day in 2009.

VIDEO: On This Day, October 3: THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES Opens Off-Broadway
VIDEO: On This Day, October 3: THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES Opens Off-Broadway
October 3, 2018

Today we celebrate Eve Ensler and the groundbreaking off-Broadway opening of her feminist phenomenon, The Vagina Monologues.

VIDEO: WAITRESS Star Nicolette Robinson Shows Us 'What Baking Can Do'
VIDEO: WAITRESS Star Nicolette Robinson Shows Us 'What Baking Can Do'
October 2, 2018

Nicolette Robinson is the latest in a long line of ladies to take on the pie-making duties playing Jenna in the hit musical Waitress. Check out the public debut of her take on the tune 'What Baking Can Do' at a recent event in New York City! 

VIDEO: The Mathletes Celebrate MEAN GIRLS Day With Some Sick Rhymes
VIDEO: The Mathletes Celebrate MEAN GIRLS Day With Some Sick Rhymes
October 3, 2018

Yo, yo, yo North Shore, it's time to turn up! Your Mathletes are back to lay on some sick October 3rd rhymes for all the hunnies. Beats by Nikhil Saboo and Flow by Cheech Manohar.

Dwayne Johnson & Dany Garcia Film 'Stuntman' Wins The Audience Award At LAFF
Dwayne Johnson & Dany Garcia Film 'Stuntman' Wins The Audience Award At LAFF
October 2, 2018

Seven Bucks Productions and Driven Pictures announced today that their independent documentary film 'Stuntman' took home the Audience Award for Best Documentary Film at the Los Angeles Film Festival. The feature is executive produced by Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, Hiram Garcia and Brian Gewirtz on behalf of Seven Bucks Productions alongside Driven Pictures producers Steven Golebiowski, Eddie Braun and Kurt Mattila.

VIDEO: On This Day, October 2- Remembering August Wilson
VIDEO: On This Day, October 2- Remembering August Wilson
October 2, 2018

August Wilson authored Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Fences, Joe Turner's Come and Gone, The Piano Lesson, Two Trains Running, Seven Guitars, Jitney, King Hedley II, Gem of the Ocean, and Radio Golf. These works explore the heritage and experience of the descendants of Africans brought to North America, decade-by-decade over the course of the twentieth century, and together, they form a compilation entitled The American Century Cycle.

Review Roundup: Critics Weigh-In On GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY at the Public Theater
Review Roundup: Critics Weigh-In On GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY at the Public Theater
October 1, 2018

The Public Theater presents the North American premiere of Girl from the North Country. Written and directed by Olivier Award winner and Tony Award nominee Conor McPherson with music and lyrics by music icon Bob Dylan, Girl from the North Country weaves the music of our greatest poet-singer-songwriter into a piercing drama about home, heart, and the searching determination of the American soul. This new musical has been extended three times and will now run through Sunday, December 23.

VIDEO: Lady Gaga Debuts 'Always Remember Us This Way' in Latest Teaser for A STAR IS BORN
VIDEO: Lady Gaga Debuts 'Always Remember Us This Way' in Latest Teaser for A STAR IS BORN
October 1, 2018

'A Star is Born' stars four-time Oscar nominee Bradley Cooper ('American Sniper,' 'American Hustle,' 'Silver Linings Playbook') and multiple award-winning, Oscar-nominated music superstar Lady Gaga, in her first leading role in a major motion picture. Cooper helms the drama, marking his directorial debut. Watch four new sneak peeks of the film that dropped today!

Te Adoro, Anton! Ansel Elgort to Play Tony in Steven Spielberg WEST SIDE STORY
Te Adoro, Anton! Ansel Elgort to Play Tony in Steven Spielberg WEST SIDE STORY
October 1, 2018

Something's coming! It has been revealed that film star Ansel Elgort (Baby Driver, The Fault In Our Stars) has been cast in the leading role of Tony in Steven Spielberg's upcoming remake of the movie musical West Side Story.

VIDEO: Stars Turn Out to Help BC/EFA Raise Over $900,000 at the 2018 Broadway Flea Market
VIDEO: Stars Turn Out to Help BC/EFA Raise Over $900,000 at the 2018 Broadway Flea Market
October 1, 2018

Broadway's most sensational onstage and offstage stars, passionate fans, avid collectors and animated bidders celebrated the biggest day for Broadway fans on Sunday, September 30, 2018, as the 32nd Annual Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction raised $906,825 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

VIDEO: On This Day, October 1- Happy Birthday, Julie Andrews!
VIDEO: On This Day, October 1- Happy Birthday, Julie Andrews!
October 1, 2018

On this day we're celebrating the birthday of the practically perfect legend of stage and screen, Julie Andrews!

VIDEO: Chicago Shakespeare Theater Presents NELL GWYNN
VIDEO: Chicago Shakespeare Theater Presents NELL GWYNN
September 28, 2018

Chicago Shakespeare Theater announces the cast for the North American premiere of Jessica Swale's exuberant new comedy Nell Gwynn, September 20-November 4, 2018. The music- and dance-filled play took London audiences by storm when it debuted at Shakespeare's Globe, followed by a celebrated run on the West End. Director of the original London production, Christopher Luscombe, helms the new Chicago Shakespeare production. Star of Broadway and the West End Scarlett Strallen appears as Nell; Chicago leading actor Timothy Edward Kane performs the role of King Charles II.



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