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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: 30 Days of Tony! Day 3- Lindsay Mendez Makes A Rapturous Appearance at the 2010 Ceremony
VIDEO: 30 Days of Tony! Day 3- Lindsay Mendez Makes A Rapturous Appearance at the 2010 Ceremony
May 15, 2018

On day three, we celebrate one of the first Tony sightings of a Best Featured Actress in a Musical nominee, Lindsay Mendez, who stopped by the 2010 ceremony to back up Sherie Rene Scott in their number from Everyday Rapture.

VIDEO: The Cast of BAT OUT OF HELL Finds Love on This Morning
VIDEO: The Cast of BAT OUT OF HELL Finds Love on This Morning
May 14, 2018

Bat Out of Hell has sailed into the Dominion Theatre where it is playing an extended run through 27 October 2018. Check out the cast performing the number Dead Ringer for Love below!

VIDEO: First Look at 'What the World Needs' From RIDE THE CYCLONE
VIDEO: First Look at 'What the World Needs' From RIDE THE CYCLONE
May 14, 2018

Check out a song from the new musical, Ride the Cyclone, 'What the World Needs' Check out the cast in action below!

VIDEO: 30 Days of Tony! Day 2- Andrew Lloyd Webber Gets the Tony Tribute Treatment
VIDEO: 30 Days of Tony! Day 2- Andrew Lloyd Webber Gets the Tony Tribute Treatment
May 14, 2018

On day two, we celebrate another of this year's lifetime achievement honorees, Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber!

Andy Karl Drama Pilot STATIES Passed Over By ABC
Andy Karl Drama Pilot STATIES Passed Over By ABC
May 11, 2018

A new drama pilot starring multiple Tony Award nominee, Andy Karl, has been passed over for a full season pick up at ABC,

TV: First Look at THE ROYAL FAMILY OF BROADWAY Before Its World Premiere
TV: First Look at THE ROYAL FAMILY OF BROADWAY Before Its World Premiere
May 13, 2018

From the creators of the Tony-Award winning The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and creative team behind the Tony-nominated 2014 Broadway revival of On The Town comes the World Premiere of The Royal Family of Broadway, a masterful musical comedy love letter to the Great White Way. Check out a behind the scenes look at the cast in rehearsal below!

THE VOICE Teams with HQ Trivia As Fans Play To Win $50,000 And Trip To Attend Season Finale
THE VOICE Teams with HQ Trivia As Fans Play To Win $50,000 And Trip To Attend Season Finale
May 11, 2018

NBC's four-time Emmy Award-winning musical competition series “The Voice” will team up with interactive global game show sensation HQ Trivia for a first-of-its-kind partnership on Monday, May 14, giving fans and viewers a chance to watch and play for a $50,000 cash prize and a trip for two to Los Angeles to attend “The Voice” live season finale performance show on Monday, May 21.

ABC Orders Three New Dramas to Series
ABC Orders Three New Dramas to Series
May 11, 2018

It has been reported that ABC has ordered three new dramas “Grand Hotel,” “Whiskey Cavalier,” and “The Fix” to series.

ABC Renews HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER, STATION 19, FOR THE PEOPLE
ABC Renews HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER, STATION 19, FOR THE PEOPLE
May 11, 2018

According to Variety, ABC has renewed the Viola Davis drama How to Get Away with Murder for a fifth season. 

VIDEO: Jack Viertel Explains ME AND MY GIRL's 'Lambeth Walk'
VIDEO: Jack Viertel Explains ME AND MY GIRL's 'Lambeth Walk'
May 11, 2018

Encores! presents Me and My Girl as the final production of the Encores! at 25 season at New York City Center, beginning tonight! Check out producer Jack Viertel discussing the origin of the show's infamous dance, the Lambeth Walk below!

More Casting Announced for HEATHERS at The Other Palace
More Casting Announced for HEATHERS at The Other Palace
May 10, 2018

Joining the previously announced Carrie Hope Fletcher as Veronica Sawyer, are the most popular girls in school: Jodie Steele (Chandler), Sophie Isaacs (McNamara) and T'Shan Williams (Duke) – The Heathers, with Jamie Muscato playing the mysterious teen rebel Jason Dean (JD).

VIDEO: He's a Pinball Wizard! Andy Mientus Dishes on Taking on the Title Role in TOMMY
VIDEO: He's a Pinball Wizard! Andy Mientus Dishes on Taking on the Title Role in TOMMY
May 10, 2018

The DCPA Theatre Company presents 'The Who's Tommy' from April 20 through May 27 in The Stage Theatre. Get your first glimpse at the show here, starring Broadway's Andy Mientus in the title role! For more, go to denvercenter.org.

VIDEO: On This Day, May 10: TARZAN Swings Onto Broadway!
VIDEO: On This Day, May 10: TARZAN Swings Onto Broadway!
May 10, 2018

On this day in 2006, Disney's Tarzan swung onto Broadway starring Josh Strickland and Jenn Gambatese!

VIDEO: On This Day, May 9- AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' Gets the Joint Jumpin' on Broadway!
VIDEO: On This Day, May 9- AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' Gets the Joint Jumpin' on Broadway!
May 9, 2018

On this day in 1978, the musical revue Ain't Misbehavin' opened on Broadway!

Jordan Peele Reveals Title of Next Film; Elisabeth Moss, Lupita Nyong'o in Talks to Star
Jordan Peele Reveals Title of Next Film; Elisabeth Moss, Lupita Nyong'o in Talks to Star
May 8, 2018

Academy Award-winning screenwriter, Jordan Peele, caught the attention of movie fans everywhere this week as he tweeted the title and release date for his hotly anticipated follow-up to the hit thriller, Get Out.

Review Roundup: The Critics Weigh In on LIGHT SHINING IN BUCKINGHAMSHIRE At New York Theatre Workshop
Review Roundup: The Critics Weigh In on LIGHT SHINING IN BUCKINGHAMSHIRE At New York Theatre Workshop
May 8, 2018

On the heels of her acclaimed production of Hadestown on the NYTW stage and her Broadway debut with Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, three-time Obie Award winner Rachel Chavkin returns to New York Theatre Workshop with Caryl Churchill's incisive drama LIGHT SHINING IN BUCKINGHAMSHIRE. In 1647 England, power is shifting and, amid the chaos and confusion, revolutionaries across the country are dreaming of a new future.

VIDEO: On This Day, May 8: A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM Opens on Broadway!
VIDEO: On This Day, May 8: A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM Opens on Broadway!
May 8, 2018

On this day in 1962, Stephen Sondheim's A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM opened on Broadway!

Dark Star Pictures Releases Dramedy WELCOME TO THE MEN'S GROUP
Dark Star Pictures Releases Dramedy WELCOME TO THE MEN'S GROUP
May 7, 2018

Dark Star Pictures releases dramedy WELCOME TO THE MEN'S GROUP directed by Joseph Culp. Premiere Fundraiser in Los Angeles on May 16th at the Ahrya Fine Arts Theater in Beverly Hills Opening on May 18 at the Laemmle Music Hall Theater.

Karah Donovan Joins Season Conclusion Of CBS Dream Team Hit THE INSPECTORS
Karah Donovan Joins Season Conclusion Of CBS Dream Team Hit THE INSPECTORS
May 7, 2018

Actress Karah Donovan joins in the stormy Season Finale episode of the hit CBS Saturday morning children's drama series, THE INSPECTORS, scheduled to air on May 12th.

VIDEO: 30 Days of Tony! Day 1- Celebrating Chita Rivera's Lifetime of Achievements
VIDEO: 30 Days of Tony! Day 1- Celebrating Chita Rivera's Lifetime of Achievements
May 11, 2018

For our first fabulous Tony memory, we turn to the incomparable Chita Rivera, who is being honored this year for a lifetime of achievement in the theatre.



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